Matt Hopkins
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Rime Punched Me Square In The Heart Like Very Few Games Can
I’ve played a lot of video games over the years, folks, and while most of them have been fun, engaging, well-written, and sometimes all three, there have been few capable of evoking an emotional response quite like Rime.
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‘Spiritfarer’ Is A Gorgeous Game About Dying
At every E3 there seems to be a game that catches me completely off guard when I play it, either because I dismiss its initial reveal as something I wouldn’t really be into, or its value is difficult to convey with a simple trailer. This year, Spiritfarer was that game.
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A Psychologist Told Us Why Playing Violent Games Feels So Damn Good
One of the earliest memories I have is playing the original Legend of Zelda, a game which, while tame by today’s standards, features a level of violence. From that day, I was hooked, not just on violent games, but all of them. As I’ve grown older, I’ve come to realise that certain games – most…