They're iconic, they contain a huge share of the population, and they're almost entirely absent from video games' depictions of reality.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kxvn4/why-theres-no-room-for-suburbs-in-open-world-games
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Most school children have a Chromebook, and every day, it's a war between kids, teachers, and the developers trying to entertain bored students.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3mxkj/inside-the-chaotic-world-of-kids-trying-to-play-video-games-on-school-laptops
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A spoiler-filled discussion with the storytellers of the latest God of War about what it means to kill a character you love.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxnw95/how-the-most-shocking-death-in-god-of-war-ragnarok-came-about
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The survival horror classic was funny and scary, an expensive B-movie that let you attack enemies with roundhouse kicks. That's still alive.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5yxxb/capcom-wants-to-keep-the-resident-evil-4-remake-weird
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Nintendo has a fraught relationship with its more hardcore players, which is why their upcoming stunt is basically a ticking time bomb.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7v9b4/worlds-biggest-troll-collab-is-ready-for-nintendo-to-ban-their-mario-maker-levels
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Noncompete contracts that restrict where people can work are only the start. Companies also own everything you make, and developers are tiring of it.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5va43/noncompete-contracts-video-game-industry
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Plus, why the heck is the 2001 supergroup Zwan on the soundtrack? We have an answer.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/88qyw5/how-a-designer-known-for-horror-made-the-musical-gaming-triumph-hi-fi-rush
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"Just like the best human players learn that lies are a poor strategy Cicero learnt that too.”
https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvm4bq/metas-board-gaming-ai-learned-not-to-lie
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Whether it was score chasing in 'Neon White,' killing innocents in 'The Quarry,' or building a house in 'Minecraft' with my kid, games were communal.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/88q3w3/the-best-video-games-this-year-helped-me-feel-closer-to-people
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