The art of play.

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• The Slow Video Game Movement The Path asks gamers to stop shooting and start soaking in their surroundings.
  Chris Suellentrop May 26, 2009
  
• And You Thought Grand Theft Auto Was Bad Should the United States ban a Japanese "rape simulator" game?
  Leigh Alexander March 9, 2009
  
• In Bloom Flower is the only video game I've played that made me feel relaxed, peaceful, and happy.
  Chris Suellentrop Feb. 25, 2009
  
• I Was Told There Would Be No Math Will KenKen be the next Sudoku or a passing puzzle fad?
  Matt Gaffney Feb. 20, 2009
  
• What's Killing the Video-Game Business? Hint: It's not the economy.
  N. Evan Van Zelfden Feb. 16, 2009