Mike Joffe Jan 3, 2017. 8 minute read
How games helped me deal with Tourette’s
A widely misunderstood condition, Tourette Syndrome responds surprisingly well to therapies that involve videogames. Here's one person's experience.
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No winners or losers: how games misrepresent ecologies
Fictional ecologies are quite common in videogames-- but the way games represent them doesn't usually reflect real life.
READ MORE >Mike Joffe Aug 12, 2016. 7 minute read
The best Pokemon rip-offs of the early 2000s
Chocovaders. Monkey Puncher. These five Pokemon clones had style, god damn it.
READ MORE >Mike Joffe Jul 21, 2016. 7 minute read
The untold history of slimes
Slimes! From a classic enemy in Japanese roleplaying games to the source of a 1950s media scare, what's their deal, anyway?
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