Yes, gamers are angry, but why wouldn’t they be when the games industry hates them?
Gone are the days when you just bought a game and then played it. With the pre-orders, rushed productions and…
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Why does historical accuracy only matter when a game puts women on the battlefield?
One of the many post-release fixes for Total War: Rome 2, Daughters of Mars, has involved the addition of female…
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I’ve probably played over 10,000 hours of video games. I could be a concert pianist by now
Escaping into video games is something that people have been doing since video games were first invented. But is it…
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From Elite to Star Citizen: the new race to revive the old space game genre
As a new wave of games reclaims outer space as a setting for action and adventure, we ask if we…
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How gaming behaviour can spill over into real life
These phenomena tend to occur when video game players become so immersed in their gaming that, when they stop playing,…
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Way down in the hole: getting to grips with Dwarf Fortress
If you love Minecraft, you'll possibly also love Dwarf Fortress - a game with a famously complex-yet-simple graphical and gameplay style that sees…
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Cops and robbers: how the police became our new favourite video game villains
The breakdown of trust between the public and the police has been reflected by how comfortable we are killing them…
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Why can’t women compete against men at video games? Sexism, that’s why
The International e-Sports Federation has reversed their men-only policy in favour of one competition for women, and one for everyone…
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