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How Video Games Could Benefit from Hurting Us More
Gaming representations of physical and mental suffering are regularly reductive. But by really making us hurt, these experiences could become unnerving and exciting.
Why Video Games Should Hurt Us More
Gaming representations of physical and mental suffering are regularly reductive. But by really making us hurt, these experiences could become unnerving and exciting.
These Are Some of Video Gaming's Most Disturbing Moments
From the sickeningly brutal, to the psychologically petrifying, right down to eye-watering moments of profound sadness.
Why ‘The Last of Us’ Was the Greatest Game of the Last Console Generation
Not only was it the perfect swansong for the PS3, but Naughty Dog's post-apocalyptic adventure is arguably the best game on the PS4.
Five of the Best Video Game Soundtracks You Don't Have to Be a Gamer to Enjoy
You don't need to be in the middle of a game to fall in love with this music.
These Are the Games You Should Buy Next for Your New Console
Get a new games-playing machine for Christmas? Bored of whatever came with it? Here's what you need to get next.
‘The Witcher 3’ Is the One Game of 2015 That Really Understands Family Matters
Through Geralt, we feel what it's like to direct a child's development, and also to understand the damage done in other families.
I’ll Never Love Another Console Like I Loved the PlayStation 3
The games of the PS3 era were special in many ways, but also showcased a lot of the medium's shortcomings, ones that gaming is only beginning to deal with.
I’ll Never Love Another Console Like I Loved the PlayStation 3
The games of the PS3 era were special in many ways, but also showcased a lot of the medium's shortcomings, ones that gaming is only beginning to deal with.
Gaming’s Most Gorgeous Apocalypses
While we wait for Fallout 4, let's look back at other games that had us looking forward to the end of the world.
Why Is Mavis Beacon Still the Best Known Black Woman in Video Gaming?
Black women remain massively underrepresented in a medium that has produced notable examples of nearly every other conceivable demographic.
Video Gaming's Most Beautiful Moments
Some of the scenes and sounds that have made us swoon over the years.