Business
Second-Hand Market Impact
The used game market that publishers spent a decade trying to kill, and mostly succeeded.
Genres
Immersive Sim
Games that hand you overlapping systems and trust you to become a menace with them.
Culture
Toxic Positivity in Fandoms
When 'I love this game' becomes 'and you are not allowed to criticize it' -- fandom curdles into something defensive and hostile.
Iconic Games
Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure
Dr. Mario got another refresh, this time with assist powers designed to widen the entry funnel.
Characters
Max Caulfield
The shy photography student who made diary-level awkwardness feel like a superpower instead of a flaw.
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