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Personal stories that celebrate gaming culture.

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Growing Up with Final Fantasy XV

My relationship with the iconic game has changed greatly over the years

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An Elden Ring Player Rises to Fame Within the Community

The Reddit sensation within the game that has become a global sensation

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God of War Left Me Unenthused

Perspective on Kratos' latest adventure from a first-time player

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Tunic Hides Its Secrets in Plain Sight

Tunic's manual is a mysterious masterpiece

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Don’t Kill My Vibe: The Problem with Combat in Control

Control's bombast is at odds with its uncanny ambience

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Elden Ring Elevates Souls-likes Further Than Before

The Souls-like genre goes open-world

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B.J. Blazkowicz and the Humanization of Badassery

Wolfenstein’s latest saga gave its iconic protagonist BJ Blazkowicz a new set of ideals and vulnerabilities, granting him more depth than ever before

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Micro-Transactions, the Death of Social Storytelling in Games

What are the real costs of lootboxes and microtransactions?

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Final Fantasy VI is the Most Important Final Fantasy

Why this 1994 classic remains a fixture of the series

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Amazing, Accessible, Elden Ring

FromSoft’s first open-world game presents the tools to allow newcomers to succeed

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Why CD Projekt Red's Switch to Unreal Engine Is a Big Deal

Changing of the guard

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A Bootstrap Pory-dox

What if Kotaro Uchikoshi had written Pokemon Legends: Arceus?

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Gore, Faces, and the Conundrum of Censorship

A brief look at the history of visual repulsion

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A Mass Effect TV Adaptation Must Be OK With Disappointing Fans

How do you adapt a title where each player has a unique experience? By disappointing a lot of people.

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Vampire Survivors: A Study of an Indie Phenomenon

Exploring and understanding the indie game that everyone’s talking about

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Nier Automata Explores “2B or Not 2B” but Doesn’t Provide an Answer

Yoko Taro’s nihilist painting of the future, featuring hope

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Four Years Later, Destiny 2 is Still Worth Your Time

Destiny 2 has struggled to find its place in the four years since release; but its time has finally come

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The Steam Deck Represents the Next Age in Linux Gaming

Could this be the boost that Linux gaming needs?

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One in a Mili-on

Westerners are missing out on one of the most unique sounds in gaming

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The NieR Games Are Singularly Brilliant...But They're Not Replayable

Ah, to play these games for the first time again…

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Fire Emblem Games That Could Use an Echoes-Style Remake

Giving these games the same treatment as 2017’s Shadows of Valentia could do a world of good

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I Don’t Feel Guilty About Skipping Dark Souls II Before Elden Ring

Some thoughts on FromSoftware's sophomore slump

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Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Fixes a Huge Exploration Problem

Finding a solution to a thorny issue

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Footsteps Through the BrAIn: Ludonarrative Memory

Storytelling through an unreliable mind

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Liminality in the Halo Universe

The Truth and Reconciliation