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It's time for a tolerance break
How do I fight the compulsion of falling into the comfort of the same game again and again, and play new games, see new worlds instead?
How do you learn to use camera controls in video games?
It does take some intentional learning time to get used to using one joystick to move and the other to look around
Playing pretend
When disinformation and propaganda are everywhere, it feels all the more important to remind myself what fiction can be
Finally, a nesting game that gets the lighting right
It's your job to make that isometric house an isometric home
How do you write about games?
"I always end up just saying some variation of 'It's very interesting and fun!'"
In Esoteric Ebb, men talk to men about manhood, and that's a good thing
It does not shy away from the things many of us are always thinking about when we interact with others, like, “Who are you voting for?” and “What does being a man mean to you?”
Dear Mother, what should I play while the baby sleeps?
It's never too early to start training a baby gamer, right?
Dear Mother: Why can't I seem to finish games?
"What can I do to stay on track with my games? Should I even try to?"
Dear Mother: It feels like everyone's played these video games. Should I?
How important is the video game canon, after all?