How speedrunners rewrote a game's DNA
A decade after release, a community turned a linear adventure into a physics playground nobody designed. There is a particular pleasure in watching a game reveal its intentions…
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Why we keep returning to broken worlds
Ruined landscapes have become gaming's favorite backdrop. What does our appetite for collapse say about us? There is a particular pleasure in watching a game reveal its intentions…
Field notes: a weekend inside a fan convention
Away from launch trailers and review scores, this is where games actually live. There is a particular pleasure in watching a game reveal its intentions slowly. The best releases…