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Key art for Disney's Lorcana game, with ice queen, Mickey Mausritter, and crow queen standing in a line together

Versus Mode: Lorcana x Sorcerer’s Arena

By Orrin Grey • March 7th, 2024

Unlike Lorcana, Sorcerer’s Arena is not an original game cooked up whole cloth. It is, instead, an adaptation of the mobile game of the same name. I’ve tried out the mobile game a bit, but not enough to really get a feel for it, and there’s something to be said for the joy of pushing little plastic standees around on a board.

Interlinked
The title screen from the original Prince of Persion, showing an Arabian palace in all its pixellated glory.

Making Leaps

By Phoenix Simms • March 6th, 2024

Sometimes a certain long-running series will grow alongside you, its relationship with you and your associated subtexts with it morphing over time.

Here Be Monsters
A screenshot from Dead Space shows a terrifying space monster attacking Isaac Clarke as he tries to scramble away backwards in his spacesuit.

In Defense of the Jump Scare: A Manifesto

By Emma Kostopolus • March 5th, 2024

Jump scares function as a necessary pressure-release valve for the experience of watching horror, thus allowing the experience to be less unrelentingly tiring.

Mind Palaces
Cover art for Rollerdrome shows main character Kara Hassan wearing her skate helmet and staring stoically at the viewer. Behind her, a busy scene from the roller arena fills the frame.

And the Crowd Goes Wild

By Maddi Chilton • March 4th, 2024

It’s never quite established what Rollerdrome’s sport is reflecting in the society that watches it.

Jack of Shadows

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • March 4th, 2024

Revenge is a dish best served over and over and over again.

Past Presence
A screenshot from In Stars and Time shows two characters sharing a bench and looking off towards an ephemeral castle in the night sky.

What Time Loops Mean to Me

By Dr. Emily Price • February 29th, 2024

Time loop games give us the opportunity to grow alongside the main character.

Friction Burns
A screenshot of Shadowheart from Baldur's Gate 3 speaking to another character off stage with her face covered in blood and probably saying something sassy

The Surprising Horrors of Frictionless Romance

By Ruth Cassidy • February 26th, 2024

If I want to enjoy romances in RPGs, it seems against my best interests to want it to be more likely that I am rejected – and yet…

Funeral Rites
A black and white drawing of several ducks in mystical robes and armor traversing the stairs of a castle.

Embarking on a DuckQuest

By Alyssa Wejebe • February 26th, 2024

“What if ducks weren’t the comical sidekick? What if ducks were the heroes of the adventure?”

Teenage Odyssey

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • February 26th, 2024

Those were the days!

Feature Excerpt
A sampling of several characters from Fortnite's character selection screen.

Fortnite, Eminem and Kidproofing Media in the Age of Content

By Holly Boson • February 22nd, 2024

Eminem’s presence in The Big Bang can be interpreted as an apology to the players following their disastrous attempts at childproofing.

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