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The New 8-Bit Heroes: The Difficulty of Realizing Childhood Dreams

Joanna Mueller - January 10, 2018

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Easy to Learn, Hard to Master Tells the Story of Atari’s...

Serena Nelson - June 21, 2016

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The Mighty No. 9 Documentary is a Facepalm Fest

Stephanie Smith - June 19, 2016

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Quest: The Story of Sierra On-Line Might Not Be the Documentary...

Serena Nelson - January 13, 2016

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Invisibility Blues Looks To Explore Race in Video Games

Marcus Estrada - July 30, 2015

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Insert Coin Looks At Midway’s Dominance In The ’90s

Marcus Estrada - July 18, 2015

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Queer Representation in Gaming in Color

Serena Nelson - May 22, 2015

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The Suicide Inducing Arcade Game of The Polybius Conspiracy

Marcus Estrada - May 22, 2015

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From Bedrooms to Billions Tells the Story of Amiga’s Golden Years

Marcus Estrada - March 7, 2015

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Mega Ran Hits Kickstarter with New Album & Movie

Marcus Estrada - October 29, 2014

You are now earthbound is a Kickstarter to give fans of the classic JRPG a box set full of goodies.

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New EarthBound Kickstarter is Packed with Goodies

Marcus Estrada - October 27, 2014

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Video Game Music Culture Examined in The Players’ Score

Marcus Estrada - September 15, 2014

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Video Games: The Movie – The Review

Marcus Estrada - August 4, 2014

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The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers DVD – Reviewed

Marcus Estrada - June 20, 2014

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From Fan Art to Film Crew: RJ Palmer Talks Detective Pikachu
The recent quality and appeal of CG-heavy films like the upcoming Cats, and Disney’s remakes of The Lion King and Aladdin have been called into question. The film adaptation of Sonic the Hedgehog has experienced tumultuous development, with a universally reviled design undergoing revision. A desire for a return to 2D animated cinema has been […]
Women in Gaming: Borderlands 3 Mission Designer Kate Pitstick
In the veritable shadow of larger-than-life statues of new Borderlands 3 characters at E3 2019, mission and level designer Kate Pitstick got to see her work showcased to thousands. During the bustling exhibition at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Pitstick took the time to talk about her career and work on the latest entry in […]
Equipping Your Emotions in Crystar
Though action RPG Crystar is already available in its native Japan, it will be heading to North America and Europe later this month. Along with promising action-packed gameplay, Crystar carries its own philosophy on emotions. Published by Spike Chunsoft and FuRyu, and developed by Gemdrops, Crystar follows Rei Hatada’s efforts to revive her dead sister, […]
A Community’s Lifespan in Dialect: A Game About Language and How It Dies
Embodying the spirit of encompassing all gaming, the IndieCade showcase at E3 2019 featured tabletop games too. This included Thorny Games’ Dialect: A Game About Language and How It Dies. But before players can reach the destruction of a language, they have to create it first. Communally Created Words “For every turn of the game, […]
#Voices4Devs: Voice Actors Give Online Support for Game Unionization
As more people working in video games try to form their own union, they’ve recently gotten another burst of online support. Apparently starting on April 2, voice actors united under the #Voices4Devs hashtag on Twitter to call attention to the developers they work with on games. A wide variety of voice actors from AAA titles […]

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