Opinion

The Last Story and the return of Japan only

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lgtws_tFHps&fs=1&hl=en_US] Anyone whose followed video games in the past few weeks knows about the Last Story. It’s being developed by Mistwalker, the company founded by Hironobu Sakaguchi once he jumped ship from Square Enix in the early/mid 2000’s, and has

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The Last Story and the return of Japan only

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lgtws_tFHps&fs=1&hl=en_US] Anyone whose followed video games in the past few weeks knows about the Last Story. It’s being developed by Mistwalker, the company founded by Hironobu Sakaguchi once he jumped ship from Square Enix in the early/mid 2000’s, and has

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Some brief thoughts on Final Fantasies

Yes, I know, I said no news here, but I am a liar! A big fat, possibly Greek liar (yes, I went there. It’s early enough in the morning to go there). But you know what? Final Fantasy deserves an

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Some brief thoughts on Final Fantasies

Yes, I know, I said no news here, but I am a liar! A big fat, possibly Greek liar (yes, I went there. It’s early enough in the morning to go there). But you know what? Final Fantasy deserves an

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Mass Effect 2 (PS3) prediction

I’m going to channel my inner Michael Pachter here and make a bold prediction: Mass Effect 2 for the Playstation 3 will fail. It will move some copies, yes, but it’s unclear whether BioWare will even recoup the mild investment

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Mass Effect 2 (PS3) prediction

I’m going to channel my inner Michael Pachter here and make a bold prediction: Mass Effect 2 for the Playstation 3 will fail. It will move some copies, yes, but it’s unclear whether BioWare will even recoup the mild investment

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Hyperdimension Neptunia is what the fuck?

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgDXJfJIk3U&fs=1&hl=en_US] Okay, I know I said I’m going to stop caring about new games, and I make no illusions that this is not the first time I have made excuses to post about new games, but I’m making an exception

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Hyperdimension Neptunia is what the fuck?

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgDXJfJIk3U&fs=1&hl=en_US] Okay, I know I said I’m going to stop caring about new games, and I make no illusions that this is not the first time I have made excuses to post about new games, but I’m making an exception

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Amnesia a good memory for Frictional

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loSzpvq73FY&fs=1&hl=en_US] I love indies, especially indies who put out super high quality, retail type experiences, but I can’t play horror games. This has made me something of a cheerleader for Frictional Games, whose Amnesia: The Dark Descent was, by many

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Amnesia a good memory for Frictional

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loSzpvq73FY&fs=1&hl=en_US] I love indies, especially indies who put out super high quality, retail type experiences, but I can’t play horror games. This has made me something of a cheerleader for Frictional Games, whose Amnesia: The Dark Descent was, by many

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The Great Sucking Sound

That noise you hear? That is the wind being violently ripped from the 3DS’ sails. It sounds a lot like three to five hour battery life, which, supposedly, is only when the backlight is turned down. We in the trade

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The Great Sucking Sound

That noise you hear? That is the wind being violently ripped from the 3DS’ sails. It sounds a lot like three to five hour battery life, which, supposedly, is only when the backlight is turned down. We in the trade

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Reasons we should care about Skyrim

(Picture taken, for reference, from http://snowskadi.deviantart.com/art/. Because it’s a brilliant picture. Moving right along…) Just days after I complained about massive waves of hype about new games, we get information about Skyrim in exactly the way games information should come:

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Reasons we should care about Skyrim

(Picture taken, for reference, from http://snowskadi.deviantart.com/art/. Because it’s a brilliant picture. Moving right along…) Just days after I complained about massive waves of hype about new games, we get information about Skyrim in exactly the way games information should come:

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The Missing

For a game with the sheer girth of Baldur’s Gate 2, I remember a lot of things that happened. I remember the battles, too numerous to count. I especially remember the ones with Mind Flayers, the ones where party members

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The Missing

For a game with the sheer girth of Baldur’s Gate 2, I remember a lot of things that happened. I remember the battles, too numerous to count. I especially remember the ones with Mind Flayers, the ones where party members

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Free Money*!

The most popular gaming centric event is E3, and that is a shame. It’s a shame because we’ve reached a point where hype is more synonymous with gaming than the full games themselves. The problem is the full frontal assault

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Free Money*!

The most popular gaming centric event is E3, and that is a shame. It’s a shame because we’ve reached a point where hype is more synonymous with gaming than the full games themselves. The problem is the full frontal assault

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Awards Are Awesome: Here are some more!

Screw introductions. Let do this! Game of the Fuckin’ Year: Alan Wake When I first played Alan Wake, I have experienced something that has only occurred a few other times during my life as a gamer. It also happened when I

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Awards Are Awesome: Here are some more!

Screw introductions. Let do this! Game of the Fuckin’ Year: Alan Wake When I first played Alan Wake, I have experienced something that has only occurred a few other times during my life as a gamer. It also happened when I

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