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Waves of Change: Battling Social Anxiety in Sea of Thieves

Waves of Change: Battling Social Anxiety in Sea of Thieves

TrueAchievements — If my lifelong social anxiety was a sailboat, Sea of Thieves has delivered countless cannonballs to the hull and left that anxiousness splintered, and left me unfathomably sociable and eager to play with others in a way I've never experienced.

Control Easter eggs: How Remedy's Control is connected to Alan Wake

Control Easter eggs: How Remedy's Control is connected to Alan Wake

GamesRadar+ — From Alan Wake to Control, Remedy is beginning to reveal its bigger picture.

What A Fold Apart Gets Right About Long Distance Relationships

What A Fold Apart Gets Right About Long Distance Relationships

indiegamewebsite.com — Before the game’s co-creator Mark Laframboise told me A Fold Apart was about his own history with long-distance partnership, I already knew the plot came from someone’s life experiences. A Fold Apart’s genuineness can’t be faked.

The Future Departed: How Indie Games Grapple with Real-World Grief | EGM

The Future Departed: How Indie Games Grapple with Real-World Grief | EGM

Electronic Gaming Monthly — As sure as you are reading these words on this page right now, as seamlessly as each letter collaborates with those before and after it to form words, sentences, ideas in your mind, you will one day in the future lose all ability to do so.

Ooblets Revolutionizes the Farm Life Sim by Rejecting the Casual Violence of Its Predecessors

Ooblets Revolutionizes the Farm Life Sim by Rejecting the Casual Violence of Its Predecessors

The Escapist — The first hour of Glumberlands' colorful farm life sim, Ooblets, begins like most others in the genre. You arrive via boat as a newcomer to an unfamiliar village bustling with residents, shops, and a decrepit farmhouse for you to inherit.

State of Decay Is Animal Crossing with Zombies: Let's Build on That

State of Decay Is Animal Crossing with Zombies: Let's Build on That

The Escapist — We're just a few days away from one of the most exciting game launches of the month. You know the one. The one that lets you design your own home space, filling every corner with exactly what you want or need.

In 'Mafia 3', Lincoln Clay Carries the Spirit of the Slasher Movie - Bloody Disgusting

In 'Mafia 3', Lincoln Clay Carries the Spirit of the Slasher Movie - Bloody Disgusting

Bloody Disgusting — The rise of the American slasher has always been inseparable from the real-life brutality of its time. With stories like Friday The 13th , When a Stranger Calls, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre , and more, Hollywood's most gruesome genre was born from the unease that crept into people's lives through newspaper articles, TV newscasts, and the unavoidable fact that America was maybe not as exceptional as its people sometimes like to believe.