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For Discussion #4: The End

Here at Nightmare Mode, we’ve been thinking of Bastion a lot. Well, okay, I’ve been thinking of Bastion a lot. I can’t put thoughts in other people’s heads. In any case, it’s made me think about endings, and how a

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For Discussion #4: The End

Here at Nightmare Mode, we’ve been thinking of Bastion a lot. Well, okay, I’ve been thinking of Bastion a lot. I can’t put thoughts in other people’s heads. In any case, it’s made me think about endings, and how a

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Super Monday Night Combat interview with Eka

Last time Nighmare Mode had an exchange with Eka, we spoke primarily of the thematic elements in their class-based third person shooter, Monday Night Combat. Yesterday I had the pleasure of speaking with Chandana Ekanayake regarding Uber Entertainment’s followup to

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Super Monday Night Combat interview with Eka

Last time Nighmare Mode had an exchange with Eka, we spoke primarily of the thematic elements in their class-based third person shooter, Monday Night Combat. Yesterday I had the pleasure of speaking with Chandana Ekanayake regarding Uber Entertainment’s followup to

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Sequels That Should Have Been – Jade Empire 2

Greetings dear reader! I’ve gotten the privilege of introducing our latest feature, Sequels That Should Have Been. For many differing reasons, be it lack of funding, evil publishers or just a plain failure to see the potential of a game,

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Sequels That Should Have Been – Jade Empire 2

Greetings dear reader! I’ve gotten the privilege of introducing our latest feature, Sequels That Should Have Been. For many differing reasons, be it lack of funding, evil publishers or just a plain failure to see the potential of a game,

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More Than Just Zombie Bashing – A Dead State Interview

I had the privilege of interviewing Brian Mitsoda, previously at developers such as Obsidian and Troika, who’s working on a new and very promising zombie survival game, named Dead State. We talked mostly about the specifics of the game, but

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More Than Just Zombie Bashing – A Dead State Interview

I had the privilege of interviewing Brian Mitsoda, previously at developers such as Obsidian and Troika, who’s working on a new and very promising zombie survival game, named Dead State. We talked mostly about the specifics of the game, but

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Four Nintendo Franchises in Need of Revival

Possibly the saddest thing modern day Nintendo has done is that they’ve pared down the number of their franchises they’re doing anything with. We’ve seen more Mario games than we can imagine, and we’ve seen some oldies revised into modern

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Four Nintendo Franchises in Need of Revival

Possibly the saddest thing modern day Nintendo has done is that they’ve pared down the number of their franchises they’re doing anything with. We’ve seen more Mario games than we can imagine, and we’ve seen some oldies revised into modern

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Crimson: Steam Pirates – Review

Like Sid Meier’s Pirates but, you know, actually fun. Click the picture to read more!

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Crimson: Steam Pirates – Review

Like Sid Meier’s Pirates but, you know, actually fun. Click the picture to read more!

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For Discussion #3: Your First Time

Remember when you were like that kid up there, so young and fresh and STARING? Well, we want to talk about that time. What was the first game you ever played? Alternatively, that you remember playing? Personally, I remember playing

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For Discussion #3: Your First Time

Remember when you were like that kid up there, so young and fresh and STARING? Well, we want to talk about that time. What was the first game you ever played? Alternatively, that you remember playing? Personally, I remember playing

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Interview with Gavin Dunne of Miracle of Sound

Gaming may have found its proper representative in the world of music! Recently I had the pleasure of speaking with the talented Gavin Dunne, the man behind Miracle of Sound. For those of you who haven’t been brought to eargasm

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Interview with Gavin Dunne of Miracle of Sound

Gaming may have found its proper representative in the world of music! Recently I had the pleasure of speaking with the talented Gavin Dunne, the man behind Miracle of Sound. For those of you who haven’t been brought to eargasm

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I Don't Wanna Be A Hero

Are games a power fantasy? Escapism? They allow us to almost, but not quite, become icons of the ideals we believe in. We stomp goombas on our way to save the princess, we save the world from nuclear destruction in

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I Don't Wanna Be A Hero

Are games a power fantasy? Escapism? They allow us to almost, but not quite, become icons of the ideals we believe in. We stomp goombas on our way to save the princess, we save the world from nuclear destruction in

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For Discussion #2: The Sound of Gaming

This may surprise you, but our weekly discussion post is supposed to go up on Monday every week. Last week we had a delay for reasons I forgot about. This week we had Irene the timehurricane. You might be saying,

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For Discussion #2: The Sound of Gaming

This may surprise you, but our weekly discussion post is supposed to go up on Monday every week. Last week we had a delay for reasons I forgot about. This week we had Irene the timehurricane. You might be saying,

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