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How the brutality of combat in The Last of Us reflects human struggle (exclusive)

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 28, 2013
6 min

The Last of Us game designer Anthon Newman discusses how the moment-to-moment action of smashing skulls elicits panic, anxiety, and chaos -- all together underscoring the struggles of the game's characters.

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6 min

The GamesBeat E3 2013 Non-Award Awards: The stuff no one else is writing about

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 24, 2013
10 min

It's time again for the most pointless kudos in all of games media: our annual E3 Non-Award Awards.

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10 min

I kinda hate the Ouya (UPDATED)

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 20, 2013
4 min

The Ouya was an amazing idea, but the execution might do a disservice to the same independent games it wants to champion.

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4 min

Reviews for online games: Are they still relevant?

Posted byby Jason Wilson
June 20, 2013
4 min

Online game reviews won’t disappear, but media will need to change to stay relevant to gamers in the coming years.

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4 min

The state of Mario: How Nintendo attempts to make its beloved mascot relevant in 2013

Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes
June 19, 2013
5 min

GamesBeat spoke with Koichi Hayashida and Yoshiaki Koizumi at E3 to find out how Nintendo keeps its legendary mascot feel fresh and exciting from one Mario game to the next.

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5 min

E3 2013: The year of the open world

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 18, 2013
7 min

This year's E3 featured a multitude of titles with nonlinear gameplay in sprawling environments. Here are pretty much all of them.

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7 min

9 confusing photos from E3 2013 (gallery)

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 18, 2013
3 min

An intern who did not attend E3 looks at pictures from the event. He has some questions.

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3 min

GamesBeat’s E3 2013 Game of the Show … plus staff picks

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 17, 2013
2 min

Our E3 2013 Game of the Show may not be that surprising, but our overall top three is. They're all from the same genre.

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2 min

The demo for Wolfenstein: The New Order was amazing — here’s why

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 16, 2013
4 min

The newest Wolfenstein is exploring new territory for the series: story and character development like you've never seen.

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4 min

Stop congratulating yourselves over E3 — console makers and publishers are massively missing out on mobile

Posted byby Jason Wilson
June 14, 2013
3 min

This year's E3 will be the last time we see record attendance at the conference and that over the next five years, E3 will struggle to stay relevant in an increasingly global mobile/tablet gaming world.

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3 min