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, May 9, 2013
Do friends let friends fuck Republicans?
Plus: It’s time to dump the deadbeat.
by Dan Savage
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, May 6, 2013
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The Ming Mecca finally unites synth geeks and video game hackers
Now you can generate video games from your analog synth setup.
by Miles Raymer
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, Mar 7, 2013
Queensbridge via the Mushroom Kingdom with
Mario Deep
Mobb Deep and Super Mario Bros. make an odd but enjoyable pairing.
by Miles Raymer
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, Nov 1, 2012
Halo 4 rolls out zero-tolerance policy for offensive speech
The biggest video-game property going says good-bye to hate speech
by Miles Raymer
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Culture Vultures
, Jul 2, 2012
This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
Dollhouse Volume 1
, Lakeview's People Play Games, and HBO's
Girls
by Allegra Kirkland
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Bleader
, Sep 16, 2011
Art imitating life imitating art, Atari-style
For a good time play Pippin Barr's video game version of Marina Abramovic's "The Artist Is Present."
by Asher Klein
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, Nov 11, 2010
The Way of Dr. Tae
This disillusioned physics professor couldn't fix the education system—so he fixed a Tony Hawk video game instead.
by Ryan Smith
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, Oct 8, 2009
This Might Finally Be Too Much
Guitar games jump the shark with a $110 faux-distressed Rock Band controller.
by Miles Raymer
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, Sep 21, 2009
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Today in Reasons Why I'm a Geek
DJ Hero actually looks pretty badass.
by Miles Raymer
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, Jan 7, 2009
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We're a long way from Game Boy music
What the future of music making might look like
by Miles Raymer
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, Oct 31, 2008
Making babies (into dollars)
Grampall Jookabox has a surreal way to help you waste time online.
by Miles Raymer
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, Jul 9, 2008
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The closest you can get to being Neal Schon
The Journey video game
by Miles Raymer
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Bleader
, Mar 27, 2008
50 Cent and G-Unit: No peace in the Middle East
50 Cent returns to video games
by Miles Raymer
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Bleader
, Mar 3, 2008
Twenty-first century virtual chooglin'
The Dead come to Rock Band
by Miles Raymer
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, Feb 13, 2008
Smooth
Soft Rock Band
by Miles Raymer
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, Oct 11, 2007
Your chance to legally shoot at Fall Out Boy
Set your sights on Fall Out Boy in Halo 3.
by Miles Raymer
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, Sep 1, 2006
It's only a medium
Games are getting serious. We'll know they're truly serious when they no longer need that adjective.
by Harold Henderson
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