Author Archives: Tom Auxier

When Andre stands you up: Dinner Date

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF_Mv3OzLpQ&fs=1&hl=en_US] Some things make you wonder what the fuck. Most of these things are found at Rock, Paper, Shotgun. And, lest the above trailer not convince you, Dinner Date is one of those games. If you think there is nothing

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When Andre stands you up: Dinner Date

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF_Mv3OzLpQ&fs=1&hl=en_US] Some things make you wonder what the fuck. Most of these things are found at Rock, Paper, Shotgun. And, lest the above trailer not convince you, Dinner Date is one of those games. If you think there is nothing

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Faith in X-Men: Destiny

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeetHgZmCeM&fs=1&hl=en_US] Here is where my morals and my values go astray. X-Men Legends, regardless of everything, is one of my favorite games of all time. Here you ask, “But Tom? What about the vastly superior Legends 2, or Ultimate Alliance,

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Faith in X-Men: Destiny

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeetHgZmCeM&fs=1&hl=en_US] Here is where my morals and my values go astray. X-Men Legends, regardless of everything, is one of my favorite games of all time. Here you ask, “But Tom? What about the vastly superior Legends 2, or Ultimate Alliance,

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The way to strength is death

What makes a good sequel? It’s a question that every developer and every publisher ask themselves more often than they should. What makes a game a good game in a series? A careful balance of the core aspects of the

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The way to strength is death

What makes a good sequel? It’s a question that every developer and every publisher ask themselves more often than they should. What makes a game a good game in a series? A careful balance of the core aspects of the

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Fez before Fez: Babel

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFPmCcEVozQ&fs=1&hl=en_US] You know your game has *probably* been in development too long when people have already been inspired by your game. It’s like the Stephen Colbert joke about Rush: by the end of one of their epics, they’ve influenced themselves.

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Fez before Fez: Babel

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFPmCcEVozQ&fs=1&hl=en_US] You know your game has *probably* been in development too long when people have already been inspired by your game. It’s like the Stephen Colbert joke about Rush: by the end of one of their epics, they’ve influenced themselves.

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Kirby is still made out of string

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKbpkGogmo0&fs=1&hl=en_US] Yep. And so are Waddle-Dee, Waddle-Doo, Meta Knight, King DeDeDe, and Kirby as a dolphin. Pretty standard trailer fare, but you know what? I don’t care. Kirby is still made out of string, and that is still awesome. We’ve

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Kirby is still made out of string

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKbpkGogmo0&fs=1&hl=en_US] Yep. And so are Waddle-Dee, Waddle-Doo, Meta Knight, King DeDeDe, and Kirby as a dolphin. Pretty standard trailer fare, but you know what? I don’t care. Kirby is still made out of string, and that is still awesome. We’ve

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Minecraft update looks awesome

Minecraft, aka most people with a PC’s indie darling of the year, is already more successful than most games, and it’s still in Alpha. Well, that’s probably not true. It’s more that, it’s a fully featured indie game that the

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Minecraft update looks awesome

Minecraft, aka most people with a PC’s indie darling of the year, is already more successful than most games, and it’s still in Alpha. Well, that’s probably not true. It’s more that, it’s a fully featured indie game that the

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Fez exists!

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxOL8V-61VM&fs=1&hl=en_US] Do you remember Fez? I’d almost forgotten; when you don’t see hide nor hair of an indie game for months at a time, you have to think it doesn’t exist. Well, Fez would like to remind you it exists,

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Fez exists!

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxOL8V-61VM&fs=1&hl=en_US] Do you remember Fez? I’d almost forgotten; when you don’t see hide nor hair of an indie game for months at a time, you have to think it doesn’t exist. Well, Fez would like to remind you it exists,

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Marketing campaign over: Taliban out of Medal of Honor

New contributor Brice followed by an S. commented on the same phenomenon in GT5 yesterday, but today the whole advertising features destined never to be in the game solely for publicity phenomenon got a new confirmed member when EA removed

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Marketing campaign over: Taliban out of Medal of Honor

New contributor Brice followed by an S. commented on the same phenomenon in GT5 yesterday, but today the whole advertising features destined never to be in the game solely for publicity phenomenon got a new confirmed member when EA removed

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I hate zombies

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxfjuwd6WWI&fs=1&hl=en_US] I’m done. I quit. When Dead Rising came out, zombies were a cool but slightly overused phenomenon, a fantastic enemy who allowed for the creation of a lot of interesting game types. Making a zombie game out of personal

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I hate zombies

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxfjuwd6WWI&fs=1&hl=en_US] I’m done. I quit. When Dead Rising came out, zombies were a cool but slightly overused phenomenon, a fantastic enemy who allowed for the creation of a lot of interesting game types. Making a zombie game out of personal

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No Excuses: Planescape Torment released on Good Old Games

Unless you live under a gaming rock (or are one of them console only folks), you know Good Old Games shut down for a week last week. Many felt they were dead, and it stirred up all the existential scares

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No Excuses: Planescape Torment released on Good Old Games

Unless you live under a gaming rock (or are one of them console only folks), you know Good Old Games shut down for a week last week. Many felt they were dead, and it stirred up all the existential scares

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