Opinion by Matt S. One of the most common sayings that I see around the place is that “politics has no place in games.” It’s a line of argument that I strongly disagree with, as it implies that games lack artistic validity. As I argue in my latest piece on…
Read MoreArticle by Matt S. Liyla and the War of Shadows is a free game that you’ll be able to complete in ten minutes. It’s also a game that I consider to be essential, and the most important game that you will play in a very long time. Developed by a…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. NORTH is a wonderfully thought out art game about the current refugee crisis, drawing influence from cyberpunk and surrealism. A lot of people are going to be scared off by this sentence alone and write the game off as a walking simulator. If you aren’t though,…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Papers, Please is not the kind of game that would ever feature in a Christmas countdown. It’s most certainly not the kind of game that you should be playing to set yourself in the mood for the season. It is a brutal, depressing, and frank deconstruction…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Forget The Hunger Games. Battle Royale has always been the most powerful story about a corrupt government forcing school kids forced to fight one another to the death. Both in terms of theme and vision, Battle Royale, which in the tradition of fine irony in the…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. When the people of Australia voted the head of the Socialist Alliance to the top political job, they had no idea what they were in for. My first act was to mandate that schools taught evolution, rather than creationism. This would lead to an increase in…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. I’m all for games being used as a outlet for political activism. What better way to make a point than to get the players directly engaging with the material? Of course, if you do make a game that is a work of political activism, then the…
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