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Personal stories that celebrate gaming culture.

Game Design

Studying Game Design Through Empiricism

How a more empirical view can delineate between a "good game" and a "successful game"

Opinion

Spirittea: Ghosts and Hot Springs

Wonyan, the cat mentor, has more than a big stick

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The Wrong Way Up the Wyrm: What Sable Taught Me About Playing Differently

Taking a different view of the world

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Here's Why Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Has the Secret Sauce

Looking beyond the sum of its parts

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Elden Ring Nightreign Is a Step Towards Even Better FromSoftware Games

Building a better From future

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Death of a Wish Uses Less To Push More Spectacle Fighter Boundaries

AAA genre on an indie budget

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Indie Review Roundup, Part 2

Back with more love for indie games

Opinion

Terry's Vegetable Patch and What You Should Know About the Giggleland ARG

Children doing farmwork is not safe

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How To Be Evil in RPGs When You’re a Chronic Goody-Two-Shoes

Sometimes it's good to be evil

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Orchestra Victoria Brings Indie Symphony II to Melbourne

A night of celebrating the music that underscores indie gaming

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Unfiction and Digital Horror: The Evolution of Games You Can't Play

Is it real or is it unfiction?

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10 Iconic Lightsabers Ranked by Style, Power, and Legacy

Ranking the best of the best

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Synergy Invites Us To Question Our Assumptions About City Building Games

Synergy is an "Ecosystem City Builder” that challenges us to re-evaluate the simulation genre

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For Those Who Come After

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 tests the boundaries of sentience by asking if we have control over our lives at all

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The Unusual Rise of Fantasy RPGs in Japan

Unlike in the West, developers in Japan had to unearth a new love for a niche genre

Opinion

A Beautiful Game

This is the essence of football

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The Rise of the Great Indie Franchise

How indie game development is changing with the times

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The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa: F.R.E.E.'s Enigmatic Imprint

Built on the shoulders of giants

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Best Video Game Movie and TV Series Adaptations to Watch with Friends

Which games translate well to TV?

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How Algorithms Have Become a Venom

The story of Insomniac’s Spider-Man 2 as an allegory for parasitic algorithms

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The Nintendo Switch 2: A Fascinating Sequel

Discussing the worthiness of the newly revealed Nintendo Switch 2, with its assorted games and accessories

Opinion

Main Character Syndrome: The Billionaire Quest for Happiness

Exploring the damage wrought by good intentions

Opinion

How Should We Think About Game Dev Redemption Arcs?

How do we judge games that released broken, but became great?

Opinion

Reflections on Trauma, Time, and Memory Through 1000xResist

How 1000xResist explores the philosophical ramifications of past, present, and pain

Opinion

Remember That Joy Is An Act Of Resistance

Find solace in the things you enjoy, no matter how silly they are