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Survival Of The Fittest

Modern Warfare 2 didn’t muddle its morals: the game has no morals, and that’s exactly the way we like it, argues Chris Dahlen.
November 18, 2009

The Mecca Of Videogames

Chris Dahlen is lucky to live just an hour from the world’s greatest classic arcade, Funspot - so lucky that he takes it for granted.
November 10, 2009

The Most Boring Game of the Year

It’s addictive and absorbing - but unless you’re playing it, Demon’s Souls is staggeringly dull, says Chris Dahlen.
November 04, 2009

Brütal Legend: A Love Story

Metal, shmetal: Chris Dahlen argues for why the romance makes the game in Brütal Legend.
October 28, 2009

Sonic the Comic Book

While the once-great game franchise limps along, the Sonic the Hedgehog comic book has hit its 200th issue - and it’s still going strong, says Chris Dahlen.
October 21, 2009

Let’s Burn Down D.C.

A string of new games fantasise about waging war against America's capital. Meanwhile, real-life Americans are dreaming about the same thing, says Chris Dahlen.
October 14, 2009

Power Fantasies

The stereotype goes that nerds love superheroes because they fuel the fantasy of beating up their bullies, but is that really behind the reason why Batman: Arkham Asylum's so good?
October 07, 2009

The Rise Of Ugh-Meck

Chris Dahlen proposes opening the door into a new world of user-generated, machine-mediated content: games made from things we’ve made but picked out by the machine for our entertainment.
September 30, 2009

Tell Us A Story

Chris Dahlen explores the Honeycomb Engine and how it uses rules to help players to tell their own, awesome, stories in games.
September 24, 2009

The Undeniable Case For Pink Floyd: Rock Band

17 minute songs, keyboard solos, Natal-powered theremins: what possible reason is there not to start an internet petition right now?
September 16, 2009
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