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Tokyo Game Show Soldiers On Despite Looming Identity Crisis

Brian Crecente September 13, 2011 2:00 AM

Japan may not be the birthplace of video games, but it is the heart of video game culture.

August 23, 2011

In Real Life

The Gaming Tragedies That Didn’t Kill Us (But Nearly Broke Us)

Lisa Foiles August 23, 2011 7:00 AM

My proudest moments as a tap dancer are displayed in my parents’ house in the form of sparkly, obnoxious trophies.

July 26, 2011

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For Some, ‘Gamer’ Still Means ‘Social Outcast’

Brian Crecente July 26, 2011 2:00 AM

Anders Behring Breivik was a likeable loner, a seemingly harmless Norwegian who masked his sudden disappearance from society to prepare for the biggest single-handed massacre in recent history with a modern affliction: video game addiction.

July 23, 2011

In Real Life

How Video Games Changed Me

Lisa Foiles July 23, 2011 2:00 AM

With hairpins jabbing into my brain, an assistant director yelling “Hold the noise!” and a vegan Rice Krispie Treat sitting on the edge of my keyboard that may have actually been a prop, I’m writing this from the set of an independent film – a project that never would have found me if it hadn’t been for video games.

July 16, 2011

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Why Video Games With Silent Heroes Had The Best Soundtracks

Kirk Hamilton July 16, 2011 6:00 AM

Over the years, I’ve asked many gamers about their favourite game soundtracks, and more often than not they respond by listing titles from the ’80s or ’90s. The Legend of Zelda, The Secret of Monkey Island 2, Chrono Trigger, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night; or maybe Mega Man 2, Final Fantasy VI, Sonic The Hedgehog or Earthbound.

June 24, 2011

In Real Life

Happy Birthday, Sonic The Hedgehog. Here’s How Not To Suck

Tim Rogers June 24, 2011 2:00 AM

Twenty years ago today, Sega released the first Sonic the Hedgehog video game. It was a joyous occasion – and it was also my dad’s 41st birthday. (Happy 61st birthday, dad.)