Understanding Autism Through Stardew Valley

In the role-playing farming simulator Stardew Valley, building routine is a tool that helps you progress further, and I draw comparisons between this gameplay style and autism.
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The Lingering Legacy of Psychedelia

Jesse Jarnow’s new book complicates and extends the history of LSD and sixties counterculture.
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WTF Is... - DOOM ?

TotalBiscuit takes a look at the highly anticipated shooter from id Software and Bethesda.
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Will Virtual Reality Change Your Life?

For decades, virtual reality has failed to deliver on its great promise. But on March 28th, Oculus Rift, a breakthrough VR system, debuted – finally heralding the arrival of a technology seemingly pulled from a sci-fi future. On a recent spring morning, in a soundproof studio on the San Mateo, California, campus of Facebook – just days before the $600 Rift's release – I'm testing out the Oculus headset in a mountain-climbing simulation created by Crytek, a team of artists and coders that has spent...
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This Weekend's PC Game Deals: The best spring sales have been saved for last

Spring sales are still going strong, with plenty of great titles from Bethesda, Ubisoft, City Interactive, Take-Two Interactive, Electronic Arts, Deep Silver, and others in this weekend's roundup.
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Apple Blocks Educational Game About War Crimes from App Store

From a critical standpoint, Liyla and the Shadows of War isn't the most amazing game experience you can have on a mobile device.
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For World’s Newest Scrabble Stars, SHORT Tops SHORTER

Nigerian players are dominating Scrabble tournaments with the surprising strategy of playing short words even when longer ones are possible, in an extreme form of rack management.
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Uncharted 4 (dunkview)

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Game on: Nintendo eyes expansion into film business

Movies like "Mario Kart" and "The Legend of Zelda" could soon be coming to a theater near you.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/JazzofAllTrades/game-on-nintendo-eyes-expansion-into-film-business

Overwatch to Permanently Ban Cheaters On First Offence

Blizzard will permanently ban any player found cheating in Overwatch - on their first offence. Announced in a post about cheating on the Overwatch forums, the policy will be to slap a ban on any player "found to be cheating—or using hacks, bots, or third-party software that provides any sort of unfair advantage". The post goes onto inform players how they can report cheating, and guidelines for doing so.
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Civilization 6 is coming in October, with big changes

Minuscule incremental changes are the atoms and cells of Civilization games, which are made up of tiny elements, each made one after another.
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Assassin's Creed - Trailer World Premiere

This is the trailer for the movie “Assassin’s Creed” starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard, which hits theaters December 21st.
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Dark Souls: Beginning Vs. End

More than most game franchises, Dark Souls really changes the way players play and act in their world. You might be a foolhardy adventurer at the start of your quest, but by the end you'll be a cautious, battle-hardened warrior that would sooner trust the Capra Demon than a suspicious treasure box. But Dark Souls itself never changes, and it's always waiting for that moment when you drop your guard.
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Million Dollars, But... The Game Announcement

Introducing Million Dollars, But... The Game! The Kickstarter goes live at 12:01pm CT. Available for pre-order at http://MDBGame.com
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PCGamer's Battleborn review

Battleborn treads familiar ground in a new, experimental way. At first glance, Battleborn looks like more of the same from Gearbox Software. A hyper-stylised, witty adventure with big guns and bigger personalities. But gone is the large, open overworld of the Borderlands games. It’s replaced instead by a small series of replayable story missions in which you and a team of up to four friends and/or strangers shoot monsters, defeat giant bosses and escort sentry robots from point A to B.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/petepaste/pcgamers-battleborn-review

Disney Infinity shuts down as Disney drops out of game publishing

Company will take $147 million writedown for shuttered toys-to-life line.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Appaloosa/disney-infinity-shuts-down-as-disney-drops-out-of-game-publishing

Nintendo's next game console may solve a huge issue with consoles in a bizarre way

Remember the Nintendo 64? You're forgiven if you don't — the game console is 20 years old as of 2016, and its games look woefully outdated compared to the gorgeous graphics of modern ones. Beyond being a Nintendo console packed with beloved games like "Super Mario 64," the Nintendo 64 was the last Nintendo console that used game cartridges.
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Inside the World of Professional Rock Paper Scissors

Rock Paper Scissors really is a sport. But it remains to be seen whether RPS pros can convince the rest of the world that it's a skilled pursuit.
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Learning Chess at 40

My 4-year-old daughter and I were deep into a game of checkers one day about three years ago when her eye drifted to a nearby table. There, a black and white board bristled with far more interesting figures, like horses and castles. “What’s that?” she asked. “Chess,” I replied. “Can we play?” I nodded absently.
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'Oregon Trail' officially inducted into the Video Game Hall of Fame

"Congratulations! Let's see how many points you have received."
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Battlefield 1 - Official Reveal Trailer

Discover classic Battlefield gameplay with epic multiplayer and an adventure-filled campaign. Experience the Dawn of All-Out War, Only in Battlefield 1. Battlefield 1 will be available from Oct 21st, 2016 on Xbox One, PS4 and PC.
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Enter the Holoverse: World-first hologram arcade set to open

A Brisbane man can make snow fall on cue and safaris in Africa possible, all from a building in south-east Queensland.
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