Shadow of Mordor is Middle Earth’s ode to slasher movies
You’ll never go too far wrong with a commercial product that makes the players feel like supermen, but this is…
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Why are video games so reliant on violence? Because they’ve run out of other ideas
We have reached the point where, for games to progress as an art form, the mainstream examples needs to be…
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At what point does a video game become a grindingly menial job?
When the balance of challenge and reward in a game gets out of sync, players can end up doing length,…
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James Delingpole condemns James Delingpole for condemning GTAV’s violent gameplay
The one-man outrage machine moves to his most worthy target yet: himself.
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Criticism vs reviews: sometimes, it’s OK to care only about how a game plays
If some gamers want their reviews to be reviews, and others want theirs to be criticism, why don't we accept…
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The evolution of the role-playing game: from table top to video games, and back again
The descendants of role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons exist in the physical and virtual worlds, and even though they might play…
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Tropes vs Anita Sarkeesian: on passing off anti-feminist nonsense as critique
Anita Sarkeesian makes videos looking at how poorly women are represented in games, and gamers hate her for it, insulting…
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Amazon’s new acquisition is a billion-dollar site where people watch each other play games
The most exciting spectator sport in the world is gaming, and Amazon just grabbed the biggest broadcaster.
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