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Extrasolar, or How I spied on the XRI with a Mars Rover
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Naughty Dog to flip coin to decide whether or not to make a Last of Us sequel
On Reddit, the narrative designer of The Last of Us has said there’s a “50/50” chance of a sequel being made, which continues a proud tradition of ambiguity on the issue. At one point, a sequel was deemed a remote possibility, with no chance of the lead characters of the story returning. He told the
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The Old City is a game about thinking, and walking, but mostly thinking
A causal reading of The Old City‘s trailer suggests an existential stroll through the Old World—a mix of the pensive, first-person, narrative-driven exploration of Dear Esther with the burnt sienna of Dishonored. There might be a dash of La Jetée in there too. It sounds like one of those games that’
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Shrug Song is a gorgeous glimpse into a watercolor world
A beautiful place to get lost in.
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A fascinating video on the modern day tech that science fiction got right
Science fiction has been eerily on the money when it comes to predicting the future, which means there’s still hope for rollerball yet. Phew! I mean, technologies prophesied long ago are found all over the place. For instance, the Internet you’re now mindlessly tapping at to avoid making eye contact
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Push Me Pull You is like Noby Noby Boy crossed with Human Centipede
Our intern David said Push Me Pull You reminded him of Human Centipede, which kept me from clicking the link for a good two days. But it turns out this was my mistake. It’s closer in spirit to Noby Noby Boy, a weird if non-eventful game about a cuddly caterpillar-looking-thing that you could stretch
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Gone Home creator talks reading in videogames and the danger of lore
There have been many-an-editorial about whether games should have narratives at all, and, if so, how they should go about telling them. Gone Home’s beautiful answer was to wed stories to objects and environments, instead of, say, through non-interactive voiceovers and cutscenes. But it wasn’t perfec
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This Tron-inspired bike brings 80s cyberspace to street races
It’s no coincidence that Lotus’s new motorcycle the C-01 looks like a light cycle from Tron: It was designed by Daniel Simon, the automotive futurist who redesigned the iconic bikes in Tron: Legacy. Note the elongated unibody, the large prominent tires, and the severe forward position that the rider
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New PBS Game/Show asks if we should abandon the word "gamer"
Gamers. Can’t play Halo with ‘em. Can’t play Halo without ‘em. So, maybe we should just abandon this whole “gamer” thing. While the word once adequately described a legion of devoted hobbyists who guzzled down anything and everything videogames, now it’s just problematic. So, is it time to say adiós
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Only If considers the possibility that game narrators hate you
Only If is a game about playing games. And by that I mean you’re trying to escape from various rooms while a sociopathic narrator makes threats on your life via intercom. It’s kinda like 9 Hours 9 Persons 9 Doors in that way, or Portal, if you push it. Then, you hook a left around the armoire and wi
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Wearable projector lets you broadcast the awful things you text to people right on your body
It’s hard to imagine that taking your phone out of your pocket would ever be considered “too much effort,” but should that happen, there’s a device disguised as a necklace that can project new messages directly onto your hand, or the ground in front of you. While the prototype is actually the size o
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Nothing To Hide reminds us how accepting we are of total surveillance
Get off social media!