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  • Why So Many Video Game Enemies Are Really Cute

    Why So Many Video Game Enemies Are Really Cute

    Like many people all around the world during lockdown, I spent some quality time with my siblings hunched around a video game. During a standard run through one of Super Mario 3D World’s many colourful levels, my sister asked if it was weird for Mario to be running around and attacking a bunch of cute…


  • How To Win Friends And Teabag People

    How To Win Friends And Teabag People

    Last week I watched the Halo Infinite gameplay reveal. I have a long history with the series, and some of my greatest multiplayer memories in particular coalesce around Halo 2 and Halo 3. Which is probably why I found it amusing to see one fan, in the YouTube comments, bemoan that we didn’t get to see an…


  • Pokémon Go Saved My Life

    Pokémon Go Saved My Life

    There was a time during the first month that Pokémon GO launched where anyone and everyone was jumping into catching ‘em all, to the extent there was a popular joke about the game being the closest this planet has ever come to reaching world peace. Though the scale today is not nearly as vast as…


  • Nioh 2 Might Be A Nioh-Perfect Sequel

    Nioh 2 Might Be A Nioh-Perfect Sequel

    “We promise a greater sense of satisfaction and achievement,” claims Yosuke Hayashi, the head of Nioh 2 developer Team Ninja, as he sends us off to die. Bold words I thought, virtually fingering my virtual katana, but then he had the next two hours to deliver.