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• The Most Dangerous Gamer - Magazine - The Atlantic

  NEVER MIND THAT THEY’RE NOW AMONG THE MOST LUCRATIVE FORMS OF ENTERTAINMENT IN AMERICA, VIDEO GAMES ARE JUVENILE, SILLY, AND INTELLECTUALLY LAZY. AT LEAST THAT’S WHAT JONATHAN BLOW THINKS. BUT THE GAME INDUSTRY’S HARSHEST CRITIC IS ALSO ITS MOST CEREBRAL DEVELOPER, A MAVERICK BENT ON CHANGING THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT GAMES AND STORYTELLING. WITH HIS NEXT RELEASE, THE WITNESS, BLOW MAY CEMENT HIS LEGACY—OR END HIS CAREER. IN A MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR INDUSTRY ADDICTED TO LASER GUNS AND CARNIVOROUS ALIENS, CAN TRUE ART FINALLY FLOURISH?

  tags: games

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