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Things that should be read…

These are all recent things that should be read. For the good of your eyes and your brain.

AN ENGLISHMAN IN NEO TOKYO

Simon Parkin’s look at the state of the Japanese game industry, featuring people that know about that kind of thing. Long. Good.

WEREWOLF: HOW A PARLOUR GAME BECAME A TECH PHENOMENON

A fascinating piece about something I had no idea about, nor knew I would have any interest in. That it wrapped me in its world within two paragraphs is testament to the quality of the writing.

INDIE GAMES DON’T HAVE TO ACT LIKE INDIE GAMES

OPINION: IN-DEFENSE OF THAT RECENT ANTI-INDIE COLUMN

That piece by Jim Sterling and a level-headed critique of it. I begrudgingly admire what Sterling is doing. There is a market for provocative, tabloid columnist-eque pieces. Especially at Destructoid. I don’t like it, but the reactions they inspire are interesting.

21ST CENTURY SHOOTERS ARE NO PLACE FOR OLD MEN

Not especially new, but especially good. As good a review of MAG as you’ll read, I imagine. Though it isn’t a review.