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A Pre-Mortem Eulogy for Europa Universalis IV
Reflections on the world’s most addictive map simulator as its successor approaches
Oct 22 • 
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The History and Future of the “Game Canon”
It could be anything from doomed pipe-dream to the next step in gaming’s cultural evolution.
Oct 15 • 
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Three Pillars of Quality Video Game Violence
The best combat systems go beyond simulating reality.
Oct 8 • 
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Gaming Needs More Historical Fiction
What better way of raising the medium’s popular esteem?
Oct 1 • 
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Bohemian Peasant Simulator 2018
Seven years later, I guess it’s about time I gave Kingdom Come: Deliverance a fair shake
Sep 24 • 
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So I’m a Four-Armed, Two-Headed Water Merchant
Caves of Qud is my favorite roguelike, and maybe the best-written video game of all time
Sep 17 • 
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Exposing a Non-Gamer to Computer Roleplaying
My wife doesn’t play RPGs. What happens if I throw her in blind?
Sep 10 • 
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Regime Change for Fun and Profit
REVIEW: Avalanche Studios' Just Cause 3 (2015)
Sep 4 • 
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Incautiously probing the artistic horizons of game design.
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