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Roundup: Nintendo drops back-to-back Directs for the first time
Earlier this week, we saw two Nintendo Directs back to back. Here are a few highlights from each.
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How casual game design philosophy changed over time
Casual games have repeatedly expanded who games are for, where they can be played, and what “playing” a video game can even mean.
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Exit 8 review: when a game adaptation soars
Japanese indie horror flick Exit 8 has arrived on the big screen in the UK, leaving a mark as one of the finest videogame adaptations to date
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Resident Evil and the adaptation accuracy debate
As Resident Evil returns to the big screen with an untold original story by Zach Cregger, why do fans seem so afraid of the movie trying something new?
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Opinion: Stranger Than Heaven's Tupac is digital necromancy
Continuing with their tradition of face-scanning actors into their games, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio has spawned controversy in their latest choice: bringing back Tupac Shakur for…
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Coffee Talk Tokyo review: a lo-fi respite worthy of your time
Chorus Worldwide Games head to Tokyo with the newsest installment in the brew-making visual novel series Coffee Talk
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FromSoftware design: How Elden Ring and Bloodborne manifest immersion
An analysis of FromSoftware's detailed, sprawling worlds, and just what makes them feel so immersive
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Feature: The Legend of Zelda, orientalism, and perpetuated stereotypes
The Legend of Zelda is one of gaming's most revered series, but its controversial history with orientalism and representation has been demonstrably messy