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  Xbox One shows flickers of visionary promise but misses an opportunity to prove it with games

  Some thoughts from Redmond. 291

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  Saturday Soapbox: IP Freely?

  When there's no incentive for big name creators to do their best work for a publisher, we all suffer. 63

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  Saturday Soapbox: Force feeding fandom

  Why it's time to stop chasing the myth of the good Star Wars game. 101

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  Saturday Soapbox: Taking the Direct approach

  Is the decision to abandon its E3 conference cause for an unhappy Nintendo day? 141

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  Saturday Soapbox: Christopher Nolan has ruined video games

  The Dark Knight director's cast a long shadow over this generation - but has it been for better or for worse? 169

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  Saturday Soapbox: Defining PlayStation 4's games

  Sony's focus for PS4 is spot on - but without a definitive game, it's still yet to reveal the next-gen difference. 145

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  Thoughts from New York: PlayStation 4 feels less visionary than its predecessor

  "Consumer centric and developer inspired." 192

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  It's time to ignore Dead Space 3's micro-transactions

  Marker my words. 355

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  Trends of 2013: The last console generation

  The old model doesn't seem to work any more. Time for a change. 245

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  Are the rich old men ruining Kickstarter?

  The true nature of crowd-funding is being obscured by big names and nostalgia. 196

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  Lost Humanity 18: A Table of Doritos

  Rab Florence contemplates "a tragic, vulgar image". 715

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  Lost Humanity 15: Booth Babes

  Rab speaks out on the less welcome side of modern games exhibitions. 334

October 2012

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  Saturday Soapbox: Hard times are here again

  And that's a very, very good thing argues Jon Denton. 63

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  Lost Humanity 18: A Table of Doritos

  Rab Florence contemplates "a tragic, vulgar image". 715

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  Saturday Soapbox: Stop Motion

  Fable: The Journey's miserable performance suggests that Microsoft's experiment may well be over. 115

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  Lost Humanity 17: Dishonour

  Rab discovers whether art can be imitated in life. 56

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  Saturday Soapbox: F2P FTW?

  As free-to-play games land on consoles, Chris Donlan re-examines his own prejudices. 29

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  Lost Humanity 16: Size Doesn't Matter

  How long is a piece of Dishonored? 97

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  Saturday Soapbox: The loneliness of the long-distance MMO

  WOW finally has real competition, but has it arrived too late to save the genre? 38

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  Lost Humanity 15: Booth Babes

  Rab speaks out on the less welcome side of modern games exhibitions. 334

September 2012

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  Lost Humanity 14. 121

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  Saturday Soapbox: Let the good times role

  Is the resurgence of old-school RPGs down to more than simple nostalgia? 43

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  Saturday Soapbox: Can Nintendo court the casuals again?

  The Wii U's done a brilliant job of pleasing the hardcore, but it's going to have do more if it wants to succeed. 190

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  Lost Humanity 12: Zero Contribution

  It would be too easy to believe incorrect reports that the Scottish games industry has no value, argues Rab Florence. 42

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  Saturday Soapbox: Adult Gaming

  We're getting older, but are games growing up with us? 120

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  Lost Humanity 11: Games TV, Again

  Rob Florence on the dearth of gaming TV - and its hopes for the future. 103

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  How are video games like a French Dip sandwich?

  They're both too good to be lost to history. 48

August 2012

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  Lost Humanity 10: The New World

  Rob Florence reflects on days where you spring to life in a place that's been built for you to discover. 12

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  Saturday Soapbox: The Feelbad Factor

  Why more games should be making us feel bad. 62

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  Lost Humanity 9: Book of Predictions

  Rob Florence predicts the future and you can too! 31

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  Saturday Soapbox: How do you solve a problem like Mario?

  Does New Super Mario Bros. 2 represent a creative cul-de-sac? And if so, does it even matter? 85

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  Lost Humanity 8: Days of Nothing

  It's not the Girlfriend Mode days that do the harm, says Rob Florence, it's all the days of nothing in-between. 206

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  Saturday Soapbox: The Outsiders

  Let's hear it for isolation. 29

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  Lost Humanity 7: Healing

  Why Proteus really speaks to Rob Florence. 77

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  Saturday Soapbox: Yearning Japanese

  Lamenting the death of the import scene. 92

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  Lost Humanity 6: Killing Pirates

  What if you can't afford a game? 326

July 2012

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  Loving the Crunch

  Making games needn't be painful says Sean Murray in his latest EG column. 114

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  Saturday Soapbox: In Defence of Lollipop Chainsaw

  Girl power. 81

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  Lost Humanity 5: Being THEM

  Rob Florence imagines what it's like on the other side. 85

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  Saturday Soapbox: Whatever Happened to the Working Class Hero?

