Author Archives: Tom Auxier

Diablo III crafting trailer is crafty, all right

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3W7V5uv_6g&fs=1&hl=en_US] There seems to have been a subtle shift in strategy at Blizzard over the past few years. Old Blizzard, the Blizzard of Diablo 2 and Warcraft 3, were the type to take some risks, but focus primarily on perfecting

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Diablo III crafting trailer is crafty, all right

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3W7V5uv_6g&fs=1&hl=en_US] There seems to have been a subtle shift in strategy at Blizzard over the past few years. Old Blizzard, the Blizzard of Diablo 2 and Warcraft 3, were the type to take some risks, but focus primarily on perfecting

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Nintendo's retro platformers dated

Wonder when you’re going to get to play Kirby’s Epic Yarn and Donkey Kong Country Returns? So did I. As recently as last night, in fact, when I was trying to pick out which games I would deign to spend

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Nintendo's retro platformers dated

Wonder when you’re going to get to play Kirby’s Epic Yarn and Donkey Kong Country Returns? So did I. As recently as last night, in fact, when I was trying to pick out which games I would deign to spend

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Epic Mickey introduction is…well, epic

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-MnhFSHTxU&fs=1&hl=en_US] This is a year of epics. Epic Mickey, Kirby’s Epic Yarn, Scott Pilgrim: An Epic of Epic Epicness, there’s been a lot of epics. Here we have the epic introduction to Epic Mickey. And I don’t know about what

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Epic Mickey introduction is…well, epic

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-MnhFSHTxU&fs=1&hl=en_US] This is a year of epics. Epic Mickey, Kirby’s Epic Yarn, Scott Pilgrim: An Epic of Epic Epicness, there’s been a lot of epics. Here we have the epic introduction to Epic Mickey. And I don’t know about what

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How Activision would ruin Limbo 2

Like this, apparently. This is your comedy post for the day. Spoilers: this post is 100% factually accurate, as the comments comment. Nothing in this video is a lie; it is 100% confirmed for factual accuracy. And if you believe

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How Activision would ruin Limbo 2

Like this, apparently. This is your comedy post for the day. Spoilers: this post is 100% factually accurate, as the comments comment. Nothing in this video is a lie; it is 100% confirmed for factual accuracy. And if you believe

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Games you should care about: Cthulhu Saves the World

With a box like that, do I really need to say anything? Oh, all right then. Cthulhu Saves the World is an RPG made by Zeboyd Games, who made the fantastic Breath of Death VII, which you should download right

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Games you should care about: Cthulhu Saves the World

With a box like that, do I really need to say anything? Oh, all right then. Cthulhu Saves the World is an RPG made by Zeboyd Games, who made the fantastic Breath of Death VII, which you should download right

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How terrible is the Rock Band 3 soundtrack?

Pretty fucking terrible. I’m not usually one to care a lot for Rock Band, but I’m a pretty hardcore fan. That’s a stupid statement, so I’ll explain I play the hardest guitar songs on expert. I’ve been playing since Guitar

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How terrible is the Rock Band 3 soundtrack?

Pretty fucking terrible. I’m not usually one to care a lot for Rock Band, but I’m a pretty hardcore fan. That’s a stupid statement, so I’ll explain I play the hardest guitar songs on expert. I’ve been playing since Guitar

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Braid movement piece is awesome, confusing

[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_wl7bInMIo”] You know, I went to an art type school, but dance always confounded me. I don’t understand it. There’s just something about it my brain refuses to comprehend. Like, these people are moving, and it’s supposed to be artistic,

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Braid movement piece is awesome, confusing

[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_wl7bInMIo”] You know, I went to an art type school, but dance always confounded me. I don’t understand it. There’s just something about it my brain refuses to comprehend. Like, these people are moving, and it’s supposed to be artistic,

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Enslaved: Odyssey to the West still pretty, still unheard of

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFFbQm_BJxc] Hey kids! Want to be indie like me? Now you don’t have to play weird, esoteric games with poor production values! You can play Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, whose real subtitle should be “Try as we might, no

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Enslaved: Odyssey to the West still pretty, still unheard of

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFFbQm_BJxc] Hey kids! Want to be indie like me? Now you don’t have to play weird, esoteric games with poor production values! You can play Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, whose real subtitle should be “Try as we might, no

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Aphelion: Graves of Earth Review

Games on Microsoft’s Xbox Live Indie service are incredibly difficult to review. Reviews are all about comparisons, in the end; I could tell you I had fun, but what does that mean to you? You want to know if game

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Aphelion: Graves of Earth Review

Games on Microsoft’s Xbox Live Indie service are incredibly difficult to review. Reviews are all about comparisons, in the end; I could tell you I had fun, but what does that mean to you? You want to know if game

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Bioshock Infinite Irrational Games' new project

I’m rarely excited about new things. It’s the nature of the games journalism business: once you start writing about how new games are going to be awesome, you stop caring about new games. New games are the creatively bankrupt enemy,

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Bioshock Infinite Irrational Games' new project

I’m rarely excited about new things. It’s the nature of the games journalism business: once you start writing about how new games are going to be awesome, you stop caring about new games. New games are the creatively bankrupt enemy,

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