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A female samurai game in the cross-hairs of the culture wars

A female samurai game in the cross-hairs of the culture wars

PlayStation’s winter blockbuster invites players on a journey of vengeance across 17th-century Hokkaido, while raising questions of cultural ownership

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Sword of the Sea offers a glimmer of hope to the world

Sword of the Sea offers a glimmer of hope to the world

In a medium dominated by destruction or tussles for territory, it is striking to encounter an allegory for rejuvenation


Luto – the video game about grief

Luto – the video game about grief

This horror game doesn’t simply employ trauma as atmospheric texture, but engages with the mental architecture of suffering


Date Everything! The game that turns household items into objects of desire

Date Everything! The game that turns household items into objects of desire

This quirky simulator is a sly satire of modern dating’s relentless abundance


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