In Real Life: The News From The Intersection Of Games & The Real World

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  • A Squid Game Clone Is Taking Over Twitch

    A Squid Game Clone Is Taking Over Twitch

    All over Twitch right now, Crab Game — much like the cephalopodic Netflix show it so gleefully emulates — is a multiplayer battle royale game where players compete in a series of events based on childhood games. One by one, they are eliminated, until the last surviving player is crowned the winner. It’s created by…


  • The Art Of Foundation

    The Art Of Foundation

    I’ve really been enjoying Foundation so far. As someone who hasn’t read Asimov’s books, and who can find joy in pretty much any movie or TV series so long as it looks great, I’ve been soaking up the spaceships and costume designs in spite of the show’s plodding pace.