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The Shocking Speed of Death in Call of Duty and Battlefield
"Life comes at you fast, and it whizzes on by, leaving you in a grave. Or respawning."
‘Battlefield 1’ Misses Out On the Stories of Black Soldiers In WWI
Despite the ads, all of the game's protagonists have white skin.
Why Video Games Love Special Forces Heroes
These action heroes represent what both a confused public and video games makers themselves crave so desperately: absolute certainty, whatever war's complexities.
Why Video Games Love Special Forces Heroes
These action heroes represent what both a confused public and video games makers themselves crave so desperately: absolute certainty, whatever war's complexities.
This Is Where War Reporters Go to Learn How to Stay Alive on the Front Lines
Conflict zones are dangerous for journalists. Reporters Instructed in Saving Colleagues is a program that offers free battlefield response training in order to teach journalists how to protect themselves and save others.
eSports Commentator Lauren Scott Talks Fame and the Rise of Competitive Gaming
Part of ESL's line-up of commentary talent, Scott risked a lot to make it in eSports—but now she's seeing it all pay off.
A Year On, the Accidental Politics of ‘Battlefield Hardline’ Remain Troubling
Visceral's 2015 shooter tried hard to say nothing, but in that process became not just highly political, but politically dubious.
'Battlefront' Is for Star Wars Fans, Not 'Battlefield' Players
The Battle of Hoth never looked better, but this isn't the Battlefield game you're looking for.
Would You Really Call Social Services Because a Kid Was Playing ‘GTA’?
In the UK, a group called the Nantwich Education Partnership is campaigning to make the playing of mature-rated games by those under the recommended age an offense worthy of a call to the police, or worse.
Let's Blow Some Shit Up: A Brief History of Cathartic Destruction in Video Games
From demolishing buildings with dynamite to simply punching stuff apart, games have addressed violently destroying things in very different ways over the years.