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Navigating the Sell Out: Jason Rohrer’s “Idealism”

by Mike Schiller

[17.Apr.08] :. Jason Rohrer's at it again, with a fascinating little game that has a lot more to say than its primitive layout would imply.

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Audiosurf

by L.B. Jeffries

[17.Mar.08] :. The real joy of Audiosurf is picking a song, any song, and seeing it literally appear before you as you travel and listen along.

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Blackwell Unbound

by L.B. Jeffries

[20.Feb.08] :. Lauren Blackwell is a woman with a pack-a-day habit and a growing emotional apathy that comes from constantly staring at the end of existence and sending people there.

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Aquaria

by L.B. Jeffries

[15.Feb.08] :. Aquaria, as it turns out, has a lot in common with gourmet pizza.

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