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Virtue and a Sledgehammer hits different. We asked a neuroscientist to explain why.
PolygonThursday, September 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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Virtue and a Sledgehammer, the latest from Devolver Digital, asks: Why is it so fun to break things? One scientist tells Polygon the answer.
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- Culture sets the tone of public attention — what people argue about when the news cycle turns. Virtue and a Sledgehammer, the latest from Devolver Digital, asks: Why is it so fun to break things? One scientist tells Polygon the answer.
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Virtue and a Sledgehammer, the latest from Devolver Digital, asks: Why is it so fun to break things? One scientist tells Polygon the answer.
Why it matters
Culture sets the tone of public attention — what people argue about when the news cycle turns.
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Polygon published: Virtue and a Sledgehammer hits different. We asked a neuroscientist to explain why.
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