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Ming Mecca, the jazz instrument for videogame improvisation
The glitch as a building block.
Author: Patrick Elliot
Patrick Elliot is a native Rhode Islander who enjoys being a dad and carving frosty waves like his name was ThrillaGorilla.
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I played Swing Copters for an hour and all I got was this lousy sense of depression
Also some medals, a new hat, etc.
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The agony and the ecstasy of Aban Hawkins & the 1001 Spikes
Know death.
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Sportsfriends reminds us how local multiplayer can be
It’s in that name.
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Eliss Infinity is the reason we’ve been poking at our phones for years
Prepare to touch.
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Sirtet reminds us why Tetris was great
Winning isn’t everything.
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Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers thinks it’s OK to be cheap
Keep it simple, stupid.
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Oceanhorn borrows all the worst parts from Zelda
Triforce? Check. Innovation? Eh …
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The plight of Metal Gear Online and the limits of videogame preservation.
Video Metal Gear Online – which sought to bring stealth action into the HD online arena – has officially gone offline. Konami shut down the servers for the game June 12th. The game stood in staunch comparison to the majority of twitchy, fast-paced online shooters that were its contemporaries. Rather than pump along at a break-neck speeds, MGO rewarded players for sitting in a box for ten minutes. It was a quirky mix of action and waiting – and now its gone forever. Another PS3 game was scheduled to shutdown in North American this month as well: Demon’s Souls. The…