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In-depth, insightful stories on video game developers, franchises, and history.

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Video Game Music That Changed the World

Some of the most important musical tracks in gaming history

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Jak and Daxter's Lasting Precursor Legacy

The venerable franchise took daring chances along the way

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6 More Amazing Indie Games You Must Play

Many of the best experiences come from small teams and independent studios

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Talion’s Shadow

How Shadow of Mordor used Jungian concepts and Hitchcockian tricks to make players subconsciously share its protagonist’s thirst for catharsis

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GTA Vice City Created a New Wave of ’80s Nostalgia

How a video game kickstarted reverence for a decade — even for those who never lived through it

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When Rockstar Games Invaded the Schoolyard

What made "Bully" such an entertaining experience?

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Fear for the Flesh: The Artists Who Influenced Silent Hill 2

The surreal, macabre inspirations behind one of gaming’s greatest works of psychological horror

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The Legend of Chrono Cross

Reflecting on Square Enix’s classic JRPG sequel

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Inside the Arcade: “Journey” (1983)

We couldn’t stop believing what we were seeing

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Notes From A Small Cartridge: Isle of Armor

Your go-to guide to seeing everything the Isle of Armor has to offer (and how it takes inspiration from the Isle of Man)

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Petscop: The Game That Doesn’t Exist

The scariest game that you’ll never play

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Dogs in Games: More Than a Companion

When man's best friend follows us into the digital realm

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30 Years of Master of Magic – The Classic and Its Pretenders

Master of Magic is finally getting the remake its fans have been clamoring for

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“These Things, They Take Twine”

A message for video game narrative designers who are scared of code

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From God-Sim Cultures to Synthwave: In Conversation With Composer Fabian Del Priore

Be it Viking lands or the orchestra, Fabian walked no ordinary path

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Revisiting Dishonored 10 Years Later

Celebrating the iconic immersive sim on the eve of its 10th anniversary

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SPOOKYJUMP: The Best Games To Play This Halloween

Play these games if you dare...

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Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter - Climbing From Hell to Heaven

Understanding the "lost" Breath of Fire game

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Shadow Tower: FromSoftware's Hardest Game for the PlayStation

Examining more of the DNA that built the Soulsborne series

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Hidden Gems of Game Design: Volume 5

Our team is back with another set of games that deserve more attention than they get

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Resident Evil 4 Helped Me Embrace My Love of Horror

Pushing past the fear

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Pinnacles of the Resident Evil Franchise

The highest highs of the venerable series

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Super Mario Land is the Franchise’s Subversive Outcast

Yet it remains one of Nintendo’s most important games

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Megazone: The Murky History of Sega OziSoft and Its Unofficial Magazine

The fascinating (and sordid) history of the magazine that put SEGA on the map in Australia

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They Say You Never Forget Your First Pokémon

Pokémon LeafGreen and Emerald set my heart aflame