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Cancer is tragic, but it’s also mundane, absurd, and sometimes even funny. That Dragon, Cancer is an unflinching look at the disease.
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With Super Mario Maker, Nintendo created both a tool and a toy.
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Bad Will Towards Men
Multiplayer games are booming, but they’re often the type of games that systemically inspire irritation towards one another.
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Video Games in the Era of "Engagement"
Candy Crush is a sugar-coated vision of games as a service.
05 Nov 2015
Getting Trapped in 'Metal Gear Solid V's War Economy
MGS V isn’t the first game to comment on the military-industrial complex, but it is probably the sneakiest. It allows you to understand it by allowing you to play your own part in it.
28 Oct 2015
Insignificance in 'Star Wars: Battlefront'
Make no mistake: you’re not the chosen one, and you’re not meant to bring balance to the Force.
15 Oct 2015
Getting to Know the Ground in ‘Metal Gear Solid V’
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain teaches you to stop and smell the soil.
01 Oct 2015
A Fleeting Sense of Presence in 'Everybody's Gone to the Rapture'
Looking for authenticity and contrivances while slowly shuffling through the apocalypse.
10 Sep 2015
Quiet Community Building in 'Splatoon' and 'Rocket League'
From squid parties to replay trolling, I don’t really need to talk to my opponents or teammates to know who they are.
20 Aug 2015
The Nature of Art, Computers, and Limitation in 'Her Story'
Her Story looks like a computer, but it doesn’t act like one.
06 Aug 2015
'Rocket League' Is a Beautifully Ridiculous Game
Rocket League is a work of art, but it’s more Pelé than Picasso.
23 Jul 2015
The Identity Crisis of 'Batman Arkham Knight'
Batman’s identity isn’t so much a secret as it is something that is missing.
09 Jul 2015
Pleasant Surprises at E3
Some might think it sad that seeing video game companies actually focus on video games is a surprise, but right now I’m too shocked and happy to be cynical.
25 Jun 2015
Signs of Maturity in 'Splatoon'
Splatoon is a game that treats you like a grownup without taking itself too seriously.
11 Jun 2015
A Year in the Life of 'Mario Kart 8'
With a year having passed since the start of Mario Kart 8, it's time to look back on 12 months of roaring engines, hairpin turns, blue shells, and a whole lot of swearing.
28 May 2015
Fighting FOMO in 'Bloodborne'
Bloodborne's biggest challenge? Accepting the fact you probably won’t see everything.
14 May 2015
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