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Why the Male Power Fantasy Has an Important Role in Gaming
Some people got into a huff yesterday when game designer Warren Spector spoke out against Wolfenstein: The New Order as yet another “adolescent male power...

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by Dave Walsh 11 years ago11 years ago

Some people got into a huff yesterday when game designer Warren Spector spoke out against Wolfenstein: The New Order as yet another “adolescent male power fantasy” first person shooter to hit the market. He of course apologized today, kind of. The Male Power Fantasy is a term that you’ll hear thrown about a lot in...

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BioShock: Infinite Pushes Fact That Killing Does Get Old
Ken Levine and the crew at Irrational Games do a lot of things extremely well, but that doesn’t mean that they do everything up to...

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by Dave Walsh 11 years ago11 years ago

Ken Levine and the crew at Irrational Games do a lot of things extremely well, but that doesn’t mean that they do everything up to that standard. There are some parts of the BioShock games that have been some of the best in the industry, while other times things feel ho-hum and like a bit...

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5 Games That Redefined Their Genres
A game doesn’t have to be first at something in order to succeed—it just has to take an old element and find a way to...

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by Sara Swanson 12 years ago12 years ago

A game doesn’t have to be first at something in order to succeed—it just has to take an old element and find a way to make it new and enjoyable. These five games did just that: they took everything good about their genre, added in their own unique ideas, and delivered a new archetype that...

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Why the Male Power Fantasy Has an Important Role in Gaming

BioShock: Infinite Pushes Fact That Killing Does Get Old

5 Games That Redefined Their Genres

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