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The Rise of and Risk of Multiplayer Gaming
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The Rise of and Risk of Multiplayer Gaming

By
G. Christopher Williams
/ 13 May 2015
Competitive muliplayer gaming has evolved a great deal over the last 30 or more years, but then again, it also hasn't really evolved that much. How many times can we play the Atari 2600's Combat?
Featured: Top of Home Page/Games/Moving Pixels

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By
Mark Filipowich
/ 22 January 2013
Featured: Top of Home Page/Games/Moving Pixels

The Fear Is Gone: Reconsidering the ‘Left 4 Dead’ Series

By
Eric Swain
/ 2 October 2012
Featured: Top of Home Page/Features/Games

The Narrative Pastiche of Games

By
Nick Dinicola
/ 18 May 2011
Featured: Top of Home Page/Games/Moving Pixels

The Paradox of Modern Horror: “Survival Horror”

By
Nick Dinicola
/ 11 February 2011
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‘Dead Rising’ Does Zombies Right

By
Nick Dinicola
/ 24 September 2010
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By
Nick Dinicola
/ 23 July 2010
Featured: Top of Home Page/Games/Reviews

Left 4 Dead

By
Jason Cook
/ 16 December 2008
Featured: Top of Home Page/Games

Universal Game Design

By
L.B. Jeffries
/ 11 August 2008

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