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Redesigning Casablanca

Randy Smith watches the classics and realises that films have no easier a time telling stories than games do.
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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?
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Survival Horror Syndrome

Steven Poole on the notion that videogames' tendency to teach players to always strike the first blow could help reinforce contemporary belief in ‘preventative’ atrocities.
Chris Dahlen's picture

The Superjoke

Chris Dahlen takes a journey into the world of The Mighty Boosh and finds that their surreal adventures have a surprising amount in common with gaming.
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Off-Label Gaming

N'Gai Croal asks whether allowing players to set their own Achievements could take gaming into a new dimension.
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Ich Bin Ein Bad Dude

Wolfenstein's Nazis are hardly nuanced characterisations - could games do more to explore the moral ambiguity of being the baddie?
Chris Dahlen's picture

Kind Of Yowza

Chris Dahlen asks novelty tunes expert Dr Demento to take a serious look at a chiptune rendition of Miles Davis' Kind Of Blue.
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Optimal Optional

With the majority of consumers yet to even embrace HD, how close do gamers really get to the perfect setup?
Chris Dahlen's picture

Zero Sum Pinball

The trap is sprung. After an innocent trip to the bowling alley, Chris Dahlen learns that pinball is anything but child's play.
Steven Poole's picture

The Path To Art

Challenging interactive folktale or pretentious, FMV-loaded hogwash? Steven Poole ponders both approaches to The Path.
Chris Dahlen's picture

The Ultimate Ad Game

Chris Dahlen talks a different kind of pop as he imagines one possible future for advertising in games.
NGai Croal's picture

The Harder They Come

After a stormy response to Nintendo's Demo Play patent, N'Gai Croal looks at the difficulties of difficulty.
Chris Dahlen's picture

The Cabinet Of Vincent Diamante

Chris Dahlen meets Flower's composer, a man with a sideline in taking the arcade to the streets with his Mobile Gamer project.
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The Elegant Dodge

Randy Smith post-mortems his new iPhone game, Spider, and reveals the truth behind grand theory and pragmatic practice.
Steven Poole's picture

The Will To Underpower

Steven Poole explores the potential for videogames to increase players' emotional engagement by balancing impotency with total power.
Chris Dahlen's picture

Will We Ever Game Against Mars?

Have you ever wondered about interplanetary multiplayer? Chris Dahlen has, and he's asked NASA whether it's possible.
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iSolution Or iToilet?

In the interests of finding games' future on iPhone, Randy Smith immerses himself in the fart jokes and wobbling knockers that comprise its present.
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Best In Show

Now the dust has truly settled, N'Gai Croal looks back at the announcements at this year's E3.
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Welcome To The Forum

Edge reader Alex Walker presents an excellent guide to joining Edge's long-established forum. Read and join the discussion!
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Overlord II: The Best Sex Scene of the Year

Or, the foursome that gets everything right in just two minutes.