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Mass Effect’s Choices Remain Its Greatest Success—And Greatest Failure

05.27.21

By Rowan Kaiser
Games

Even ‘Wholesome’ Games Can (And Should!) Make You Feel Terrible

06.30.20

By Ricardo Contreras
Games

The Cruel World of ‘Nowhere Prophet’ Has a Saving Grace: Hope

08.07.19

By Ricardo Contreras
Games

A Narrative Strategy Game That Confronts the Nature of Power

08.17.18

By Cameron Kunzelman
Games

The Small Town Story of ‘Night in the Woods’ Is Even Better on a Big Screen

12.18.17

By Danielle Riendeau
Games

This Game About Domestic Abuse Helped Me Understand My Own Trauma

10.03.17

By Kate Gray
Games

How Games Make Me Confront the Terror of Open Spaces

08.04.17

By Cameron Kunzelman
Games

Why The Makers of ‘Tacoma’ and ‘Edith Finch’ Love Loneliness

07.16.17

By Rosh Kelly
Games

What It Means When Algorithms Start Telling Stories for Us

06.20.17

By Gil Lawson
Games

Take a Moonlit Stroll in ‘Rain in the Month of January’

01.25.17

By Danielle Riendeau
Games

The Next Great Setting for Video Games? Pre-Broadband Internet.

12.06.16

By Zack Kotzer
Games

Make Snowmen and Ponder Mortality in ‘Lost Constellation’

12.05.16

By Janine Hawkins

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Music

How a String of Rejections Led to This 2007 Pop One-Hit Wonder (That Will Be Stuck in Your Head for the Rest of the Day)

The Ting Tings faced rejection and disillusionment with mainstream record labels, which inspired the song that led to their success.

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4 Bands That Wear Disguises on Stage (That Aren’t Slipknot, Sleep Token, or GWAR)

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Foo Fighters Frontman Dave Grohl Says Decision to Fire Josh Freese ‘Didn’t Happen Overnight’

According to Dave Grohl, the Foo Fighters decided to part ways with Josh Freese while they were on a touring break in 2024.

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By Stephen Andrew Galiher
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Ja Rule Vows to Beef With 50 Cent and Tony Yayo Forever After Airplane Scuffle: ‘Everybody Can’t Be Friends’

Ja Rule told TMZ that he doesn’t plan to engage in war with 50 Cent and G-Unit again, but promises to never end their beef.

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By Caleb Catlin
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The Baby Keem Mt. Rushmore: Four of His Greatest Songs to Date

With Baby Keem releasing his latest album ‘CA$INO’ on all streaming platforms, Noisey selects four of his best songs to date.

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By Caleb Catlin

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