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How The Sims Became a Champion for LGBTQ Representation in Gaming

Keenan McCall - July 24, 2018

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Sympathy for the Devil: What if EA isn’t Evil?

Gabriel Cavalcanti - December 8, 2017

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The Sims Isn’t Just a Game, It’s a Therapy Tool

Meryl Kavanagh - October 18, 2017

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Choice of the Dragon is Still Monstrous Fun for the Bookworm Gamer
While there are games where dragons feature as enemy encounters, I always want to be the dragon. There’s the classic Spyro series to fulfill that wish, especially with the upcoming remaster it’s receiving. For something different, and likely quicker to access, check out Choice of the Dragon, playable for free online. Choice with a Skill […]
Free Game: Antihero Has You Control an Army of Paupers
Antihero is a turn-based strategy game that trades breadth in scope for depth of its underlying mechanics. As it’s free for Amazon Prime owners for the month of August, you should definitely pick the game up. Antihero is set in Victorian-era London, where pauperism and crime are running rampant. You play as a “master thief,” gathering resources […]
No Longer Home Brings Existential Magic to Student Life
No Longer Home is an episodic point-and-click by developer Humble Grove that incorporates magical realism into the lives of of college graduates. You play as the freshly graduated Bo and Ao as they prepare to move out of their apartment and finally face adulthood head on. Drawing from the experiences of Humble Grove’s two lead developers […]
How The Nintendo Switch Has Changed Indie Gaming
The Nintendo Switch has changed the face of indie gaming and the gaming industry as a whole. Larger companies were already promoting indie developers more, but Nintendo’s Switch changed industry the most. On the Nintendo eShop, fourteen of the thirty games currently featured are indie titles. The list’s top seller is the recently released Dead Cells (you […]
Retro Co-op Adventure Robbotto Out Now on Switch, PC
When it comes to video games, nostalgia is king. Many of us have fond memories of the games we played when we were young, and of those retro aesthetics that captured our imagination and became synonymous with a sense of play. Robbotto, the new 2D co-op adventure from indie studio JMJ Interactive, captures the spirit […]

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How The Sims Became a Champion for LGBTQ Representation in Gaming

Sympathy for the Devil: What if EA isn’t Evil?

The Sims Isn’t Just a Game, It’s a Therapy Tool