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‘Hardcore Henry’ Tells Gamers Sorry, There Is No Princess
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‘Hardcore Henry’ Tells Gamers Sorry, There Is No Princess

By
G. Christopher Williams
/ 15 April 2016
Hardcore Henry questions gamers' instinctual need to fulfill a particular role within the context of a presumed masculine identity.
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Why the Arcade Matters

By
G. Christopher Williams
/ 20 August 2015
Eat to Live: The 35th Anniversary of ‘Pac-Man’
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Eat to Live: The 35th Anniversary of ‘Pac-Man’

By
G. Christopher Williams
/ 22 May 2015
The story of Pac-Man is the story of America.
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I don’t think you can win this game. On the box, it says it’s a tragedy.

By
G. Christopher Williams
/ 13 February 2013
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Dead Again: Notes on the Impermanence of the Virtual Body

By
G. Christopher Williams
/ 26 October 2011
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Pac-Man Will Die: Cynicism and Retro Game Endings

By
G. Christopher Williams
/ 28 July 2010
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A Cure for the Itch

By
Mike Schiller
/ 26 March 2008
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Namco Museum Remix

By
L.B. Jeffries
/ 6 December 2007
Featured: Top of Home Page/Games

rhacp

By
Mike Schiller
/ 19 September 2007

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