In Real Life: The News From The Intersection Of Games & The Real World
Everything that affects the lives of gamers and things gamers care about is right here. If it’s a brush with the law, new legislation affecting gaming, or just the many cool things happening in gaming culture, IRL’s the place to be.
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PSA: Major Nelson Will Stop By EB Games At Highpoint Today, Warringah Tomorrow
Xbox’s Director of Programming Larry Hryb, aka Major Nelson, is doing a couple of meet-and-greets while he’s in the country. Hryb, who is no stranger to Australian Xbox fans, is in town after yesterday’s massive showcase. Hryb, who hosts The Major Nelson Podcast and is the voice you hear on every This Week In Xbox…
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Everyone Wants To Make The Next Limbo
A few minutes into The Cub, a forthcoming 2D platformer from Demagog Studios, and it hit me like a train: Everyone wants to make the next Limbo or Inside.
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Starfield Sounds Way Too Big
“These aren’t just backdrops,” Bethesda’s Todd Howard told game journalists while pointing to a mountain range off in the distance during an E3 2011 demo for The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim. “You can go up to the top of that mountain.” That line and the promise behind it is infamous now, memed throughout thousands of Reddit…
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Making Video Games Can Help Support Addiction Recovery
The opioid epidemic is driven by more than the sale of illicit drugs, increased opioid prescribing and the pandemic. Stigma fills the lives of many people living with opioid addiction, exacerbating hopelessness, loss of dignity and shame. There is a broad misconception that opioid dependence is a personal moral failing, but many people misuse opioids…