Mario and the Maker

On March 31, 2021, designers were no longer able to upload courses to Super Mario Maker (SMM) for the Wii U. Though this announcement was bittersweet, it opened the door to what was once impossible for gamers: officially completing SMM. While Super Mario Maker 2 crested 2 million user created levels within the first two […]

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Mario by Faith, Not by Sight?

Was that the 10th step or the 11th? Perhaps you have had similar thoughts while negotiating stairs in the dark. Was that the last step or is there one more? Guess wrong or misremember and you’re reaching for a phantom top step (with that brief frightful feeling of stepping through nothingness) or confidently hurting your […]

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Book Review: The Psychology of Zelda – Linking Our World to the Legend of Zelda Series

Games are an escape. Their immersive worlds and lore draw us in and comfortably hold us despite the ample adversity thrown in our path. Nearly every iteration of the Legend of Zelda (LoZ) series runs a similar narrative: you are a boy called to a task that is seemingly insurmountable at the time. With exploration […]

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E3 2021: Reveals, Trailers And More

Video game conferences happen every year, all around the world. One of the biggest ones and most infamous for it’s reveals of new games and consoles has always been E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo). Recently though, it hasn’t made as big a splash as before, but I will be positive and blame the virus pandemic on […]

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The Unshakeable Beauty of Love

The following is a guest post from Diamond Kelley, a children’s author, talented writer, gamer and lover of Christ. She has joined the Gaming & God team, so I hope you look forward to her upcoming articles. Let her know your thoughts on the post in the comments, and I hope you enjoy it! One […]

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