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‘Plumber’s Creed’: Fusing Only the Most Basic Elements of Fun
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‘Plumber’s Creed’: Fusing Only the Most Basic Elements of Fun

By
G. Christopher Williams
/ 8 December 2015
Requiescat in pace, Mario.
‘Witch Hunt’: The Elegance of Orchestrating Chaos
Featured: Top of Home Page/Games/Moving Pixels

‘Witch Hunt’: The Elegance of Orchestrating Chaos

By
G. Christopher Williams
/ 4 February 2015
Recently stumbling onto the tower defense game, Witch Hunt, feels to me like stumbling back into the arcade era.
Featured: Top of Home Page/Games/Moving Pixels

‘Moonkid’: A Fantasy of Powerlessness

By
G. Christopher Williams
/ 12 November 2014
Featured: Top of Home Page/Games/Moving Pixels

‘The Blind Swordsman’ Teaches How to See Video Games More Clearly

By
G. Christopher Williams
/ 16 April 2014
Featured: Top of Home Page/Games/Moving Pixels

Gaming and Masturbating, Masturbating and Gaming

By
G. Christopher Williams
/ 18 December 2013
Featured: Top of Home Page/Games/Moving Pixels

‘One Chance’: Playing with the Notion of Irreversible Consequences

By
Kris Ligman
/ 11 January 2011

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