For Our Consideration

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  For Our Consideration

  Empathy Games

  Finding the virtues amid the violence of Telltale’s The Walking Dead.

  By Ryan Smith • May 13, 2013

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  For Our Consideration

  Silence Is Golden

  Just because games can talk doesn’t mean they should.

  By Anthony John Agnello • February 12, 2013

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  For Our Consideration

  It Belongs In A Museum

  An awful Dead Island: Riptide promotional statuette serves as a breathtaking work of shock art.

  By John Teti • January 16, 2013

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  For Our Consideration

  It Did One Thing Well

  A eulogy for the PlayStation 2, the last of the single-purpose gizmos.

  By Anthony John Agnello • January 10, 2013

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  For Our Consideration

  In Praise Of Un-Addictive Games

  In a free-to-play world, addiction has become a banal commodity.

  By Joe Keiser • November 29, 2012

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  For Our Consideration

  Smacks And The City

  The history of Double Dragon reflects a culture’s changing relationship with the urban landscape.

  By Dan Whitehead • October 18, 2012

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  For Our Consideration

  Partners In Arms

  In their quest for realism, military shooters have ventured into murky moral territory.

  By Ryan Smith • August 13, 2012

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  For Our Consideration

  The Joy Of The Forsaken

  The god who rules The Binding Of Isaac doesn’t care about justice. That’s what makes the game great.

  By John Teti • July 30, 2012