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▶ An Interview with Michael Schrage, Rolling Stone’s First Video Game Journalist – Game Developer (2012) ▶ A history of Simlish, the language that defined The Sims – The Verge (2020) ▶ “He’s on fire!”: How a club bouncer starred in the making of billion-dollar arcade hit NBA Jam – VG247 (2019) ▶ Breakout, Ripoff, Genre: How Fiction Outgrows Originality – Uncanny Magazine (2025) ▶ The B-movies of Paul W.S. Anderson double as acts of devotion to his muse, Milla Jovovich – The AV Club (2025) ▶ Hunting down the people who legally changed their names to Turok – VG247 (2020) ▶ Video Games: They’re Back–and Almost as Big as Ever – Los Angeles Times (1987) ▶ The Egos at Id – Wired (1996) ▶ Search and Destroy – Wired (1995) ▶ The Bros. Mario Get Super Large – Los Angeles Times (1992) ▶ How A Big Video Game Was Killed – Kotaku (2010) ▶ Doing the Right Thing: Canceling NBA Elite 11 – IGN (2010)

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