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POLITICS AND SCIENCE, SHAKEN OVER ICE

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PCPP: In a time when there’s a vocal minority that calls for politics to be left out of games, Ice Caves of Europa seems to put them front and center – why do you think that’s important?

If games are to be taken seriously as a mature medium, there needs to be games that are more than just entertainment. Game design is just like any other creative pursuit such as writing, painting, or directing. In film for example, there’s room for action-packed summer blockbusters with little plot but lots of explosions,

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