Video games are stuffed to bursting with fake brands. Most are forgettable, throw-away plot devices – Evil Corp, Joe’s Italian Restaurant, Richard’s Prophylactics – but some are so believable and well-loved that they’ve entered our consciousness. They’re more than window-dressing. We buy into what they’re selling, and almost feel surprised …
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If you play games long enough, you start to notice a lot of similarities. “Hey, these games sure have a lot of chest-high walls.” “Wow, there sure are lots of games with zombies.” And so on. One thing you’ll also begin to notice is how many video game characters share …
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Freaked out but not frustrated Horror games often require a certain kind of fortitude, whether you have to wade through disgustingly rendered entrails, tiptoe around unknowable beasts, or watch characters die in truly gruesome ways. Seeing those things take place in a movie is one thing, but actually experiencing a …
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