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Sequels That Should Have Been: Knights of Honor 2

Knights of Honor (2004) – what a horribly cheesy title – can best be summed up as “Crusader Kings for denser people”. That’s not a bad thing, because it made it far more accessible than practically all of Paradox’s games.

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Sequels That Should Have Been: Knights of Honor 2

Knights of Honor (2004) – what a horribly cheesy title – can best be summed up as “Crusader Kings for denser people”. That’s not a bad thing, because it made it far more accessible than practically all of Paradox’s games.

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How You Got Videogames Wrong: It's All Interactive

 Pissing you off in installments, the monthly series “How You Got Videogames Wrong” delves beyond appearances into the slimy interior of The God’s Truth (about videogames).  This month we’ll be looking at a common misconception: that videogames—and nothing else—are interactive.

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How You Got Videogames Wrong: It's All Interactive

 Pissing you off in installments, the monthly series “How You Got Videogames Wrong” delves beyond appearances into the slimy interior of The God’s Truth (about videogames).  This month we’ll be looking at a common misconception: that videogames—and nothing else—are interactive.

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Costume Quest and the Annual Tradition

Every year on February 2nd, my Dad and I watch the movie Groundhog Day as an annual tradition. It’s a wonderful movie and we have an appointment with it every year. Christmas is noted by waking up early on a

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Costume Quest and the Annual Tradition

Every year on February 2nd, my Dad and I watch the movie Groundhog Day as an annual tradition. It’s a wonderful movie and we have an appointment with it every year. Christmas is noted by waking up early on a

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A sincere thrill ride: a review of Battlefield 3’s single player campaign

“The most realistic shooter yet.” This line from an early review has been heavily quoted in EA’s aggressive marketing campaign for Battlefield 3. It’s absolute nonsense. BF3’s single-player campaign belongs squarely in what I like to call the “theme park

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A sincere thrill ride: a review of Battlefield 3’s single player campaign

“The most realistic shooter yet.” This line from an early review has been heavily quoted in EA’s aggressive marketing campaign for Battlefield 3. It’s absolute nonsense. BF3’s single-player campaign belongs squarely in what I like to call the “theme park

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What I Think Sonic Fans Really Want

Disclaimer: In this article I’m going to say ‘we’ a lot. I’m not speaking for the entirety of the Sonic fandom, nor would I want to. This is what I personally believe Sonic fans want, so take it how you

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What I Think Sonic Fans Really Want

Disclaimer: In this article I’m going to say ‘we’ a lot. I’m not speaking for the entirety of the Sonic fandom, nor would I want to. This is what I personally believe Sonic fans want, so take it how you

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10 tips and tricks to become a better Battlefield 3 player

Battlefield is back. Veterans and newcomers alike are flocking to DICE’s trademark take on combined arms warfare, and already the digital body count is greater than any war in the history of mankind. It’s a lot of fun, but it

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10 tips and tricks to become a better Battlefield 3 player

Battlefield is back. Veterans and newcomers alike are flocking to DICE’s trademark take on combined arms warfare, and already the digital body count is greater than any war in the history of mankind. It’s a lot of fun, but it

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Blood, Bats, and Bolts – inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood

Most AAA developers shy away from making holiday themed games and for good reason: short timeframe to sell a product with a large investment. Certain developers have escaped this situation with holiday themed add-on content, such as Gearbox’s Zombie Island

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Blood, Bats, and Bolts – inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood

Most AAA developers shy away from making holiday themed games and for good reason: short timeframe to sell a product with a large investment. Certain developers have escaped this situation with holiday themed add-on content, such as Gearbox’s Zombie Island

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Sequels That Should Have Been: Septerra Core

Oh poor, misunderstood Septerra Core. You don’t deserve to only be remembered as the game Steve Downes got the job for Master Chief in Halo from. No two fanbases loathe each other as much as I imagine Japanese and Western

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Sequels That Should Have Been: Septerra Core

Oh poor, misunderstood Septerra Core. You don’t deserve to only be remembered as the game Steve Downes got the job for Master Chief in Halo from. No two fanbases loathe each other as much as I imagine Japanese and Western

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Reviewing Reviews

Review scores, and review readers, are fickle things. We’ve seen this in full recently: the Eurogamer Uncharted 3 review, the Batman: Arkham City 6/5 review from Yahoo, and the response every time Jim Sterling gives a famous game an 8/10.

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Reviewing Reviews

Review scores, and review readers, are fickle things. We’ve seen this in full recently: the Eurogamer Uncharted 3 review, the Batman: Arkham City 6/5 review from Yahoo, and the response every time Jim Sterling gives a famous game an 8/10.

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Cooperative Competition and Cardboard

Goldeneye gave me some of my favorite gaming memories. Super Smash Brothers and Mario Kart gave me the others. There’s something about sitting around a coffee table with your friends, eating badly processed boneless chicken wings and laughing as someone

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Cooperative Competition and Cardboard

Goldeneye gave me some of my favorite gaming memories. Super Smash Brothers and Mario Kart gave me the others. There’s something about sitting around a coffee table with your friends, eating badly processed boneless chicken wings and laughing as someone

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