The evolution of the role-playing game: from table top to video games, and back again
The descendants of role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons exist in the physical and virtual worlds, and even though they might play…
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Tropes vs Anita Sarkeesian: on passing off anti-feminist nonsense as critique
Anita Sarkeesian makes videos looking at how poorly women are represented in games, and gamers hate her for it, insulting…
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Amazon’s new acquisition is a billion-dollar site where people watch each other play games
The most exciting spectator sport in the world is gaming, and Amazon just grabbed the biggest broadcaster.
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Yes, gamers are angry, but why wouldn’t they be when the games industry hates them?
Gone are the days when you just bought a game and then played it. With the pre-orders, rushed productions and…
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Why does historical accuracy only matter when a game puts women on the battlefield?
One of the many post-release fixes for Total War: Rome 2, Daughters of Mars, has involved the addition of female…
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I’ve probably played over 10,000 hours of video games. I could be a concert pianist by now
Escaping into video games is something that people have been doing since video games were first invented. But is it…
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From Elite to Star Citizen: the new race to revive the old space game genre
As a new wave of games reclaims outer space as a setting for action and adventure, we ask if we…
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How gaming behaviour can spill over into real life
These phenomena tend to occur when video game players become so immersed in their gaming that, when they stop playing,…
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