It’s OK for PC gamers to be a little arrogant – they know they’ve backed the right platform
It might be a tasteless joke, but the thousands of people proud of being part of the “PC Master Race”…
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The reason video games feature stabbing, shooting and starting fires: it’s more fun than talking
The reason so many mainstream games are so violent isn’t because of lack of imagination – it’s just that, for…
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The Games of the Year 2014
There haven’t been any all-time classics in 2014, but the industry as a whole has made some promising innovations.
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There’s no excuse for more boring white male game heroes
What’s wrong with a self-assembly hero? A player-created protagonist doesn’t just solve the problem of players feeling unrepresented by the…
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When formulas work, they really work – Far Cry 4 proves it
This game isn’t trying to be a serious study of life, the universe or anything else – it is its…
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This War of Mine: an unflinching game of civilian life and death in a city under siege
Acclaimed survival game This War of Mine gives players the chance to experience the wretched conditions of civilian life in a major…
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How Skyrim is teaching university students about the decline of US empire
Rice University’s psychoanalytics course “Scandinavian Fantasy Worlds: Old Norse Sagas and Skyrim” uses an open-world action role playing video game…
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The ethics of virtual empire-building, or: why everybody wants to rule the world
Empire-building games, from Crusader Kings 2 to Civilisation V, feed our desire for power and control. But if you try…
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