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Author: William Fox

a still image from the HBO Max adaptation of The Last of Us with Joel on his front porch at night holding the acoustic guitar he made for Ellie as she stands nearby with a stern look on her face

Games are More Than The Last of Us

By William Fox • May 23rd, 2025

The Last of Us gives the player no real agency.

The title image for Returnal with the main character in a space suit and helmet standing in front of rows of the same helmet broken or reflecting strange imagery

Returnal Pushes Against the Risks of Ambition

By William Fox • December 21st, 2023

For Thoreau, mundanity might be a feather duster, but for ambition, it’s anything which takes away time from achieving something extraordinary.

Screenshot from Going Under with the lead character staring into the camera and the office lounge in the background

Going Under Exposes the Arrogance of Startups

By William Fox • October 13th, 2023

Believing your company is different is not a bad thing. But it becomes a problem when that sense of being different becomes a sense of being superior, and when your staff start to suffer for it.

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