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Personal stories that celebrate gaming culture.

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Booktrovert Arcade Shows Conflict Between Fun and Faceless Competition

Casual options link reading and gaming

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Can Netflix’s FIFA Game Deliver Faster Real-World Sync Than EA Sports FC?

Netflix is looking to challenge EA Sports' FIFA dominance

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OPUS and the Story of Earth

What if the very idea of Earth itself was a myth?

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The Village of Dali and Loss of Innocence

My memories will be part of the sky

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The Spectacular FINAL FANTASY VI

The greatest of them all?

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Looking Back (and Forward) at the Success of Vampire Survivors

Exploring bullet heaven's beginnings and future with a hit indie four years later

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Shadow Labyrinth Won't Be Consumed

Everything has always been there

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The Joy of Replaying: Why We Go Back to Old Games Again and Again

Revisiting old friends

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Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment Takes Dynasty Warriors to New Battlefields

How The Legend of Zelda Expanded Dynasty Warriors

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Thoughts on Being a First-Time Game Design Consultant

Observing game development from the outside-in as a first-time game design consultant

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The Loneliness of Friendslop

Turning loneliness into something meaningful

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Palmon Survival Needs Less Building, More Story

Abandoned story could hold real promise

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Samus Aran’s Character Matters

Metroid Prime 4 lets her down

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Searching for Wonder in a Toxic Gaming Landscape

Pulling back from the brink

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Reality Isn't So Kind: How Final Fantasy VIII's Child Soldiers Defy Destiny

Final Fantasy VIII critiques warfare by placing responsibility at the feet of the innocent

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Frostpunk Is Too Damn Hard, and That's Just Fine

Surviving past the edge

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How Bloodlines Change the World

Recounting my experience with Old World

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Finding My Way Back to Streaming

I reckon with stopping, and discovering the joy again

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Dishonored: The Lessons of Corvo & Daud

Arkane's masterpiece has much to teach us all

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Tomy's Innovation Led the Early Handheld Gaming Market

A Japanese company with a rich history in gaming

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Steins;Gate Ø Scares You With the Truth

Pushing the narrative boundaries of a franchise

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The Intentional Gaming Resolution

Refocusing on fun

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Taking Mario to New Galaxies

Coming home for the first time

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Waiting for the Mystic Mansion Update

Reaching the top floor of a god's mansion

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How Changing One Mechanic Elevated Reus 2 Beyond Its Predecessor

Games work best when all of their mechanics gel together