The art of play.

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• Keeping It Unreal Metal Gear Solid 4 reveals the genius of the world's greatest, weirdest video game designer.
  Chris Baker June 24, 2008
  
• Unjustifiable Carnage, Uneasy Alliances, and Lots of Self-Doubt What Grand Theft Auto IV gets right about gangland and illegal economies.
  Sudhir Venkatesh May 9, 2008
  
• It's Not Just About Killing Hookers Anymore The surprising narrative richness of Grand Theft Auto IV.
  Chris Baker April 29, 2008
  
• Smashing Failure Super Smash Bros. Brawl: a great game—and another fiasco for the Nintendo Wii's pitiful online gaming service.
  Jack Patrick Rodgers March 27, 2008
  
• Crayon Physics Deluxe An ingenious video game that looks like it was designed by a third-grader.
  Chris Baker March 19, 2008