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Enter the Gungeon stands out in a crowded field
How many roguelike shooters do we need? One more.
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All the hilarity and horror of ’80s slasher movies turned into a videogame
Don’t forget to scream.
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You can only play this upcoming iOS game if you believe in it
When Jamaican artist Robert Morrison Jnr. talks about waiting he is really talking about faith. It’s not necessarily a religious practice that he refers to either, more of a universal concept, a feature of the human condition. “I think our faith is constantly tested in our daily lives,” Morrison say
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Think you’re bad at karaoke? Wait until you hear this computer mash-up
Who wouldn’t you want to try it?
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The latest track blowing up clubs is a surprisingly heavy remix of a Zelda song
Everyone’s freaking out over this Zelda x Juicy J remix and we totally get why.
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Could videogames be a bit more childlike? A Two5six preview.
Toca Boca’s Willow Mellbratt is an expert on play.
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A videogame too destructive to be shown in public
Is DonDonDonDon a video drinking game? Or a drinking videogame?
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A quick primer on 3D sound, or how to create convincing worlds in virtual reality
Finally, audio that appreciates for your innate denseness.
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Some madcap designer made a roguelike that’s controlled by a synthesizer
The novelty of Crypt of the NecroDancer is that it spins the cruelty of the roguelike into a beat-matching formula. You have to hop across the grid-based dungeons and attack the beasts that get in your way to a rhythm. Looking at it now, Crypt of the NecroDancer is probably the friendliest way to in
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The latest, swankiest flashlight design is inspired by a royal scepter
Brendan Keim was walking through the National Portrait Gallery in London last September when he stumbled upon a painting of a man with a long thin scepter. Intrigued, he snapped a photo and quickly sketched the object in his sketchbook, along with a note that it could make a pretty interesting light
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One of the longest surviving Mexican tribes to get its own videogame
Preserving the Rarámuri culture through a videogame.
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Deus Ex Machina: The 30-year-old arthouse videogame that time forgot
Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of Mel Croucher’s Deus Ex Machina is how unremarkable it is. Although, that’s not quite true. Created way back in 1984, it’s among the first videogames to give rise to the “is it a game?” debate, while its author asserted its position as a piece of art and an “inte