  How gaming's obsession with empowering fantasy is making us lose the human touch. 71

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  Lost Humanity 4: Dark Souls: The Movie

  Filming the unfilmable. 117

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  Saturday Soapbox: The Trouble with Ouya

  Ooyah! Right in the kisser. 218

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  Lost Humanity 3: My Dream Boss

  Featuring The Independent Charles Show 2.1. 23

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  Saturday Soapbox: Guilt By Association

  Putting the "You" into "You Bastard". 46

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  Lost Humanity 2: No More Heroes

  Robert Florence asks: Where are our video game heroes? 47

June 2012

• Saturday Soapbox: Magical Manuals

  Singing the praises of the pamphlets that guide us. 78

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  Lost Humanity 1: Fighting Talk

  Robert Florence's new weekly Eurogamer column. 67

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  Saturday Soapbox: The Majesty of Menus

  Let's be honest. Nothing beats spotting a kickass title screen in the wild. 132

• Saturday Soapbox: In Games We Trust?

  What the furore over Tomb Raider's "attempted rape" says about the state of story in games. 180

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  Saturday Soapbox: At What Point Does a Game Become a Toy?

  Pure playfulness, from physics simulations to Windowsill. 37

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  E3 Reaction: The Next Generation Arrives at E3

  Amidst franchise fatigue it seemed that while the platform holders might not be ready for the next gen just yet, others most definitely are. 50

May 2012

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  Would an Apple TV kill the console business?

  Rumours of an iDevice for the living room highlight the huge challenges facing next-gen gaming systems. 196

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  Saturday Soapbox: Service Games

  Microsoft's $99 Xbox points towards the future of games as a service - but can we trust the platform holders to provide a service that's worthwhile? 74

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  It Was The Best Of Times

  … it was the worst of times. 86

April 2012

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  Now Mario is an annual series, how long until the Mushroom Pass?

  Why Nintendo's conservatism is vital to maintaining its magical hold on players. 93

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  The Banking Game

  How the economics of gaming shed light on the financial crisis. 35

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  Why the Magic of Independent Stores Should Never Be Lost

  Indie rocked. 110

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  Saturday Soapbox: A Shoots, B Kerns

  Why a game about type-setting might be good news for everybody 12

March 2012

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  Will GAME's Woes Kill Off AA Titles?

  The squeezed middle could soon be squeezed out of existence argues Christian Donlan. 103

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  Saturday Soapbox: Gameplayed

  This time, game plays YOU. 22

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  Saturday Soapbox: What's In A Box?

  When games were more than a download. 88

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  When Is a Game Not a Game?

  Why imposing a definition can prove problematic. 72

February 2012

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  Can PlayStation Vita Save The High Street?

  Sony's handheld offers a glimpse of a hybrid distribution future that retail and publishers both need. 108

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  Saturday Soapbox: Why Everyone Is Amazing

  Devs and gamers are united, and there can be only one winner: everyone! 34

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  The Kickstarter Conundrum

  Double Fine's success story could be one that's unlikely to be repeated. 43

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  Why Devs Owe You Nothing

  When does a game belong to its fans rather than its creators? 348

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  Can the Clone War Ever Be Won?

  A clamour of clones. 39

January 2012

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  Fear of Failure

  Partying like it's 1999. 64

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  Building Better Worlds - an MMO Tale

  If you come at the king, you best not miss. 60

December 2011

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  Saturday Soapbox: Bring On The Next Generation

  Before the games industry really loses it mojo. 186

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  Saturday Soapbox: Was 2011 a Vintage Year?

  It may have lacked innovation, but the breadth of experiences made 2011 a year to savour. 68

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  Clever Game Pricing, Not Just Games, Is Key to Vita's Success

  The last piece to the Vita puzzle is perhaps the most important. 65

November 2011

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  Saturday Soapbox: Past Remasters

  Are remakes preserving the classics of yesteryear or are they obliterating them? 66

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  Saturday Soapbox: Failure is Not an Option

  The consequences of not having enough consequences. 36

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  Saturday Soapbox: The Madness of Release Date Congestion

  It's Viva Pinata vs. Gears of War all over again! 53

October 2011

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  Saturday Soapbox: Something Borrowed

  Is the increasing recycling of game assets a cause for concern? 35

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  Saturday Soapbox: The Trouble With Tie-ins

  Why do licensed games have such a bad reputation? 44

• Saturday Soapbox: Why the 3DS Won't Die

  Why Nintendo never Bowser under pressure. 82

• Saturday Soapbox: Horrible Bosses

  Are gaming's greatest villains an endangered species? 74

• Saturday Soapbox: 3DS Six Months On

  Charting a troubled launch. 48

September 2011

• Saturday Soapbox: Are Games Racist, Sexist - Or Just Bad?

  The medium must earn the right not to be regarded with suspicion. 91