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Video Games
Video Game Review: “Rage 2” — Time to Rage on
This wide-angle richness — a world filled with things to do, myriad side-distractions — is the mark of exceptional game design.
Video Game Commentary: PAX East 2019 — Day One
My first day at this year’s PAX East was generally disappointing, though there was some enjoyment to be had.
Video Game Highlights and Lowlights of 2018
With the release of Ultimate, Super Smash Bros. received a critically acclaimed overhaul and update.
Video Game Commentary: “Life Is Strange 2” — Indie Game Culture Goes Political
Life Is Strange 2 makes no secret about its sympathy for Mexican-Americans in the era of Trump.
Fuse Video Game Review: “The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D” — Worthy of a Cult
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask is the video game version of Groundhog’s Day — you’re Bill Murray, and it’s brilliant.
Video Game Review: The Super Smash Bros. Are Back — Better Than Ever
Whether you are new or returning to the Super Smash Bros. series as a veteran, get this title on the Wii U and skip the 3DS version — unless you absolutely have to have the game on-the-go.
Video Game Commentary: The Ideology of “Angry Birds” — Back to “Animal Farm”
The mega-popular video game Angry Birds is nothing if not hypocritical. A story of political and moral resistance is packaged to fill corporate coffers.
Arts Fuse Year-End Fundraiser: Once More unto the Breach, Dear Friends, Once More
Please send tax deductible dollars to “The Arts Fuse” so the magazine can continue to serve its mission — we need funds to pay our writers, to continue to grow our readership, and to raise our visibility around the region.
Visual Arts Review: Boston Cyberarts’ “The Game’s Afoot” — Something Clever
None of these games engendered any suffering at all. They were already pre-designed for failure; a player has no chance of success. But isn’t part of the pleasure of gaming the repeated failures that, over time, lead to successes?