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Ms. Pac-Man Is A Feminist, And Three More Daring Video Game Arguments
1This has been a very good year for video games, but it has been an exceptional year for books about video games — surely the best ever. I can’t tell you who will win the prestigious BAGOTY award for 2015, but Cara Ellison’s Embed With Games, Simon Parkin’s Death by Video Game, and Michael W.…
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Prison Architect Devs Wonder If Their Game Should Have Looked Less Like America
People are interested in Introversion’s very good sim Prison Architect because it tries to model the complexities of life inside a penal institution. People also seem to be tougher on Prison Architect than they are on more frivolous games, for the very same reason: it attempts to simulate the complexities of prison life. How do…
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A Metal Gear Solid Primer In Podcast Form
I just played the first 30 minutes or so of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, and I’m hooked. I’m also slightly — emphasis on slightly — less confused than I otherwise would have been, because I asked Jason Schreier of Kotaku and Ashly Burch of Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin’? to talk about why…
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The Mainstreaming Of eSports Is Slow, Sure, And Not Over Yet
As a good American I was filled with a jingoistic fervour after the triumph of the Evil Geniuses at The International, the world championship for Dota 2, this past weekend. I like video games. I like sports. But I’ve never watched eSports, not a single match of Starcraft 2, Dota 2, League of Legends, Heroes…