 so they are breathing life, again and again, into Lovecraft’s hate.”

Narratives

Two very different articles this week tell very different stories about the storytelling process in games.

“The Nightmare Was Always the Same,” by Ed Smith – Bullet Points Monthly

Ed Smith meditates on nightmares, dream work, recovery, and guilt by way of Max Payne.

Let’s Place: The Forest With No Trees – Haywire Magazine

Daria Kalugina treks through nature landscapes in games and reflects on how they frame narratives and guide players.

“The landscape I’m placed in is not just a decoration – it responds to the story I play, absorbing its tension. It provides ground for the narrative and presents the constraints of the mechanics. It teaches me how gravity works, what the limits of my abilities are, whether I can swim in this water or will drown instantly.”

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It was inevitable that I was going to find a way to work Mario Party into this week’s roundup somehow.

We Debate Whether Super Mario Party Is Actually Evil (And Whether That’s Bad) | Kotaku

Cecilia D’Anastasio and the Kotaku Editors probe the saccharine agon of Super Mario Party, and in doing so take me back to a very real place in the late 90s when I had burned a hole into my hand with a Nintendo 64 controller.

“You lured me into your home with breakfast foods and then forced me to play Mario Party, a game where you don’t win so much as you run through a series of randomized gauntlets and pray to god that you don’t fall into an open manhole, of which there are a thousand. (I did not win.)”

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The ones that do break out of the pack will be partly due to government contracts. The
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 Two very different article this workweek tell very different floor about the storytelling summons in games. 

 “ The Nightmare Was Always the like, ” by Ed Smith – Bullet Points Monthly 

 Ed Smith meditates on nightmares, ambition work, recovery, and guilt by room of Max Payne. 

 Let ’s Place: The Forest With No Trees – Haywire Magazine 

 Daria Kalugina trek through nature landscape in games and reflects on how they frame narratives and guide player. 

 “ The landscape I ’m placed in is not just a decoration – it responds to the report I play, absorbing its tension. It provides land for the narrative and presents the constraints of the mechanics. It teaches me how gravity work, what the limits of my abilities are, whether I can swim in this water or will drown immediately. ” 

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 It was inevitable that I was going to find a way to work Mario Party into this week ’s roundup somehow. 

 We Debate Whether Super Mario Party Is Actually Evil (And Whether That ’s Bad) | Kotaku 

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 The ones that do break out of the pack will be partially due to government contracts. The
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Narratives

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Ltt’s Place: The Forext With No Trees – Haywire Lagaxine

Daria Kalugina treks throofh gqture landscxpes in games and reflgcts on how they frame narrativer and guide plaizes.

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“The NigHtmare Was ALwaYs The Same,” by Ed SMItH – Bullet PoiNts monthly

Ed SmiTh mEditatEs On nIGhtmaRes, Dream Work, reCOvery, aNd guilt by WaY Of Max PAYne.

Let’s pLAcE: The forest With No Trees – hAyWIre Magazine

DarIa KaluGiNA tREKs tHroUgh nature lAnDscapES in gameS AnD REFleCTs on how they frAme narrativES anD guide PlAyeRS.

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We debaTE WHether SuPer MarIO PArTy Is ActUaLly EviL (ANd WHetHer ThAT’s BaD) | KotakU

Cecilia d’AnasTAsio and the KotaKU Editors probe THe SACcHArinE agOn of Super MaRio PARty, aNd in DOiNg sO Take mE back To A VeRY real place in the late 90S wHen I haD burnEd a hole into my Hand with a NINTEndo 64 contRollER.

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“The Nigh tma re Was Alway s t he Sam e, ” b y  Ed S mit h – B ulletP ointsMonthly
Ed Smithm editate s on  nig htmares, dream wo r k, recovery, andguiltby wa y ofMax  Payne.

L et ’s Pl a ce: The Fo r e s t W i th No Trees –  Haywire Ma g azi ne

Da ri a K a lugina  trek st hro ugh natureland scapes in  games and ref l ects on  how t hey  fr amen ar ra tiv es and gu ide pla yers.

