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What BioWare Handed Over
EA closed the company. It could not close what the company handed over.
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Never Trust the Quiet Ones
On Stephen Root, Brian Heder, and the art of the unassuming.
Gaming
Just Enough Rope: How Zero Company Turns Tactical Freedom Into Tension
Why Zero Company's turn-based combat feels like an action movie.
Late Doesn't Mean Secondary: Coffee Stain and the Art of the Parity Port
Why Valheim's five-year wait for PlayStation was the strategy, not the problem.
Review
A Racing Game for People Who Don't Like Racing Games
Star Wars: Galactic Racer is the rare arcade racer that converts non-believers. Verdict: Get it.
Culture
The Internet Used to Be Stupid on Purpose
Virality used to be an accident. Then it became an industry.
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Everything Got Written Down
Death on the trail was not a full stop. It was a comma in a sentence that kept going.