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Kenneth Shepard Aug 10, 2022. 10 minute read
What Did Indies Learn from the Boyfriend Dungeon Content Warning Discourse?
It’s been a year since Boyfriend Dungeon came under fire online at launch for a content warning that developer Kitfox Games admits was insufficient. The original warning, shown at the beginning of the game, said the dating sim/dungeon crawler “may include references to unwanted advances, stalking, and other forms of…
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merritt k Aug 10, 2022. 3 minute read
How Should Destiny 2 End?
Endings aren’t something we often talk about when it comes to live games. But everything ends, and presumably Destiny 2 will wrap up at some point before the heat death of the universe. Now, that’s going to involve a lot of angst over servers shutting down and other logistical issues, but today…
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merritt k Aug 10, 2022. 2 minute read
The Dads Who Became Obsessed With Games Then Quit
A few months ago, I wrote about my dad’s favorite games. When I posted that piece on Twitter, I asked my followers to tell me about their dads’ favorite games. A curious phenomenon emerged — that of the father who briefly became obsessed with a certain video game and then never touched…
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Mike Williams Aug 10, 2022. 6 minute read
Spider-Man Remastered Highlights Why PlayStation PC Ports Are Great
It’s good to be back. Back in 2019, I tore through all of Marvel’s Spider-Man on PlayStation 4; 100% completion and full Platinum. I did the same a year later when Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales was released on PlayStation 5. I’ve loved Spider-Man for a long time, and Insomniac’s take on the…
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merritt k Aug 9, 2022. 4 minute read
Games in the Rear View: The Retro Obsession
At some point over the last decade, I stopped looking forward to games and started looking backwards. I don’t know when it happened, but the shift is real — I’ve been writing a column about educational and freeware titles for the past few months, and I was doing a streaming…
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merritt k Aug 9, 2022. 3 minute read
The Most Relaxing Nintendo Switch Games
Gaming is a land of contrasts. Sometimes, you’re looking for a nail-bitingly difficult experience that demands all your attention. Other times, you just want to vibe. Here, then, are some of the most relaxing Nintendo Switch games out there, for when you’re just looking to chill out and have a…
READ MORE >Mike Williams Aug 8, 2022. 3 minute read
Six Amazing Pitches for Pac-Man’s Live-Action Movie
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Imran Khan Aug 8, 2022. 8 minute read
EVO 2022’s Most Compelling Narrative Was iDom’s Street Fighter Insurgency
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merritt k Aug 8, 2022. 3 minute read
The Best Games About Cats for International Cat Day
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lb hunktears Aug 5, 2022. 2 minute read
Five Ways to Beat Your Friends at Mario Kart Like a Formula One Driver
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Charles Harte Aug 5, 2022. 3 minute read
A Trombonist Reviews the Goofy Trombone Champ Playtest
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Mike Williams Aug 4, 2022. 6 minute read
Hopefully, DC Films’ New Ten-Year Plan Will Be Better Than Previous Promises
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merritt k Aug 4, 2022. 5 minute read
The Best Games About Vampires — V Rising, Vampyr, and More
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Michael Higham Aug 4, 2022. 7 minute read
Soul Hackers 2 Feels Like It Got the Soul Hacked Out of It
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merritt k Aug 4, 2022. 2 minute read
Throwback Thursday: Nick Arcade and Early Video Game TV
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merritt k Aug 4, 2022. 2 minute read
GigaBash Shows the Beauty of a Simple Idea Done Right
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