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Striding the Wasteland

It made sense, initially. There wasn’t the memory – or the budgets – for much narrative beyond, “You are the ultimate good guy ...
By Shannon Drake Legacy AuthorJanuary 24, 2006
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Making the Sacrifice

An approach to God in videogames cannot begin directly from either God or videogames. The complexity in the argument requires us to take ...
By Khurram K. Ahmed Legacy AuthorJanuary 24, 2006
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History Through Games

Books seem to have become a thing of the past. As a society, we have become more reliant on the internet, television and ...
By Dana Massey Legacy AuthorJanuary 24, 2006
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An Exit

I am constantly choking on the raw physicality of everyone around me, and all I want is a bit of freedom. Only when ...
By Patrick Dugan Legacy AuthorJanuary 24, 2006
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Metal Gear Pacifist

We gamers love choice. Presumably, that’s a large part of the reason we play games. We love to choose, whether it means going ...
By Pat Miller Legacy AuthorJanuary 24, 2006
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Late 1980s and Beyond!

Some of the world’s commentators say videogames are either incapable of having meaning, or are only now reaching that stage. Lev Grossman said ...
By John Szczepaniak Legacy AuthorJanuary 24, 2006
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