Opinion

Dragon Age 2 Impressions

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rUipJYfIlg&w=640&h=390] Yes, friends, another impressions post. Obviously, I have not completed Dragon Age 2. Nowhere near it, actually. While I do plan to, in this case, wait until completion and write an actual, honest to god, “serious merits of

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Dragon Age 2 Impressions

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rUipJYfIlg&w=640&h=390] Yes, friends, another impressions post. Obviously, I have not completed Dragon Age 2. Nowhere near it, actually. While I do plan to, in this case, wait until completion and write an actual, honest to god, “serious merits of

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Pokemon Black and White Impressions

Well, I guess I called it, months ago. Welcome to the world of Pokemon, indeed. I’ve not beaten Black and White; that would be ridiculous. Rather, I’ve sunk a good half dozen hours into the title, and this has given

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Pokemon Black and White Impressions

Well, I guess I called it, months ago. Welcome to the world of Pokemon, indeed. I’ve not beaten Black and White; that would be ridiculous. Rather, I’ve sunk a good half dozen hours into the title, and this has given

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The Mid Level Game

Cliffy B (the immortal Cliffy B) of Epic Games made headlines yesterday by declaring the middle class game dead. His point was that, as the industry went forward, there would only be room for the huge budget blockbusters, of which

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The Mid Level Game

Cliffy B (the immortal Cliffy B) of Epic Games made headlines yesterday by declaring the middle class game dead. His point was that, as the industry went forward, there would only be room for the huge budget blockbusters, of which

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Thoughts: Dragon Age 2 Demo

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlACgYHtWCI&w=640&h=390] We’ve written so fucking much about Dragon Age 2 that those links? They are only some of our…ahem…extensive coverage of the game. Of course, we did all that without the game actually existing in a playable state. Well, that

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Thoughts: Dragon Age 2 Demo

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlACgYHtWCI&w=640&h=390] We’ve written so fucking much about Dragon Age 2 that those links? They are only some of our…ahem…extensive coverage of the game. Of course, we did all that without the game actually existing in a playable state. Well, that

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For Immediate Release

If you tend to follow the pretentious British music scene, you would be aware that, for the second time in as many albums, Radiohead have released their newest album digital only, with absolutely no pre-release hype. The first thing we

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For Immediate Release

If you tend to follow the pretentious British music scene, you would be aware that, for the second time in as many albums, Radiohead have released their newest album digital only, with absolutely no pre-release hype. The first thing we

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Totally Rhombus: Awakened

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDvVNILg0TY&w=640&h=390] This week’s big new is the return of the high concept. Destructoid got a big scoop of knowledge on Awakened, previously titled Hero and murdered along with Midway, and this is the news that made me happiest for the

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Totally Rhombus: Awakened

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDvVNILg0TY&w=640&h=390] This week’s big new is the return of the high concept. Destructoid got a big scoop of knowledge on Awakened, previously titled Hero and murdered along with Midway, and this is the news that made me happiest for the

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A New Trend in Pre-order Incentives

EA has been an interesting case when it comes to game marketing over the past year or so. Both of the BioWare games, Dragon Age: Origins and Mass Effect 2, completed under EA ownership, have come with the incentive to

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A New Trend in Pre-order Incentives

EA has been an interesting case when it comes to game marketing over the past year or so. Both of the BioWare games, Dragon Age: Origins and Mass Effect 2, completed under EA ownership, have come with the incentive to

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The Mixed Messages of Dragon Age 2

No game has ever inspired such vicious debate, such polarization, as Dragon Age 2. As the sequel to the enormously popular Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age: Awakenings, there are some big shoes to fill, and only so much game

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The Mixed Messages of Dragon Age 2

No game has ever inspired such vicious debate, such polarization, as Dragon Age 2. As the sequel to the enormously popular Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age: Awakenings, there are some big shoes to fill, and only so much game

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More Finished Games?

Comments of the most curious nature came out of Gaijin Games’ Alex Neuse’s interview with GameSetWatch. To provide you with a block quote: I think that the indie scene is out of control. There are SO many games being made,

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More Finished Games?

Comments of the most curious nature came out of Gaijin Games’ Alex Neuse’s interview with GameSetWatch. To provide you with a block quote: I think that the indie scene is out of control. There are SO many games being made,

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Hiatus Over!

One of the trickiest bits of being a small, indie games journalism blog is that there’s only a couple of us, and we all have lives. This blog, at the moment, has four relatively regular contributors, and the problem is

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Hiatus Over!

One of the trickiest bits of being a small, indie games journalism blog is that there’s only a couple of us, and we all have lives. This blog, at the moment, has four relatively regular contributors, and the problem is

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