Many video games are about larger-than-life concepts. The Mario series features a pair of plumbers who defeat monsters by jumping on them. Even more mature and violent titles, like the Grand Theft ...

This series of Playable Futures articles considers how the design, technology, people, and theory of video games are informing and influencing the wider world. For this series' final entry, we're ...

Ritwik is a passionate gamer who has a soft spot for JRPGs. He's been writing about all things gaming for six years and counting. Simulation games turn what seem like mundane activities into ...

Originally from the UK Anthony is an avid reader and writer, now based in Finland. He graduated from the University of Nottingham with a BA in German with Dutch Studies and spent a semester each in ...

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