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One of the Switch 2's most visually impressive releases, Orbitals is a delightful, puzzle-solving romp.

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I am a vaccine-immunology researcher and, since childhood, an enthusiastic (but mostly talentless) amateur gamer. I have an enduring love for the text-based adventure games I played in the 1980s, as ...

Game show history is filled with controversial moments, but few created as much backstage controversy as Michael Larson's astonishing winning streak on Press Your Luck in 1984. In a newly resurfaced ...

One of Escape From Tarkov's top devs has left Battlestate Games. Lead Game Designer Jean Tyulegenov revealed on Twitter that, after nearly a decade, his time at the studio had "come to an end." Though ...

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Peter Perla, the late sage of modern wargaming, explained how wargames facilitate proofing through what he called the “cycle of research.” The cycle is the sum of wargaming, exercises, and analysis, ...

A team of 20 designers turned to the exuberant, ephemeral natural world and to grittier L.A. street scenes as inspiration for the look of the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Sign up to start every ...