Author: Daniel Bienefeld
2022-03-05 / Moments / This War of Mine

In war, not everyone is a soldier

2021-08-11 / Places

Settings

In games, we visit places that can be strange, scary, abstract, or just plain beautiful. One of my favorite places is none of these, and yet it can be found in almost every video game. It doesn’t appear on a single virtual map, but should still be the first place to visit before actually starting the game: The trip to the options menu is worth it!

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2021-04-04 / Mixtakes

loot boxes

The German Federal Ministry for Family Affairs is planning a labeling obligation for loot boxes: Is that enough?

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2021-02-27 / Mixtakes

A Future For VR?

2021-01-30 / Mixtakes / Indiana Jones

Indiana Jones

So after what feels like 100 years, a new Indiana Jones video game is actually coming out once again. Three contributors from WALL JUMP have made the announcement their topic of the month.

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2020-09-05 / People

Chris Hülsbeck

In June 1986 an amazing career began with an innocent letter. The 64er, a German magazine about the Commodore 64, published the entries of a…

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2020-07-01 / Sounds / Resident Evil

In A Save Place

When I talk to others about how games can captivate me, it’s often about plot devices, gameplay innovations or photo-realistic visuals. Even for me, what…

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