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With a Terrible Fate Podcast Episode 6: Mass Effect Revisited
Join an analysis of Mass Effect, a discussion of developer intentions behind politics and nostalgia, and a meditation on "multigaming."
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With a Terrible Fate Podcast Episode 5: Duties to the Self and Avatars
Join us for a conversation with Daniel Muñoz and our founder on the intersection of self-directed ethics and gamers' duties to avatars.
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Does Portal Belong in the Video Game Canon? (Featuring: PAX South!)
We asked PAX South: does Portal deserve a place among the "Great Books" of gaming?
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Professor Layton: The Storytelling Value of Puzzles in Video Games
How can you turn a common game mechanic into a new kind of narrative device?
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More Than Just a Game: The Mental Techniques of Advanced Melee Players
Melee champions depend more on mindfulness and empathy than on wave dashes.
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Beyond Main Quests: How Horizon Zero Dawn’s Gameplay Killed its Story
Horizon: Zero Dawn offers a new take on an old problem of open-world storytelling.
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From PAX South 2018: Which Games Belong in the Video Game Canon?
Check out With a Terrible Fate's presentation on how to decide on the "Great Books" of video games.
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Does Dead Rising Belong in the Video Game Canon?
It dropped you in a mall full of zombies. How did it influence the storytelling legacy of video games?
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Does Grand Theft Auto III Belong in the Video Game Canon?
GTA is infamous for stirring debate about violence in gaming. What were its contributions to the storytelling of the medium?
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Hero of Time: Why the Zelda Series Should Mature with its Players
Link fights the bad guy. Link saves the day. But what happens when the player no longer feels connected to this story?