Way down in the hole: getting to grips with Dwarf Fortress
If you love Minecraft, you’ll possibly also love Dwarf Fortress – a game with a famously complex-yet-simple graphical and gameplay style that sees…
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Cops and robbers: how the police became our new favourite video game villains
The breakdown of trust between the public and the police has been reflected by how comfortable we are killing them…
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Why can’t women compete against men at video games? Sexism, that’s why
The International e-Sports Federation has reversed their men-only policy in favour of one competition for women, and one for everyone…
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The problem of the modern first-person shooter in video games
As the first-person shooter has evolved to be bloated in terms of costs and production requirements, its game play mechanics…
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Men-only pro gaming events ended after everyone points out how ridiculous they are
A Finnish games tournament has raised the strange issue of a gender divide in professional esports – apparently, because the…
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Spintires: a deceptively simple game that turns mud, logs and trucks into an addictive narrative
In this game, driving between two points on the map in order to transport some logs becomes a gruelling, fascinating…
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By taking on mental health issues, the likes of Tomb Raider show that video games are maturing
Tackling ideas of sanity, darkness and fear is a welcome effort to move away from the violent and emotionally withdrawn…
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Ubisoft drops playable female character from Assassin’s Creed: Unity because “it’s too much work”
The developer has dropped female playable characters from the game because apparently it was too difficult.
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