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For decades, governments on the federal and state levels have carved out exceptions to labor laws for certain industries. → Read More
The game doesn’t just erase historical details, it overwrites them. → Read More
It's more about consumerism than survivalism. → Read More
The unseen labor behind the video game industry’s biggest titles. → Read More
The unseen labor behind the video game industry’s biggest titles. → Read More
2017 was another incredible year for the gaming industry. Here are the games that our critics could not stop thinking about. → Read More
The levels in “WWII” render warfare as stagecraft, in which the stage dressing and scenery is changed regularly to make aiming and shooting seem heroic. → Read More
In 22-minute episodes, this kind of humor might pass as satire, but the punchlines sour when they are spread out across a 20-hour video game. → Read More
For new (or lapsed) players, the possibilities will seem endless and energizing. For others, the idea of endless possibility might feel like more of the same. → Read More
Twenty-eight brief and bewildering oddities await players who play while staring into their competitors' eyes instead of a screen. → Read More
As with many sequels it becomes more about the auto-nostalgia for previous games in the series. → Read More
For many years the industry has churned out games that take a dozen or more hours to finish, on this year's best-of list more than half can be completed in under five hours. → Read More
The game’s long-running traditions begin to feel like a limitation → Read More
It’s a reminder that what we want most from history is the make-believe. → Read More
As with much of the entertainment adults make for children, the seemingly harmless “Paper Mario: Color Splash” is rife with hostile moments. → Read More
“Destiny: Rise of Iron” is a reflection of how successful Bungie has been in its original plan for occupying players’ time and it’s another attempt to finish what it began in 2014. → Read More
What does Lev Manovich's Instagram archive show us how the app is shaping our lives and the way we think about images? → Read More
The high-definition remaster is better today than when it was released 10 years ago → Read More
Vending machine-style kiosks are replacing parole officers, which means less rehabilitation work and more surveillance. → Read More
Video games in 2015 were exuberant, despairing, spectacular and spartan, but always close to the edge of new territory. → Read More