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I love how games have evolved as a storytelling medium. Growing out of the simple writing of the ‘80s and ‘90s, titles like Mass Effect, Gone Home, BioShock, and many, many more show that writing for games continues to mature. It’s an amazing transformation to witness, and yet, my favorite …

The Super Mario franchise has been known for simultaneously advancing the medium of games while still being inviting to new players. It did that with the original Super Mario Bros. when it popularized the sidescroller, even more so when it redefined the genre with Super Mario Bros. 3, and Super …

Whether they’ve advanced menacingly toward our camera lenses, hidden their faces when we look at them or just sort of hovered aimlessly, ghosts have been a semi-constant threat in videogames almost since the medium was invented. One of the great things about games, however, is that they’re a way to …