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Personal stories that celebrate gaming culture.

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Jedi: Survivor's Character Customization Makes Perfect Narrative Sense

Fight the Empire... with Fashion!

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Zelda, Music, and Second-Hand Nostalgia

Connecting music, memory, and games never played

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Celebrating Wild Arms: The Wild West RPG

Saluting a unique and fascinating classic

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Dark Souls: Depression and Victory

There’s a surprising (and useful) connection between the world of Lordran and real-world depression

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The Power of Game Literacy

Advancing game literacy is key to unlocking the full potential of the medium

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Guild Wars 2 Respects Your Time Until It Doesn’t

ArenaNet’s remarkable MMO is tailored towards more casual players, but it has a lot of very grindy collections as well

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LudoNarraCon 2023: 6 Games to Watch

Some of the best picks at the intersection of narrative and gameplay

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Explore the World Through Gaming

Discover new places and improve your geography knowledge with GeoGuessr, City Guesser, and more

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What Happens When You Play Worms With Extreme Restrictions

Reducing the toolset leads to more competitive games

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Nintendo's Plans for 2023 Don't Include a New Switch

Special editions are happening, but a new Switch will have to wait

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Ghost of Tsushima Is About People

How Sucker Punch told their story through individual characters rather than sweeping narrative

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Meg's Monster Shows How Friendship Improves Our Futures

If she cries, the whole world dies

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Never-Ending Games: The Impermanence of a Constantly Updatable World

Delivering a finished game isn't what it used to be

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Catching Up on the Bayonetta Trilogy

The myth, the legend, the hair...

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Trophies Deserve a New Game + Solution

Let trophies have new life in NG+

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Wisdom in ‘AI: The Somnium Files’ Sprouts From a Hated Character

Hard truths can lead to introspection and growth

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Sony's Success Does Not Guarantee Their Future

How does Sony's singular focus and current success set them up for the future?

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On Pinkerton and the Retrieval of Unreleased Trading Cards

Who are the Pinkertons and what does their work for Wizards of the Coast say about Magic: The Gathering's current leadership?

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How Banks and Bureaucracy Struggle to Recognize New Job Titles

The rise of influencer culture has caused issues with traditional bureaucratic structures

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Completing Super Mario Sunshine in 2023

The pros and cons of vacationing on Isle Delfino

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Unlocking Flow: An Afternoon at the Arcade

Outrunning anxiety

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Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast Stepped Over the Line With Magic Card Dustup

Hasbro's overreaction is causing outcry among MtG fans

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Unveiling the Intriguing World of Persona 5: The Phantom X

A new Persona game appears!

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Will Google Return to Gaming?

What might the future hold for the search giant's gaming aspirations?

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Splinter Cell Conviction Is the Jason Bourne Game We Never Had

Conviction: Bourne's game, finally realized