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You should play... Bugsnax, by Young Horses
Monster Hunter x Frog Detective x body horror? It's Bugsnax! Don't think about it too hard!
What can games tell us about girlhood?
From Life is Strange to The Walking Dead to Lost Wage Rampage, videogames can depict girlhood in groundbreaking, complex ways.
Palestine and guerrilla memorials in the digital age
Lujayn Hourani considers the effectiveness of the game-like temporal memorial, Re: Visit Palestine, in tandem with their own personal memories.
Phantom Abyss is online multiplayer without the scheduling nightmare
Team WIBY's Ben Marrinan explains how they developed Phantom Abyss for a generation who treats games as a digital living…
What does it take to be the Art Director on a huge MMORPG?
From artist to director on The Elder Scrolls Online, CJ Grebb tells us about his 20+ years in the world…
Behind the pioneering animation of the Overwatch cinematic universe
The world of Overwatch is more than a game, it's a freely accessible Pixar-style animated universe. We chat to two…
What are games for, if not community, collaboration and creativity?
Amidst an ongoing pandemic and the enlightening talks of the 2021 Freeplay Independent Games Festival, Stephen Pham reflects on what…
You should play... SNKRX
There has never been a more perfect answer to the question, ‘do you have games on your phone?’
Indigenous games express culture through play
These games showcase the incredible diversity of culturally-informed, Indigenous-made games from around the world.
Necrobarista, money, and the miserable business of artistic games
The lead artist on the award-winning Melbourne game alleges missing and inconsistent payments, and poor workplace culture. These issues are…