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If you were to ask me what my favorite game was, it would be a toss-up between Fallout 2 and…something Bioware made, probably. The thing about the Fallout franchise is that there’s so much there: the backstory is rich and

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If you were to ask me what my favorite game was, it would be a toss-up between Fallout 2 and…something Bioware made, probably. The thing about the Fallout franchise is that there’s so much there: the backstory is rich and

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A Moral Conundrum

MAG just reached over one billion in bodycount, and I’m sitting here, thinking to myself, why does it come down to this? Up until a few years ago, I played the RPG genre almost exclusively. Then high school rolled around

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A Moral Conundrum

MAG just reached over one billion in bodycount, and I’m sitting here, thinking to myself, why does it come down to this? Up until a few years ago, I played the RPG genre almost exclusively. Then high school rolled around

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Thoughts on VIP Map Pack 3 for BFBC2

Today I played a few matches of squad deathmatch on Nelson Bay, and I’ve got to say it: Nelson Bay must be the best map on the SDM mode. A bold claim? Perhaps. Hear me out. Nelson Bay features just

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Thoughts on VIP Map Pack 3 for BFBC2

Today I played a few matches of squad deathmatch on Nelson Bay, and I’ve got to say it: Nelson Bay must be the best map on the SDM mode. A bold claim? Perhaps. Hear me out. Nelson Bay features just

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Thoughts on the iPad From an Apple Newbie

I’m not one of those Apple people, who only ever buys Apple products, and sheepishly follows the company, buy everything they ever make, travel the globe for Mac World, or camp in front of Apple stores the day before the

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Thoughts on the iPad From an Apple Newbie

I’m not one of those Apple people, who only ever buys Apple products, and sheepishly follows the company, buy everything they ever make, travel the globe for Mac World, or camp in front of Apple stores the day before the

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Brief Thoughts on Hardware Design

I travel around a lot. And by ‘a lot’ I mean a few times a year, it just that I happen to hate air travel. I probably make everything worse on myself by refusing to put any of my electronics

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Brief Thoughts on Hardware Design

I travel around a lot. And by ‘a lot’ I mean a few times a year, it just that I happen to hate air travel. I probably make everything worse on myself by refusing to put any of my electronics

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Vanquish Gameplay and Shinji Mikami Interview

If we didn’t convince you that Vanquish is awesome last time, we’re going to keep trying until that is the only thought your brain is capable of thinking. We have two choice videos for you: an interview with the director,

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Vanquish Gameplay and Shinji Mikami Interview

If we didn’t convince you that Vanquish is awesome last time, we’re going to keep trying until that is the only thought your brain is capable of thinking. We have two choice videos for you: an interview with the director,

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Is the Western the Most Under-Realized Genre in Video Gaming, Ever?

What, only like 3 developers ever thought a gun-slingin’ old-style western was a good idea? Really? After playing some Red Dead Redemption and practically cutting my fingers off during the morbidly dangerous game of Five-Finger Fillet, I realized I had

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Is the Western the Most Under-Realized Genre in Video Gaming, Ever?

What, only like 3 developers ever thought a gun-slingin’ old-style western was a good idea? Really? After playing some Red Dead Redemption and practically cutting my fingers off during the morbidly dangerous game of Five-Finger Fillet, I realized I had

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Throwback: Indigo Prophecy Review

Indigo Prophecy is a psychological thriller developed by Quantic Dreams’ David Cage–whom you might know of by way of Heavy Rain for the PS3. When starting IP, there will be a couple of things which may prompt you to just

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Throwback: Indigo Prophecy Review

Indigo Prophecy is a psychological thriller developed by Quantic Dreams’ David Cage–whom you might know of by way of Heavy Rain for the PS3. When starting IP, there will be a couple of things which may prompt you to just

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BFBC2'S VIP Map Pack 3 Set to Release June 9th

The Battlefield Blog tells us that this Wednesday, both the PS3 and 360 will be receiving new game modes for the Laguna Alta and Nelson Bay maps. Nelson Bay will receive the squad death-match mode, complete with a M3A3 Bradley.

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BFBC2'S VIP Map Pack 3 Set to Release June 9th

The Battlefield Blog tells us that this Wednesday, both the PS3 and 360 will be receiving new game modes for the Laguna Alta and Nelson Bay maps. Nelson Bay will receive the squad death-match mode, complete with a M3A3 Bradley.

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Character Focus: May's Feature

So, here at Nightmare Mode we have something we’d like to call our ‘monthly feature,’ where we pick a subject or theme, and all participating writers and contributors submit an entry. In May, we picked ‘favorite video game character.’  Read

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Character Focus: May's Feature

So, here at Nightmare Mode we have something we’d like to call our ‘monthly feature,’ where we pick a subject or theme, and all participating writers and contributors submit an entry. In May, we picked ‘favorite video game character.’  Read

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