Posts Categorized: Games

Video-Game Violence

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It seems to me that ‘video games’ as a whole get a whole lot of flak for being violent, and that this mainly comes from people who have either never played a video game or seem to think shooters are the only type ever made. Read more »

Review – Skyrim

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It’s got all of the usual things you’d expect from a blockbuster role-playing game. However, there’s also a complex political environment worthy of taking a look at. Read more »

Growing Pains

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The way that women tend to be treated—in development, the press or games themselves—is pretty emblematic of this pimply, wispy-stachioed stage in the industry’s life that it quickly needs to grow out of. Read more »

Flash In The Pan

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While film still has a long way to becoming art, the materials required to create a video game are almost as ubiquitous as the humble pen and pad. Practically anybody with (lots of) spare time and access to a computer can go about making a video game. Read more »