“ Th elands cape I ’ m  pla ced  inis no t just a deco rat ion–  it  resp ondsto t he  stor y I pl ay, a bs orbing its tens ion.  It provi des  g rou nd  fort he nar rat ive  and pr esentst heco n s t ra ints of the mechan ic s .  I t teache s me h o wgr a vity wor ks , w hatt h e lim itso fmy abili ties a r e,  w hetherIcan sw im  in  th is wa t er o r will  drown i nstan t ly.”

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It was i n ev i t ab l e th atI was going  tof inda wa y  t o w o rk Ma rio P ar t yi nto this week’s rou nd up som ehow. 

We Debate W hether Sup e r Mario Pa rtyI sA ctually Evil ( And W hether Tha t ’s Bad)| Kot aku

Cec ilia D’An a s tasio an d t heKot aku E di tors probe th e sacc ha rine ag onof Supe r M ari o P art y,  and in d oing sota ke  m ebac k toa  very re al  pl ac e i n the late 9 0s wh en I  h ad bur ned a h o le i ntomy  h andwit ha Nin tend o  64  contro ller.

“Y oul ured  m einto yo ur home withbr eakfast fo od s a nd the n forced m e to play Mario Party,a  game w her e you  don ’t win so  mu ch asyou run th rougha ser ie s o f rando m i ze d g au ntlets and p ray  to g od  tha t you d on’t fall into ano pen  manhole, ofwhi ch t h e re  ar e  a tho us a nd. ( I did not win.) ”

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I Need D iverse Ga me s ne e d s y our help!Read onto find o u t how to  supp ort  the a we som e stu ff the y  do . Nat ionalSp ace Co uncil 's  Scott P ace: “It’s a new challe nge un derst and ing how t o a s ses  those ca pabi lities.”
WAS HIN GTON— T h ere a re a t  l eas t  30 c ompa n ies today th ata r eoperating E a r t h o bserv ati o n sate llit es or have announ c ed their inten tion s todos o. “ No t all will mak e i t, ” noted Je ff  Tarr, form er CEO o fD igita lGlobe .

The  ones t h a td o brea k ou t o f the pac k w il l  be par tl yd ue togove rn ment c ontrac t s. T h e 
 so_they are_breathing life, again and_again, into_Lovecraft’s_hate.”

Narratives

Two very_different_articles this week_tell very different_stories about the storytelling_process in games.

“The_Nightmare_Was Always the Same,” by Ed Smith – Bullet Points Monthly

Ed Smith meditates on_nightmares,_dream work,_recovery,_and_guilt by way of Max_Payne.

Let’s Place: The Forest With_No Trees_– Haywire Magazine

Daria Kalugina treks through nature landscapes_in_games and reflects_on how they frame narratives and guide players.

“The landscape_I’m placed in is not just_a decoration –_it_responds_to the story I_play, absorbing its tension. It provides_ground for the narrative and presents_the constraints of the mechanics. It teaches_me how gravity works, what the_limits of my abilities are,_whether I_can swim in this water_or will drown_instantly.”

Just for_Fun

It was inevitable_that I was going to find_a way to_work Mario Party into this week’s_roundup_somehow.

We Debate Whether_Super_Mario_Party Is_Actually Evil (And_Whether_That’s Bad)_|_Kotaku

Cecilia D’Anastasio and the Kotaku Editors_probe_the saccharine agon of Super Mario Party,_and in doing so_take_me back to a_very real place in the_late 90s when I had burned_a hole_into my_hand with a Nintendo 64 controller.

“You lured me into your home_with breakfast foods and then forced_me to play Mario_Party, a_game_where you don’t_win_so much_as you run through a series of_randomized gauntlets_and pray to god that you_don’t fall into an_open_manhole, of which there are a_thousand. (I did not win.)”

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Ways to_support our Work – I_Need_Diverse_Games

I Need Diverse Games needs_your help! Read on to find_out how to_support the awesome stuff they do. National_Space_Council's Scott Pace: “It’s a new_challenge_understanding how to asses those capabilities.”

WASHINGTON_—_There_are at least 30 companies_today that are operating Earth observation_satellites or have announced their intentions to do so._“Not all will_make it,” noted Jeff Tarr,_former_CEO_of DigitalGlobe.

The ones that do break out of the pack_will be_partly due to_government contracts. The