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Games

Why ‘Driver: San Francisco’ Is Gaming’s Most Fabulous Joyride

05.06.16

By Ed Smith
Health

Why Video Games Should Hurt Us More

05.02.16

By Ed Smith
Games

‘The Magic Circle’ Explores the Dangers of a Life Lived Through Video Games

04.27.16

By Ed Smith
Games

This Is Why ‘Max Payne 3’ Is Rockstar’s Best Game Ever

04.05.16

By Ed Smith
Games

Why I Adore the Legendarily Crass, Violent Video Game ‘Manhunt’

03.27.16

By Ed Smith
Games

‘Resident Evil,’ 20 Years Later: Flawed, Formulaic, but Still a Fearsome Horror Original

03.10.16

By Ed Smith
Games

‘Battlefield Hardline’ Is Still a Political Game Even When It Tries Not to Be

03.07.16

By Ed Smith
Games

How ‘Hitman: Contracts’ and ‘Blood Money’ Had Players Loving the Alien Agent 47

03.03.16

By Ed Smith
Games

‘Far Cry Primal’ Is a Stone Age Setback for Open-World Gaming

02.25.16

By Ed Smith
Games

‘Superhot’ Is the Shooter Game for People Who Hate Shooter Games

02.25.16

By Ed Smith
Games

The Real Horror of ‘Firewatch’ Makes It More Terrifying Than Most So-Called Scary Games

02.15.16

By Ed Smith
Games

What a 16-Year-Old First-Person Shooter Can Teach Us About Sexism and Feminism

01.21.16

By Ed Smith

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Best Buy Leaks a Surprising Price Tag for Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse

Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse price leak: Best Buy lists the new Trevor Belmont adventure for less than the usual $70 standard.

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Music

How Jimmy ‘The Senator’ Douglass Got His Nickname, and the One He Refused to Take: ‘That’s Not Too Cool’

Prolific producer Jimmy ‘The Senator’ Douglass explains how he got his nickname two decades after being successfully established.

3 hours ago

By Lauren Boisvert
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Music

4 Forgotten Songs That Are Infinitely Better Than These R&B Artists’ Biggest Hits

Noisey selects four forgotten songs from R&B artists that are just as good, if not better, than their biggest records.

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