Opinion

Donning the Cowl – Arkham City Impressions

Before I played this game, I felt that Rocksteady had managed to perfectly convey the concept of being the Dark Knight in Arkham Asylum. From beatdown badass to super sleuth genius, the player was able to be the goddamn Batman.

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Donning the Cowl – Arkham City Impressions

Before I played this game, I felt that Rocksteady had managed to perfectly convey the concept of being the Dark Knight in Arkham Asylum. From beatdown badass to super sleuth genius, the player was able to be the goddamn Batman.

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Dead Island and Indiscriminate Violence

I stomp my boot against the head of a zombie, and feel its skull slowly pressing in, bending. A split-second later it has exploded in a visceral show of blood-spatter and brain-matter. My pants are soaked in it. Yet I

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Dead Island and Indiscriminate Violence

I stomp my boot against the head of a zombie, and feel its skull slowly pressing in, bending. A split-second later it has exploded in a visceral show of blood-spatter and brain-matter. My pants are soaked in it. Yet I

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Impressions- Dungeon Blitz beta

  Dungeon Blitz, for the benefit of the vast chunk of the human race that has never heard of it, is a free-to-play MMO, currently in Beta, that is best described as a “side-scrolling semi-metroidvania-ish-shooter-beat-em-up-thingy”. Now Dungeon Blitz is, as

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Impressions- Dungeon Blitz beta

  Dungeon Blitz, for the benefit of the vast chunk of the human race that has never heard of it, is a free-to-play MMO, currently in Beta, that is best described as a “side-scrolling semi-metroidvania-ish-shooter-beat-em-up-thingy”. Now Dungeon Blitz is, as

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The Value of Games: Why You Really Can't Put a Price on Art

Price (n) – The quantity of one thing that is exchanged or demanded in barter or sale for another; the cost at which something is obtained. Value (n) – A fair return or equivalent in goods, services, or money for

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The Value of Games: Why You Really Can't Put a Price on Art

Price (n) – The quantity of one thing that is exchanged or demanded in barter or sale for another; the cost at which something is obtained. Value (n) – A fair return or equivalent in goods, services, or money for

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Why The Tomb Raider Franchise Isn't Beyond Saving

After the disappointing sales of Tomb Raider Underworld, the Crystal Dynamics team realized that Lara Croft was in trouble. They took a hard look at the video game landscape and came to the conclusion that they needed to re-work and

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Why The Tomb Raider Franchise Isn't Beyond Saving

After the disappointing sales of Tomb Raider Underworld, the Crystal Dynamics team realized that Lara Croft was in trouble. They took a hard look at the video game landscape and came to the conclusion that they needed to re-work and

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The Jack Claw Project

Those among us who picked up the latest Humble Bundle, or even the one before, may have noticed a little demo included with the package for something called Jack Claw. If you didn’t pick up the bundle, then I will

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The Jack Claw Project

Those among us who picked up the latest Humble Bundle, or even the one before, may have noticed a little demo included with the package for something called Jack Claw. If you didn’t pick up the bundle, then I will

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My Kingdom for a Horse Armor Pack: What Was Lost With the Rise of DLC

Note: Minor spoilers for Deus Ex: Human Revolution follow. On April 3, 2006, Bethesda released the first piece of new content for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. The “Horse Armor Pack” allowed the player to acquire barding for their horses

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My Kingdom for a Horse Armor Pack: What Was Lost With the Rise of DLC

Note: Minor spoilers for Deus Ex: Human Revolution follow. On April 3, 2006, Bethesda released the first piece of new content for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. The “Horse Armor Pack” allowed the player to acquire barding for their horses

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Why the Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer Might Not Suck

Bioware sure have done a hell of a lot to alienate me, the RPG fan. They’ve taken their biggest franchise and made it into a third person shooter, they’ve taken their second biggest franchise and made it into morally dual

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Why the Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer Might Not Suck

Bioware sure have done a hell of a lot to alienate me, the RPG fan. They’ve taken their biggest franchise and made it into a third person shooter, they’ve taken their second biggest franchise and made it into morally dual

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The Necessity Of Originality

In a recent interview with CVG, CEO of Saber Interactive, who are currently developing Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, said that he didn’t know why “…derivative was always necessarily bad – if we put out a game that’s just as good

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The Necessity Of Originality

In a recent interview with CVG, CEO of Saber Interactive, who are currently developing Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, said that he didn’t know why “…derivative was always necessarily bad – if we put out a game that’s just as good

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In the System: Glitch Impressions

I’d love to be able to tell you Glitch was a good game, or even a mediocre one. I wish I could tell you that Glitch kept up with its lovely description: “The goal of Glitch is not to win

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In the System: Glitch Impressions

I’d love to be able to tell you Glitch was a good game, or even a mediocre one. I wish I could tell you that Glitch kept up with its lovely description: “The goal of Glitch is not to win

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