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  • New Series on Pop GO… Because I’m Crazy About Puzzle Games

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    Starting this month, I’m writing a new series over on geek/otaku website Population GO called “Puzzles and Pastries.” It’s devoted to puzzle games (and puzzle platformers) that you can download from Steam or on your smartphone or handheld consoles. Ideally, most games will be fairly inexpensive and fun to breeze through on a weekend morning.…

  • MoMA Set to Display Video Games as Artworks

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    I just read the coolest piece of news I’ve seen in a long time: the Museum of Modern Art is acquiring video games for a new art display, connected to the department of architecture and design. Criteria like aesthetics, time, and the use of space is what determines which games are chosen to be included…

  • “To the Moon” Review: Video Games Can Tell Stories, Too

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    Today I played the most magical video game… because it made me cry a little bit. I had heard that To the Moon was a tear-jerker, but I rarely experience that sort of emotional response to a video game. Excitement, euphoria, feeling like a badass, getting giddy over plot twists and epic moments and character interactions —…