By Joe Keiser
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Inventory
For whom the Victreebel tolls: 8 regrettable video game portmanteaus
When wordplay goes wrong.
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Sawbuck Gamer
Groundhog Date
In Save The Date, every date is the first date.
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Review
Soul Survivor
In The Swapper, the spirit is willing, and the flesh is disposable.
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For Our Consideration
Backward Thinking
Shunning support for older games isn’t just bad for players—it denigrates the entire art form.
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Sawbuck Gamer
Everything Must Go
Fragments Of Him is a minimalist exploration of loss, grief, and acceptance.
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Review
Man Vs. Wild
You may not starve in Don’t Starve, but there are so many ways to die.
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Gameological Q&A
Bugging Out
What’s your most memorable encounter with a glitch?
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Sawbuck Gamer
Clay Songbirds
A claymation musical adventure game? You can’t fault Dominique Pamplemousse for lack of ambition.
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Sawbuck Gamer
Firewall Fighters
PWN: Combat Hacking re-envisions network infiltration as a frantic hardcore deathmatch. We’re gonna need more RAM.
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Gameological Q&A
Hell Of A Year
What’s your favorite year in video game history?
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Feature
Free To Play On $20 A Day, Second Edition
We revisit our coverage of the worst things in the world to spend money on. The list now includes alpacas, crimes against humanity, and PSY.
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Gameological Q&A
Play It Again
Which game-design tropes delight you every time they show up?
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Sawbuck Gamer
Hard Pulse
Heart The Beat throbs—the entire game, the whole time.