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Jonathan Blow's The Witness offers challenging, if somewhat repetitive puzzles in a world soaked with unique artistic style.
Braid, Halo: Reach and other Xbox 360 games are coming to Xbox One
The original wave of compatible Xbox 360 games was alright, featuring a few classics such as Call of Duty: Black Ops and Fallout 3. Naturally, folks want more, and they’ll be getting just that with the next wave of games.
Games are terrible for telling stories, says Jonathan Blow
Games probably aren't the best way for creators to tell compelling stories - but are they "terrible" as Braid creator Jonathan Blow asserts?
Braid creator sacrificing his fortune and Don’t Starve Together coming to Mac
Delays and releases and money this week - so all the usual indie dramas mixed with some cool updates.
Jonathan Blow blows at Microsoft again
The developer behind Braid starts raging at Microsoft on twitter and then realises he is wrong
Microsoft’s appstore a clone haven?
Microsoft's appstore seems to be rife with illegally cloned games.
The Lazygamer Top 100 games of this generation – 1-10
Finally, our top ten list of the past generation of games. Will you agree or disagree with our choices? Covering a wide range of platforms and genres, these are the games that made us the happiest this generation.
Braid developer thinks most indie devs aren’t innovative
Most indie game developers aren't innovative, and their games are terrible clones, says Braid developer.
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