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In-depth, insightful stories on video game developers, franchises, and history.

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The Weird and Fascinating World of Early Yu-Gi-Oh! Games

An early look at one of gaming's most popular and long-lasting franchises

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A Story That Can Only Be Told Through a Game

Breaking down Goodbye World's powerful metafictional narrative

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The Legendary Naming of Mario: A Tale of Coins, Creativity, and Unexpected Inspiration

Decoding the Mushroom Kingdom's moniker mystery

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PAX West 2023: A VR Experience

Three stand out VR games to keep an eye on

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Run It Back: Tomba!

Looking back at one of PlayStation's most original but unheralded IP

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Level Up Your Gaming Happiness

Using neurochemistry to understand how you can make gaming better

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The Evolution of the Battle Royale Genre

From humble mods to gaming powerhouse

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A Delicious Combination: Grilling, BBQ, and Gaming

The perfect match

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The Devil’s in the Details

DmC: Devil May Cry, seen as the black sheep of the series, masters the art of visual storytelling, making it a game worth recognition

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Games About Making Coffee

The much-beloved beverage has made quite an impact on video games

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Harvest Moon DS: The Weird Mix of Two Classic Bokujou Monogatari Games

Examining one of the more unique entries in the iconic series

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Beyond Imagination: Unraveling the Postmodern Mythos of Final Fantasy XIV

Examining the concepts of myth, fiction and fantasy in Final Fantasy XIV

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Introducing New Characters in Street Fighter 6

Fresh faces join the battle

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Werewolf: The Apocalypse Almost Arrived on Consoles in the ’90s

A longed-for IP has a difficult transition to games

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The Unsung Heroes of Game Preservation, Part 2

The arrival of GOG, remasters, and the future of abandonware

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The Unsung Heroes of Game Preservation, Part 1

The history of abandonware and its purveyors

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The Diablo We Might Have Had

We almost got a completely different game

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Five Boomer Shooters and the Classics That Inspired Them

It's a good time to be a fan of this sub-genre

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To Understand Zelda’s Future, Look to its Handheld Past

All the world's a dungeon

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The Last of Us: 10 Years Later

A long, long time

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Twilight of the Emeralds

Unraveling the story of Sonic 06

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Xbox Games Showcase Predictions: The Postmortem

Wrapping up Xbox's big showcase

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Sex in Games: Beyond the Veil of Pornography

Erotic games, often mistaken for mere pornography, possess the potential for nuanced and contemplative portrayals of human relationships

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The Zelda Game You Could Only Play via Satellite in 1995

Streaming a video game two decades before it went mainstream

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Two Good Hours With PC Game Pass, 4th Edition

Feeling the Rush with a Pentiment from Benedict Fox