Articles, Essays, and Critical Thought

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'Uncharted 4' Comes to an End Long After It Ran Out of Ideas

Nathan Drake's Superpower? White Privilege

Black Video Game Characters are Still Often Voiced by White Actors

The PAX Gaming Convention Is Not as Inclusive as It Thinks It Is

'Life Is Strange' Ignored Me as a Student of Color, Just Like a Real Prep School

Nintendo Reminds Us that It Doesn't Matter Who 'Wins' E3

Big Budget Games Are a Dying Breed
Searching for Faith During a 'Night in the Woods'
Is There Room for Couch Co-Op in a World Obsessed with Online Multiplayer?
'Citizens of Earth' in The Time of Trump
Arcade Game Divorce Divorce Brings Enjoyment in Splitting a Household Up
Games Could Learn a Thing or Two From Confessional Poetry's History
We Interviewed 3-Year-Old Internet Artist Yung Jake Via Text
Brendon Chung On Quadrilateral Cowboy and The Joys of Programming
Mafia III's Story Works Because Of The Open World
What Michonne, Sasha, and Beyoncé Teach Us About the Complexities of Anger
The Games We Played: The Darkest Dungeon
Guest Post: How The Beginner's Guide Harkens Back to the First Ars Poetica
Spawn On Me Episode 112: Drake's Gonna Drake
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