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Tag: Video Games
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From High Scores to Classic Donkey Kong, these Docs Take On Video Games
From the creative process behind indie games to the surprisingly compelling fights for world-record scores, here are some great films to stream about gaming.
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Travel the World From Home With These Immersive, Accessible Video Games
From food delivery in Beijing to driving the Italian coast to exploring the forests of Wyoming, you don’t need a console or VR rig to visit other places.
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A Workers’ Revolution Against a Sci-Fi Police State
The video game Tonight We Riot is the first from Means Media, a new Detroit-based, anti-capitalist media group.
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People Are Creating Some Unusual Video Games During Quarantine
Dreams, a new PlayStation 4 title, allows people to create their own games. The results have been fun, quirky, and surprisingly deep.
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Make the Getty’s Collection Your Own in Animal Crossing
The Getty’s art generator is the latest tool to help players of the popular social simulation game create their own galleries and installations.
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Explaining Your Favorite Gifs and Translating Video Games: Web Docs to Watch
Check out video essays and shorts about making terrariums, the history of the Seattle Mariners, and more.
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Build a Museum With Animal Crossing: New Horizons
More than merely letting players visit with other people and frolic outside without fear of infection, the game lets them act as procurers and curators of their own personal museums.
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Creative Video Games to Play While Quarantined
Now is a fantastic opportunity to dive into these unique, lyrical, and poignant video games.
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The Violent Action Game That Deconstructs Violent Action Games
No More Heroes critiques the conventions that still rule mainstream gaming.
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The Electronic Symphonies of Video Game Scores
I haven’t played the game Death Stranding, but I know one thing: The score, composed by Ludvig Forssell for prepared piano, synthesizer, and found percussion, is beautiful.
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A Dystopian, David Lynch-Inspired Video Game That Leaves Its Meaning Up to You
Taking its inspiration from magical realism, Southern Gothic, Tennessee Williams, and much more — act five of Kentucky Route Zero presents an unusual collage of touchstones for a young art form generally consumed with self-references.