Mario Kart embraces blue shell anarchy with latest update
What does it mean in a Mario Kart race where blue shells are ubiquitous and first place becomes a form of unrelenting penance?
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The fine line between a great, or the greatest FIFA videogame soundtrack
What exactly makes a classic football anthem for gamers looking to live out their own bit of sporting glory of failure?
Street Fighter 6 unveiling – might Capcom be embracing a fighting metaverse?
In seeking to redefine one of the world’s most iconic fighting games with more open world and online elements, could Street Fighter be set to embrace the metaverse concept?
Russian Doll: taking purpose from a life of gaming
Russian Doll is not the first TV show or movie to contemplate our overall purpose in the universe, or lack thereof, whilst trapped in a time loop.
However, the show offers some insightful perspective about the power of playing out the same experiences over and over again – whether in a real world or a videogame.
Anthem: a ‘dead game’ or a painful steppingstone to other things?
It is charming to know that, as of May 2022, Anthem continues to live on for a dwindling number of players. But at what point is it that we should consider an online ‘live service’ game is truly dead? Is it a matter of ensuring that servers are still running, or of people giving a shit?
Solidarity in isolation – the shared experience of ‘getting through’ Elden Ring
For a game with an almost absurdist approach to progress, meaning and purpose, what does Elden Rings tell us about games and those who play them in the early 21st century?
Wipeout 2097, Firestarter and the sound of a new gaming era
There was a time, long before they became dance megastars, when the Prodigy and their chart topping anthem ‘Firestarter’ ushered in a new era of gaming as a cultural force that could truly appeal to the masses for generations to come.
Zelda Month – 35 years of adventure in the great wide somewhere
After 35 years, the Legend of Zelda series remains an important fixture in the broad tapestry of videogames – an icon for digital adventurers. However, after decades of inspiring a range of imitators and ground breaking RPGs, the series is playfully discarding many longstanding tropes and staples to experiment and play around with a host of new gameplay mechanics popularised in everything from Dark Souls to Donkey Konga.
Digital identities and the real-life power of FIFA’s player ratings
When confronted with digital scores, there is something strangely humanising about seeing real world athletes coming to terms with being ranked as videogame characters for FIFA 21.
Fuller House vs The Witcher – the world of Netflix videogame adaptations
Toss a coin to your Netflix – the moral ambiguity of the Witcher was not the only video game adaptation attempted by the streaming giant over Christmas, with saccharine sit-com Fuller House offering some useful insight on Rocket League and its role as a communications tool
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