kotaku longreads
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A Year Later, I Still Can’t Stop Thinking About Disco Elysium
3Disco Elysium is a game about three bullets. The first was fired over 40 years ago, and ignited the revolution that brought Revachol to the edge of something new. It has since been lost, but its many kin define the pox-scarred skin of this city. The second was shot through the throat of a security…
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How I Gamed An EA Competition To Win A $4000 PC
Back in the day, owning an Alienware PC was the sign of having way too much money. Only the richest parents could afford one. They weren’t gaming machines: they were status symbols for nerds. I used to own an Alienware Aurora PC. But it wasn’t paid for – it was a prize from a competition…
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The Collapse Of Visceral’s Ambitious Star Wars Game
It seemed like a surefire hit: a Star Wars take on Uncharted, published by Electronic Arts and developed by the longrunning studio Visceral Games. But nothing is sure in the video game industry, and on October 17, 2017, when employees of Visceral were told that the company would be closing, some who had worked for…
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The Magic Of Rediscovering Civilization
“Hey, wanna come to bed and murder Spain with me?” This is what most nights of the past week have been like for me. It’s what happens when your partner discovers Civilization for the first time. I have a long history with Civilization, going back to the first game. I discovered it back when my Dad was still…