How vaginal imagery in Metroid Prime 4 redefines Samus — and why it matters for shooters
Yonic architecture is a constant, from the moment the player is given control of Samus until the very end.
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How vaginal imagery in Metroid Prime 4 redefines Samus — and why it matters for shooters
Yonic architecture is a constant, from the moment the player is given control of Samus until the very end.
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?
Disco Elysium and the myth of the male loneliness epidemic
Despite Disco Elysium predating this reckoning, its story and characters offer useful ways to interpret this modern myth
Irene Koh's Angel Arcade is about the fighting game community, emphasis on community
Koh's new webcomic is inspired by the local Guilty Gear community they founded
How do I get better at first-person shooters?
"Are there any good games, new or old, that encourage learning this mysterious combination of moving, pointing, and shooting that I seem to lack?"
Trapped in a loop: How Unemployment Simulator 2018 brilliantly represents depression
This lo-fi surrealist game, which was released last month, depicts a very specific horror story
Romeo is a Dead Man says don’t debate fascists, kill them
"Don't waste too much time talking with this guy. You're gonna screw up the tempo."
What the war in Iran means for people who make and play games
Qatar supplies 30% of the world’s helium, used to make GPUs, processors, and more. Prices are soaring in a high-pressure global economic landscape
17 indie developers who are making games about messy, sometimes toxic, queer romance
A series of profiles of participants in the Toxic Yuri Visual Novel Jam and other similar game jams
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
Consume Me got me to stop save-scumming and delete perfectionism
If I could, I would restart every day to do it better
