There’s no excuse for more boring white male game heroes
What’s wrong with a self-assembly hero? A player-created protagonist doesn’t just solve the problem of players feeling unrepresented by the…
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When formulas work, they really work – Far Cry 4 proves it
This game isn’t trying to be a serious study of life, the universe or anything else – it is its…
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This War of Mine: an unflinching game of civilian life and death in a city under siege
Acclaimed survival game This War of Mine gives players the chance to experience the wretched conditions of civilian life in a major…
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How Skyrim is teaching university students about the decline of US empire
Rice University’s psychoanalytics course "Scandinavian Fantasy Worlds: Old Norse Sagas and Skyrim" uses an open-world action role playing video game…
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The ethics of virtual empire-building, or: why everybody wants to rule the world
Empire-building games, from Crusader Kings 2 to Civilisation V, feed our desire for power and control. But if you try…
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Kerbal Space Program and early access: would you pay money for a video game that isn’t finished?
Buying a game before the development process is finished is always a gamble – too often, it either goes very…
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The real GamerGate scandal: why are videogames so in thrall to gun culture?
We should always be wary when outside agents attempt to co-opt video games to service an agenda - but I'm…
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The ultimate weapon against GamerGate time-wasters: a 1960s chat bot that wastes their time
In a kind of digital version of an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object, tenaciously dull videogame truthers have met…
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