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Personal stories that celebrate gaming culture.

Opinion

How Retro Games Have Taken on a New Life

The Joys of Kaizo and beyond

Opinion

Hot Deals: 15 Games Under $5 From Steam's Summer Sale

Steam's latest sale is in full force so here are some of the best games that will cost you less than a Big Mac

Opinion

Final Fantasy XVI Isn’t Open World (And That’s a Good Thing)

Lessons in open-world design thought and how it may play into Final Fantasy XVI

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Square Enix Has Given Me Back My Childhood

Do the recent reveals of so many Final Fantasy titles mark the return of Square Enix's golden era?

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Final Fantasy VII Remake Project: A Re-Telling or an Entirely New Story?

Square Enix's latest reveals leave fans wondering how it will all play out

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Octodad: Dadliest Catch Has Frustrating, Absurdly Fun Co-Op

How an unexpected co-op partner can turn frustration into fun

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Gatekeeping in LGBTQ Fandom

What can we do to make LGBTQ fandom spaces kinder to their members?

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Bayonetta, Devil May Cry, and the Joy of Gratuity

How scandalous games keep us coming back

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An Appeal Through the Nostalgia Glasses

On preservation, graphics, and old games

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How Lore Can Make or Break a Game

Examining how different games have handled lore as a storytelling tool

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The Last of Us Part I Is a Great Idea, Actually

Why the controversial remake makes sense

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Kirby, Kao, and the Simple Joys of 3D Platformers

Is the mighty genre returning to prominence?

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The Legend of Heroes Offers a Wonderfully Interconnected Universe

The world of the Trails series creates a vast tale and choices that echo across multiple games

Game Design

Late-Game Lessons of Live Service Design

Going the extra mile(s) of game development

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Reflections of an Aging Gamer

Changing views don't need to take the fun from a beloved hobby

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An Ode to the Ending

Why finishing RPGs is a unique euphoria

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Pathologic 2 As Comfort Media

Finding comfort in the least likely game

Opinion

What Everyone Missed About Firewatch

The lack of choice is a feature

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How Sonic Adventure 2 Saved My Life

What Sonic means to players with ADHD

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Sonic Frontiers: The Uncertainty of a Fan

The recent gameplay reveals paint a confusing picture

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Endings in Choice-Driven Games: How to Get Them Right

Every path has its destination, but some roads are more rewarding than others

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Elden Ring is Great, I’m Just Burnt Out

The chances I see the credits roll on FromSoftware’s latest are growing slimmer by the day

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Robotron Turns 40: Dream Diaries of an Aging Killing Machine

The cortisol rush is delicious, unbearable. Fight, Flight, Fight, Flight.

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Echoes of Brilliance: Lionheart's New Barcelona Evokes Fallout and Baldur's Gate

Black Isle Studios' frugal CRPG finale featured an uncut gem of a city

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A Platform Transition

Valve's SteamDeck is bringing PC gaming to generations of console gamers