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2013 in Review: Why I'll Never Finish Papers, Please
Universally praised for its disquieting undertones, Papers, Please is especially uncomfortable when you've been on the other side.
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What are the Best Starbound Mods?
Starbound might be the new kid on the sand-block but that hasn't stopped modders from going wild.
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2013 in Review: Why Being the Game No One Actually Wins is So Good For Dota 2
By virtue of being impossible to truly master, Valve's Dota 2 is also impossible to put down.
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Wildstar and the Case of the Too Pretty Alien Females
Carbine Studio's upcoming sci-fi MMO lets you be anything you want -- except if you're female and don't want to be a pretty space princess.
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The Starbound Permadeath Diaries
Starbound may lack a permadeath mode but it certainly didn't stop Cassandra from pretending there is one.
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Doki-Doki Universe PSVita Review: Twee or Squee?
Charming and frequently strange, Doki-Doki Universe continues the recent trend of adorable Vita games.
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What are CCP Games' Future Plans for EVE Online?
We asked the community what they'd like to know about the future of EVE Online. They answered. And so did CCP Games.
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The Top 15 Best iOS Games of 2013 That You Must Play
Curious what the best iPhone and iPad games of 2013 are? We've got the top selections of this year right here.
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Tearaway PS Vita Review: Giddily in Love With a Squishy Papercraft World
Who needs weapons when you have cute? Media Molecule's 3D platformer is so bafflingly sweet, you'd be forgiven if you think it was made out of sugary awesome.
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How Does Wii Fit U Compare to Good Old-Fashioned Exercise?
In 31 days, Cassandra and Pete will see if Wii Fit U can compare to working out "au naturel"
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Contrast PS4 Review: Now, You're Playing with Shadows
Though it looks like the Cirque de Soleil, Contrast's wonky platforming makes it less than the Greatest Show on Earth.
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Sink or Swim? BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea - Episode 1 Review
BioShock Infinite's first story-driven DLC Burial at Sea: Episode One is very much like the underwater city of Rapture: magical, flawed and all too short-lived.
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How to Make Skyrim Look and Feel Next Gen for Free
Who needs a PS4? Grab these great mods and make The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim look next-gen for free!
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Letters from Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies
Cassandra and Pete continue their tag-team discussion about the latest Ace Attorney game.
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How does Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies Compare?
Cassandra Khaw and Pete Davison investigate Dual Destinies and relate the findings of their cross-examinations in a letter series.
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What are the Scariest PC Games in the Steam Halloween Sales?
With Halloween only a day away, don't stop at just picking great deals. Buy yourself nightmares.
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A Playable Fan-Made Warcraft IV?! Yes, Please!
Never underestimate the power of an impatient Warcraft fan and the Starcraft II editor.
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Dark Souls 2: Screenshots, Videos, and Everything Else You Wanted Spoiled for You
You've read the stories. Now, come check get all your Dark Souls 2 spoilers in one place.
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This is a Hometown Story Not to Tell the Kids : Review
This shop-management-simulation-lite is a tepid, stripped-down version of the genre.
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How Pokemon Y Taught Me to be Happier
To her chagrin, Cassandra learns a life lesson on her quest towards becoming the very best.
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Malicious: Rebirth Review
Alvion's 3D action brawler Malicious: Rebirth is an enhanced port that is decent but little more.
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Clicking Bad is Like Breaking Bad Meets Cookie Clicker
In lieu of an official Breaking Bad game, have this worryingly addictive mix of Cookie Clicker and meth.
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The Wolf Among Us: Faith Review
The Wolf Among Us lacks the dystopian hopelessness of The Walking Dead but it is a howling good time regardless.
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As The Dust Clears: Where is CCP Games's First-Person Shooter Today?
USGamer takes a brief look at where CCP's highly ambitious but deeply flawed DUST 514 stands today.
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How to Play Grand Theft Auto V in Minecraft
This may be the closest thing any of us will ever come to GTA V on the PC for a while.
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You Know You Want To Play Massively Multiplayer Pong
If only so you can say you did. Torus Pong is a radial multiplayer Pong that demands a chance.
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Indies Did This: Scammers and 3D Gemini Rue
In this week's Indies Did This, we have procedurally generated murder mysteries, a hilarious e-mail exchange and more.
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Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure Review
Kinda charming, kinda cute but probably won't have a place in the Louvre of video games.
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Ice-Pick Lodge on the Making of Monsters
USGamer talks to Ice-Pick Lodge, the creators of Knock Knock, about all things monstrous.
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AMD's Mantle and Why Valve Might Want to Worry
We take a quick look at the Mantle API which AMD announced today and what it might mean.
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Indies Did This: Viva la Game Jams!
This week, Cassandra Khaw gets on her soapbox and breaks down why game jams rock.
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Ironclad Tactics Review
Zachtronics' card-based tactics game has cowboys, robots and your salty tears of defeat.
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When Infocom Meets Media's Favorite Man-Eating Shark
Tired of watching those old VHSes, why not play through the experience instead -- as the shark itself!
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Indies Did This: SUPER. HOT. SUPER. HOT.
Innovative FPSes, neon-blooded Zelda-meets-Diablo, casinos and cards. Last week was awesome.
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This Attack on Titan Tribute Is Monstrously Fun
That anime about giant, people-eating monsters that is really about societal anxiety now has new fan game.
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Peter Molydeux Wants To Make a Game Design School?
We're pretty sure that this is a joke but crazier things have happened.
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Card Hunter Review
Card Hunter, a tabletop RPG meets collectible card game (of sorts), takes it back to the old school with more flair than the Fresh Prince of Bel Air.
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Awesome Mom Makes Awesome Chocobo Costume, Is Generally Awesome
We talk to Calley MacLeod, who took Special Prize in Square Enix's first EU FFXIV: ARR Cosplay Contest 2013, about making great costumes for cheap.
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To the iPhone 5S and the iPhone 5C: 'Meh', I say.
Are the new iPhones the game changers some claim them to be? Cassandra Khaw certainly doesn't think so.
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Call of Duty: Ghosts and Genders. Who Cares?
Call of Duty: Ghosts will let players shoot like a girl if they want to. And here's why that matters.
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You're Going to Need A Bigger Boat
Failbetter Games' upcoming Sunless Sea has cannibal crews and Lovecraftian horrors. Delicious.
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Indies Did This: Pretty Pixel Art is Pretty
Our Indies Did This column is back and we've got gorgeous-looking games to spare.
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Making Big Bucks in Dota 2
Cassandra Khaw talks to the people who are profiting from the world's growing obsession with Valve's Dota 2.
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Cool, Quirky Ludum Dare Games for the Weekend
Too impatient to wait for the judging phase to end? Here are some of the niftier Ludum Dare 27 games to tide you by.
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Covenant of Humanity, Part 2: Those Who Never Left Dark Souls
In part two of our look at the Dark Souls community, we check out competitive PvP, hacking, roleplaying and 'Piggu' Knights.
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Build Your Own Miniature Asteroids Arcade Cabinet
What's cooler or hipper than owning your own DIY Asteroids Arcade Cabinet?
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Covenant of Humanity: Those Who Never Left Dark Souls
In this multi-part series, we talk to the community still entrenched within the Age of Fire.
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Highlights from Sony's Gamescom PS Vita Lineup
We couldn't go to Gamescom so Gamescom came to us? Sorta. Here are our favorites.
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Space Hulk Review
Plodding, ponderous and not-quite polished. Space Hulk could have been so good.