Opinion

The Elder Scrolls V is (Probably) Happening

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_fFApDyki4&fs=1&hl=en_US] You’re surprised. Act surprised. I’m going to start this post over again. OH MY GOD THE ELDER SCROLLS V: BONESTORM IS HAPPENING I AM EXCITED. My favorite part of today has, obviously, been how the games media are acting

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The Elder Scrolls V is (Probably) Happening

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_fFApDyki4&fs=1&hl=en_US] You’re surprised. Act surprised. I’m going to start this post over again. OH MY GOD THE ELDER SCROLLS V: BONESTORM IS HAPPENING I AM EXCITED. My favorite part of today has, obviously, been how the games media are acting

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Fable 3 Created So That Anyone Can Finish It, Is Example of Metric Fetishism

As if perfect counter-point to our post about Team Meat’s belief that not all games should be easily finished by everyone (as well as the general theme of pandering to the masses in sequels,) we have a few quotes of

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Fable 3 Created So That Anyone Can Finish It, Is Example of Metric Fetishism

As if perfect counter-point to our post about Team Meat’s belief that not all games should be easily finished by everyone (as well as the general theme of pandering to the masses in sequels,) we have a few quotes of

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Dragon Age 2 Round Up: Changes Keep RPG Alive, 'Final Verdict' On Combat/Controls, Morrigan/Flemeth, More

Been too long since we posted something on Dragon Age, hasn’t it? Not enough new information floating around, but I scoured the Dragon Age 2 forums and have come up with a trove of new info on Bioware’s upcoming RPG

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Dragon Age 2 Round Up: Changes Keep RPG Alive, 'Final Verdict' On Combat/Controls, Morrigan/Flemeth, More

Been too long since we posted something on Dragon Age, hasn’t it? Not enough new information floating around, but I scoured the Dragon Age 2 forums and have come up with a trove of new info on Bioware’s upcoming RPG

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Bioware's new game is…something

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtSZrXjjsfI&fs=1&hl=en_US] If there’s one thing I love, it’s teasers for teasers. Kotaku gave us the incredibly short version of what is probably an incredibly short teaser trailer for Bioware’s next game this morning, and it looks…gunny. Rock Paper Shotgun then

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Bioware's new game is…something

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtSZrXjjsfI&fs=1&hl=en_US] If there’s one thing I love, it’s teasers for teasers. Kotaku gave us the incredibly short version of what is probably an incredibly short teaser trailer for Bioware’s next game this morning, and it looks…gunny. Rock Paper Shotgun then

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Tempura of the Dead: Review

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8O7qCvdZsE&fs=1&hl=en_US] President Tompson is a bad enough dude to save the country. And if he dies, there’s always loyal Gates to back him up, without regard for the intricacies of presidential sucession. Tempura of the Dead is a three dollar

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Tempura of the Dead: Review

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8O7qCvdZsE&fs=1&hl=en_US] President Tompson is a bad enough dude to save the country. And if he dies, there’s always loyal Gates to back him up, without regard for the intricacies of presidential sucession. Tempura of the Dead is a three dollar

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Contract With the Devil

Dispute the validity of ‘gaming addiction’ all you want, but designers are definitely try to tap into gaming compulsions to engineer games that keep you playing. To this end, Treyarch’s latest foray into the Call of Duty franchise implements a

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Contract With the Devil

Dispute the validity of ‘gaming addiction’ all you want, but designers are definitely try to tap into gaming compulsions to engineer games that keep you playing. To this end, Treyarch’s latest foray into the Call of Duty franchise implements a

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Golden Sun: Dark Dawn exists

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro4-yxQw2Gg&fs=1&hl=en_US] Here’s a question. You are Nintendo. You decide to make a sequel to a much beloved niche franchise, and put it on the best selling console in the world, the DS. You then do not publicize this game at

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Golden Sun: Dark Dawn exists

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro4-yxQw2Gg&fs=1&hl=en_US] Here’s a question. You are Nintendo. You decide to make a sequel to a much beloved niche franchise, and put it on the best selling console in the world, the DS. You then do not publicize this game at

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How to take a good game and make it boring

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zg478Ui-jc&fs=1&hl=en_US] We’re finally getting actual gameplay footage of Dragon Age 2: The Search for More Money, instead of overblown, exciting cinematic trailers. And, if what we see here is any indication, Black Isle Studios and Baldur’s Gate are rolling over

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How to take a good game and make it boring

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zg478Ui-jc&fs=1&hl=en_US] We’re finally getting actual gameplay footage of Dragon Age 2: The Search for More Money, instead of overblown, exciting cinematic trailers. And, if what we see here is any indication, Black Isle Studios and Baldur’s Gate are rolling over

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Building a 'soldier sim', part 1

I’m not the hardest of the hardcore when it comes to shooters, either first or third person, but I’ve played my fair share. There are some interesting games that really change the concept of being a shooter, my current favorite being Borderlands,

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Building a 'soldier sim', part 1

I’m not the hardest of the hardcore when it comes to shooters, either first or third person, but I’ve played my fair share. There are some interesting games that really change the concept of being a shooter, my current favorite being Borderlands,

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Review: Costume Quest

We should have seen it coming. There are two types of games on PSN and XBLA. The first is the game that takes small ideas, polishes them to the point of perfection, and then layers on the charm, creating a

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Review: Costume Quest

We should have seen it coming. There are two types of games on PSN and XBLA. The first is the game that takes small ideas, polishes them to the point of perfection, and then layers on the charm, creating a

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