The problem of the modern first-person shooter in video games
As the first-person shooter has evolved to be bloated in terms of costs and production requirements, its game play mechanics…
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Men-only pro gaming events ended after everyone points out how ridiculous they are
A Finnish games tournament has raised the strange issue of a gender divide in professional esports - apparently, because the…
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Spintires: a deceptively simple game that turns mud, logs and trucks into an addictive narrative
In this game, driving between two points on the map in order to transport some logs becomes a gruelling, fascinating…
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By taking on mental health issues, the likes of Tomb Raider show that video games are maturing
Tackling ideas of sanity, darkness and fear is a welcome effort to move away from the violent and emotionally withdrawn…
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Ubisoft drops playable female character from Assassin’s Creed: Unity because “it’s too much work”
The developer has dropped female playable characters from the game because apparently it was too difficult.
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This is where science is at on the whole “video games cause violence” thing
Is Donald Trump (up, up, down, down, left) right?
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Hack-’em-up Watch_Dogs isn’t as clever as it thinks it is
Ubisoft's much-hyped Watch_Dogs isn't about shooting people - instead, it's all about hacking the world around you to control the city and…
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Wolfenstein: The New Order squanders a decent idea for a first-person shooter
It shouldn’t need to be said, but you cannot seriously address a topic like genocide via the medium of a…
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