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Harry Potter and the Decade We Spent Playing Him Instead of Reading About Him
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Harry Potter and the Decade We Spent Playing Him Instead of Reading About Him

By Adam

For ten years, an entire generation didn't just read about Harry Potter or watch him on screen. They walked him…

Game Reflections

Papers, Please and the Quiet Horror of Becoming Complicit

There is a particular kind of dread that Papers, Please manufactures out of almost nothing:…

Essays

The Psychology of New Game Plus: Why We Replay Games We’ve Already Beaten

You already know how the story ends. You know which door hides an ambush and…

Essays

Why Boss Fights Still Work in an Era of Endless Content

Open-world games keep getting bigger. Live-service titles keep adding more maps, more loot tiers, more…

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Clementine: Growing Up in a World That Won’t Slow Down

Few characters in games have grown up in front of us the way Clementine has.…

What Outer Wilds Taught Me About Living With a Deadline (Not Racing It)
Game Reflections

What Outer Wilds Taught Me About Living With a Deadline (Not Racing It)

Senua and the Difference Between a Curse and a Diagnosis
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Senua and the Difference Between a Curse and a Diagnosis

What Video Games Teach Us About Empathy (And Why We Keep Mistaking It for Sympathy)
Essays

What Video Games Teach Us About Empathy (And Why We Keep Mistaking It for Sympathy)

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