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Christian Brown

is an animator based in Los Angeles who has too many opinions to keep them all to himself. He writes about money, ludonarrative dissonance, and the disappointments of pop culture futurism.

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Born to Lose

By Christian BrownMay 16, 2013
Unlike other art forms, video games allow you to experience failure from the inside. This is why, like life, the best games might be unwinnable.
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