A Trailer Is Not The Game

Trailer: The Unbearable Now

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Trailer: The Unbearable Now

May 28, 2016 13

As the next film is taking a while to complete, I thought I'd put...

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This Link Drag Thinks With Portals

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This Link Drag Thinks With Portals

August 19, 2011 3

Links! Five in total, one invokes the non-word "fuckability." Honorary Mentions! Two new free...

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ShockCube

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ShockCube

June 24, 2011 9

Professor Steve Furnell also told me about something a lot more modern. Behold: the...

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My E3

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My E3

June 10, 2011 8

No one remembers anything about E3 2010. Or E3 2009. For all the hype,...

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Friday Night Nostalgia: Sonic Remix

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Friday Night Nostalgia: Sonic Remix

May 6, 2011 11

I scoffed at consoles until I met Sonic. You monster. As a one-time salute...

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Not the Game: Falconhoof

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Not the Game: Falconhoof

March 4, 2011

Have you heard of Falconhoof? Here's Falconhoof. He will be the guide on your...

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A New Art Form

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A New Art Form

February 19, 2011 16

"I've written about my irritation at the Bioshock trailers' propensity for fabricated gameplay and...

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Angry Young Men

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Angry Young Men

December 21, 2010 4

The good times are over. Capitalism has torn open the floodgates of economic chaos....

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Missing Shudders

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Missing Shudders

December 18, 2010 11

I have discovered a real reason to look forward to Deus Ex: Human Revolution....

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The Abstraction

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The Abstraction

December 11, 2010 11

"When a game becomes reality, it's no longer a game. It's terrifying."

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