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How You Got Videogames Wrong: It's All Interactive

 Pissing you off in installments, the monthly series “How You Got Videogames Wrong” delves beyond appearances into the slimy interior of The God’s Truth (about videogames).  This month we’ll be looking at a common misconception: that videogames—and nothing else—are interactive.

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How You Got Videogames Wrong: It's All Interactive

 Pissing you off in installments, the monthly series “How You Got Videogames Wrong” delves beyond appearances into the slimy interior of The God’s Truth (about videogames).  This month we’ll be looking at a common misconception: that videogames—and nothing else—are interactive.

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Humble Indie Bundle Returns!

Well, it actually returned a couple days ago, but due to unforeseen circumstances, mainly me buying and playing Voxatron, the game on offer, time kind of got away from me. For those who don’t know, the Humble Indie Bundle is an event

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Humble Indie Bundle Returns!

Well, it actually returned a couple days ago, but due to unforeseen circumstances, mainly me buying and playing Voxatron, the game on offer, time kind of got away from me. For those who don’t know, the Humble Indie Bundle is an event

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A sincere thrill ride: a review of Battlefield 3’s single player campaign

“The most realistic shooter yet.” This line from an early review has been heavily quoted in EA’s aggressive marketing campaign for Battlefield 3. It’s absolute nonsense. BF3’s single-player campaign belongs squarely in what I like to call the “theme park

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A sincere thrill ride: a review of Battlefield 3’s single player campaign

“The most realistic shooter yet.” This line from an early review has been heavily quoted in EA’s aggressive marketing campaign for Battlefield 3. It’s absolute nonsense. BF3’s single-player campaign belongs squarely in what I like to call the “theme park

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Blood, Bats, and Bolts – inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood

Most AAA developers shy away from making holiday themed games and for good reason: short timeframe to sell a product with a large investment. Certain developers have escaped this situation with holiday themed add-on content, such as Gearbox’s Zombie Island

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Blood, Bats, and Bolts – inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood

Most AAA developers shy away from making holiday themed games and for good reason: short timeframe to sell a product with a large investment. Certain developers have escaped this situation with holiday themed add-on content, such as Gearbox’s Zombie Island

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Sequels That Should Have Been: Septerra Core

Oh poor, misunderstood Septerra Core. You don’t deserve to only be remembered as the game Steve Downes got the job for Master Chief in Halo from. No two fanbases loathe each other as much as I imagine Japanese and Western

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Sequels That Should Have Been: Septerra Core

Oh poor, misunderstood Septerra Core. You don’t deserve to only be remembered as the game Steve Downes got the job for Master Chief in Halo from. No two fanbases loathe each other as much as I imagine Japanese and Western

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The Ten Greatest Videogame Theme Songs

Everyone likes subjective lists that pretend to be definitive, right? Good! Because here’s another one that is completely objective and does not at all betray my preference for certain types of music. Cataloged here, for your auditory pleasure, are the

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The Ten Greatest Videogame Theme Songs

Everyone likes subjective lists that pretend to be definitive, right? Good! Because here’s another one that is completely objective and does not at all betray my preference for certain types of music. Cataloged here, for your auditory pleasure, are the

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2012 IGF Pirate Kart Releases, Makes Busy Gamers Cry

“Damn, I hope this 1.14 gig download doesn’t but me over my bandwidth limit.” “What are you doing, downloading a video games?” “No. I’m downloading 313 video games.” That’s right, the 2012 IGF Pirate Kart has been released. Previous Pirate

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2012 IGF Pirate Kart Releases, Makes Busy Gamers Cry

“Damn, I hope this 1.14 gig download doesn’t but me over my bandwidth limit.” “What are you doing, downloading a video games?” “No. I’m downloading 313 video games.” That’s right, the 2012 IGF Pirate Kart has been released. Previous Pirate

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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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Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Not Possible Without Online Pass

The reasoning, Uncharted 3 director Justin Richmond gave TheSixthAxis in an interview, is because of bandwidth costs, and all the content packed into the game’s multiplayer. Content which Richmond says is unlike anything in the industry. “We’re giving out a

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Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Not Possible Without Online Pass

The reasoning, Uncharted 3 director Justin Richmond gave TheSixthAxis in an interview, is because of bandwidth costs, and all the content packed into the game’s multiplayer. Content which Richmond says is unlike anything in the industry. “We’re giving out a

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Modern Warfare 3 GM Not Impressed By Battlefield Franchise

The developers behind Modern Warfare 3 may have 99 problems but Battlefield 3 ain’t one. Glen Schofield, general manager of MW3 co-developer Sledgehammer Games, has been singing the praises of their own military shooter as the release date for rival

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Modern Warfare 3 GM Not Impressed By Battlefield Franchise

The developers behind Modern Warfare 3 may have 99 problems but Battlefield 3 ain’t one. Glen Schofield, general manager of MW3 co-developer Sledgehammer Games, has been singing the praises of their own military shooter as the release date for rival

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