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8 Games for the Labour Revolution
For no reason at all, this week seems like a good one to talk about labour. Here’s a selection of games that feature strikes, organised workforces, and labour disputes. They run the mechanical gamut from LARPs to cards to dice, and some of them are even free. These games often dive into history and take…
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Frogger Player Shatters World Record With Over 1 Million Points
On February 27, software engineer Michael Smith surpassed his own previous world record for Konami’s 1981 coin-op classic Frogger, a feat which involved maxing out the game’s score counter multiple times. His new score sits at a comfortable 1,356,520, handily toppling his previous record of 970,440.
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8 Tabletop Roleplaying Games to Help You Navigate the Afterlife
As the independent TTRPG scene has exploded over the recent years, so has the creativity that comes along with an ever-expanding and innovative customer base. While wandering the afterlife (or wandering around as an undead creature) are well-trod storytelling tropes, game designers across the globe have taken folklore and fantasy and merged them to create…
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11 VR Fighting Games That Might Finally Teach You How to Fight
Experts say that the best way to get better at fighting people is to fight a lot of people, but that’s not a lifestyle I aspire to. While I like the idea of besting my enemies through combat, I’m less keen on the “getting punched in the mouth” part of the deal. So I turned…