Opinion

The Page Turner

Well, after finally finishing Mark Danielewski’s ‘Only Revolutions’–an eternal, idyllic and American love story/maze which took me a few years to get through–I knew that I could begin tackling my goal for the summer: to read more. And so Graham

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The Page Turner

Well, after finally finishing Mark Danielewski’s ‘Only Revolutions’–an eternal, idyllic and American love story/maze which took me a few years to get through–I knew that I could begin tackling my goal for the summer: to read more. And so Graham

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Which Do You Value More?

It’s a question that Roger Ebert is asking readers online: which of these would you value more, ‘a great video game’ or “Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain? You can see the results of his survey here, where you will notice

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Which Do You Value More?

It’s a question that Roger Ebert is asking readers online: which of these would you value more, ‘a great video game’ or “Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain? You can see the results of his survey here, where you will notice

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RAGE (the game)

That’s right kiddies, the repertoire of games of which I write about has grown by one more! RAGE is an FPS (of course it is) currently in development by id Software, the guys behind Doom and Quake–you’ve heard of those

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RAGE (the game)

That’s right kiddies, the repertoire of games of which I write about has grown by one more! RAGE is an FPS (of course it is) currently in development by id Software, the guys behind Doom and Quake–you’ve heard of those

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For Nostalgia's Sake: Metal Gear Solid

With the unveiling of the new Metal Gear Solid Rising comes the opportunity to reflect back on the perfection Hideo Kojima and the Konami folks achieved in 1999 with Metal Gear Solid. Even more opportune, is that I started running

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For Nostalgia's Sake: Metal Gear Solid

With the unveiling of the new Metal Gear Solid Rising comes the opportunity to reflect back on the perfection Hideo Kojima and the Konami folks achieved in 1999 with Metal Gear Solid. Even more opportune, is that I started running

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Post Pretty

I’ve been meaning to write about Enslaved, the new game from Ninja Theory, for a while now. I’ve not gotten around to it, though, which is likely to be the fate of the game itself, entering a market crowded with

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Post Pretty

I’ve been meaning to write about Enslaved, the new game from Ninja Theory, for a while now. I’ve not gotten around to it, though, which is likely to be the fate of the game itself, entering a market crowded with

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Less Is More

Remember the trailer we posted for El Shaddai? Now, at the time, I couldn’t exactly tell what was gameplay and what was a cinematic. Now, I realize why: there was no HUD that cried out “THIS IS GAMEPLAY FOOTAGE,” and

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Less Is More

Remember the trailer we posted for El Shaddai? Now, at the time, I couldn’t exactly tell what was gameplay and what was a cinematic. Now, I realize why: there was no HUD that cried out “THIS IS GAMEPLAY FOOTAGE,” and

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El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron

Brought to you by some of the guys behind Viewtiful and Okami is El Shaddai, a title loosely based on the Book of Enoch. You play as the Enoch, actually, in a quest to save humanity from fallen angels. As

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El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron

Brought to you by some of the guys behind Viewtiful and Okami is El Shaddai, a title loosely based on the Book of Enoch. You play as the Enoch, actually, in a quest to save humanity from fallen angels. As

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We Don't Understand Change

Brief life story moment: at present, I’m replaying both Golden Sun games. We’ve just got to the point where we’ve input the password into Golden Sun: The Lost Age. So, I remember these games *very* well, because the first one

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We Don't Understand Change

Brief life story moment: at present, I’m replaying both Golden Sun games. We’ve just got to the point where we’ve input the password into Golden Sun: The Lost Age. So, I remember these games *very* well, because the first one

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Why We Paint

If a single trend in gaming pulled a comeback at E3 this year, it was games based around creation, the process of or the tools of. Outside of the obvious games in the Dream Build Play line from Sony and

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Why We Paint

If a single trend in gaming pulled a comeback at E3 this year, it was games based around creation, the process of or the tools of. Outside of the obvious games in the Dream Build Play line from Sony and

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A Sign of Things To Come

“What people want are simpler, more accessible games that are easier to play and solve”–Iwata, 2003 You probably had no idea of what Iwata meant at the time. None of us could. Who could predict the DS, the Wii–who could

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A Sign of Things To Come

“What people want are simpler, more accessible games that are easier to play and solve”–Iwata, 2003 You probably had no idea of what Iwata meant at the time. None of us could. Who could predict the DS, the Wii–who could

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