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Ever Expanding Rather than Moving Forward: The Narrative Experiment of ‘The Charnel House’
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Ever Expanding Rather than Moving Forward: The Narrative Experiment of ‘The Charnel House’

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 / 22 April 2015
The Charnel House is a fascinating narrative experiment in video game storytelling, attempting to tell a story not by moving from point A to point B, but by starting at the center of a story and moving outwards.
One Arrow, One Shot, One Hit, One Life, One Kill
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One Arrow, One Shot, One Hit, One Life, One Kill

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 / 15 April 2015
Titan Souls requires of its player only one thing: perfection.
‘Risk of Rain’ and the Terrors of Immensity
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‘Risk of Rain’ and the Terrors of Immensity

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 / 8 April 2015
In Risk of Rain the presentation of space and size is a constant reminder of the vulnerability and limitations of the player in a vast, unforgiving universe.
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PUNKS (still) NOTDEAD

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 / 1 April 2015
‘White Night’, ‘American Psycho’, and Economic Inequality, the Killer That Devours America
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‘White Night’, ‘American Psycho’, and Economic Inequality, the Killer That Devours America

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 / 25 March 2015

I’m not especially bothered by violence in media, but the rich-on-poor violence seen in American Psycho and suggested by White Night is exceptionally detestable.

Scarcely Seeing: Light as a Limited Resource in Survival-Horror
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Scarcely Seeing: Light as a Limited Resource in Survival-Horror

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 / 18 March 2015
In White Night, it is not a shotgun, but light itself, that is your only ally, and light in in this game is in terrifyingly short supply.
It Can Be Difficult Killing People
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It Can Be Difficult Killing People

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 / 11 March 2015
In Call of Duty, it takes under 30 seconds to kill five people. Killing five people in The Cat Lady takes eight hours.
Big Breasts and Badasses: The Dividing Line of Gender Representation in Gaming
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Big Breasts and Badasses: The Dividing Line of Gender Representation in Gaming

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 / 25 February 2015
In which the author suggests that the new Lara Croft might be the best example of androgyny in gaming.
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‘League of Legends’ Rek’Sai Isn’t a Dude, Dude

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 / 18 February 2015
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Moving Pixels Podcast: The Greatest Couples in Video Games

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 / 16 February 2015
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A Brief History of Crime

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 / 11 February 2015
‘Witch Hunt’: The Elegance of Orchestrating Chaos
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‘Witch Hunt’: The Elegance of Orchestrating Chaos

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 / 4 February 2015
Recently stumbling onto the tower defense game, Witch Hunt, feels to me like stumbling back into the arcade era.