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04.13.20

By Lewis Gordon
Games

How the Photo Mode Became a Homogenized Feature of Commodified Games

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By Dia Lacina
Games

‘Destiny 2,’ Like Too Many Games, Doesn’t Know How to End

11.13.17

By Cameron Kunzelman
Tech

The Video Game Industry Is Afraid of Unions

02.22.17

By Emanuel Maiberg
Games

‘Titanfall 2’ Shows That Creativity Can Still Triumph

12.06.16

By Sayem Ahmed
Tech

Letters to the Editor: AAA Game Crunch and Conjuring the Alt-Right

10.16.16

By Emanuel Maiberg
Tech

‘Gears of War 4’ Is The Best in the Series. But Is It Enough?

10.06.16

By Emanuel Maiberg
Tech

Video Games Are Too Big to Succeed

10.03.16

By Leif Johnson
Tech

Making a Big Budget Video Game Is Riskier and Harder Than Ever. So Why Do It?

10.03.16

By Emanuel Maiberg
Tech

Disney Doesn’t Have Enough ‘Confidence’ in Video Games to Keep Making Them

05.11.16

By Emanuel Maiberg
Tech

Why ‘Hitman’ Is Ditching the Long, Traditional AAA Game Development Cycle

02.13.16

By Heidi Kemps
Tech

‘Metal Gear’ Creator Hideo Kojima Has Left Konami to Start His Own Studio

12.15.15

By Clinton Nguyen

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