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The Top Five Movie-est Movies Ever Videogame’d
Do you remember Movies? Y’know, “Movies”? Capital “M” Movies? Cinema? The confluence of “high art” and “low art” that our collective culture once agreed was the most important form of entertainment in the world? Back in the 1940s, before TVs were everywhere, the majority of Americans saw up to two movies a week in the theater. These days, movies have…
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Oh, crap. I finally learned how to play Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
I'm big on city-builders, but there's one that has baffled me for over a year. Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic is not for the faint of heart. If you're planning on taking it for a spin, you'd better be prepared to learn.
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Support Romeo Is A Dead Man if you want Suda51 to keep making games
Maybe it's panicking about nothing, but some red flags have gone up around Grasshopper Manufacture's newest project, Romeo is a Dead Man. Could Netease dropping as the publisher spell certain doom? It might!
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Let’s give thanks for the life and work of Rebecca “Burger Becky” Heineman
This month, we lost one of the foundational members of the art form. We say good-bye to Rebecca "Burger Becky" Heineman by taking a look at her life. Not just her career, but the person she was.
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Let’s take a moment to appreciate the snow in Monster Truck Madness 64
No, hear me out. Snow doesn't get the representation it deserves in video games. Even today, most games don't simulate it very well. But back in 1999, Monster Truck Madness had a very unique solution to representing the freezing precipitation.
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The giant hamburger in Donkey Kong Bananza is a beautiful, disgusting triumph
There is a lot of untapped potential when it comes to giant burgers. Donkey Kong Bananza seems to be the first game since BurgerTime to really understand the appeal of massive mountains of meat, bread, and vegetables.
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Yes, you should play bad games
Budgeting your time and money so you can fit in as many "good" games as possible before you die is boring. There are so many ways that you can enhance your understanding and appreciation of games by deliberately playing the bad ones. Let me explain...
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Old wounds and making sense of Swery
“I don’t believe that the sheep you’re talking about was named after you.” That isn’t a direct quote. It’s something I remember the interpreter for Hidetaka “Swery” Suehiro (Deadly Premonition, Dark Dreams Don’t Die, The Good Life, The Missing) saying to me at dinner about a month ago. So it’s possible that I have some of the details wrong, but…
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F*ck GAMEPLAY or F*CK Gameplay? Let’s have both!
Sex and gameplay have a lot in common. They are both interactive, expressive, and, hopefully, fun. But a lot of people take one, or both activities, way too seriously. Being bad at either can cause people to feel intense shame, and to risk rejection from the ones they love. For some, having a dropped connection while French kissing or playing…
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How Hi Score Girl helped me survive having my dreams crushed
I wouldn't complain about it to a paramedic, but working under Gamurs was awful. During that hopeless time, I was afraid of losing my passion for video games. Hi Score Girl helped me keep it alive.
