LA Noire star Aaron Staton terrible at interrogations, too

Yes, you read that right. The leading man himself, the actor who plays Cole Phelps in the critically acclaimed LA Noire, revealed that he’s not very good at interrogating people in his own game. Speaking in an interview with Edge,

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LA Noire star Aaron Staton terrible at interrogations, too

Yes, you read that right. The leading man himself, the actor who plays Cole Phelps in the critically acclaimed LA Noire, revealed that he’s not very good at interrogating people in his own game. Speaking in an interview with Edge,

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Omnitopic July 2011 Roundup – Weakness

Where did July go? Oh July, you siren of months. You harlot of twelfths of a year. Where have you gone? Yes, July is over and gone, and with it we must mourn the passing of another omnitopic. This one,

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Omnitopic July 2011 Roundup – Weakness

Where did July go? Oh July, you siren of months. You harlot of twelfths of a year. Where have you gone? Yes, July is over and gone, and with it we must mourn the passing of another omnitopic. This one,

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Battlefield 3 has an online pass, sort of

Call of Duty Elite pissed off a lot of people – why should players have to pay for a social and statistical integration that we get for free in every other game? Capitalizing on that disillusionment, Battlefield 3 developers DICE

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Battlefield 3 has an online pass, sort of

Call of Duty Elite pissed off a lot of people – why should players have to pay for a social and statistical integration that we get for free in every other game? Capitalizing on that disillusionment, Battlefield 3 developers DICE

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Indie Games Summer Uprising hotter than the sun

Microsoft’s Xbox Live Indie Games service has been much maligned since its inception, with good reason. It’s the equivalent of a dingy, shoddy restaurant with mediocre food and a waiter that seems like he’ll try to stab you and take

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Indie Games Summer Uprising hotter than the sun

Microsoft’s Xbox Live Indie Games service has been much maligned since its inception, with good reason. It’s the equivalent of a dingy, shoddy restaurant with mediocre food and a waiter that seems like he’ll try to stab you and take

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The cat follows the coup

The history of education in games is conflicted. It’s hard enough to convince gamers intent on murder or tending farms that an educational game isn’t woefully beneath them. Even if you’re convinced to play them, the games are rarely good

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The cat follows the coup

The history of education in games is conflicted. It’s hard enough to convince gamers intent on murder or tending farms that an educational game isn’t woefully beneath them. Even if you’re convinced to play them, the games are rarely good

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Immersive Insignificance

In the purest sense of the word, to be weak is to lack control – over others, oneself, or one’s surroundings. In regard to gaming, much has been written on the use of player character weaknesses toward other game characters

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Immersive Insignificance

In the purest sense of the word, to be weak is to lack control – over others, oneself, or one’s surroundings. In regard to gaming, much has been written on the use of player character weaknesses toward other game characters

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Steam power: Cthulu Saves the World thrives on PC

Thanks to my country’s archaic media classification system, Xbox Live Indie Games aren’t available in Australia, but that hasn’t stopped me from observing one important thing: it’s host to a fuckload of games. It’s bad enough that the industry is getting

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Steam power: Cthulu Saves the World thrives on PC

Thanks to my country’s archaic media classification system, Xbox Live Indie Games aren’t available in Australia, but that hasn’t stopped me from observing one important thing: it’s host to a fuckload of games. It’s bad enough that the industry is getting

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The Player-Funded Development Process

How many times have you applied to participate in the beta testing for a game you were excited about? How many times have you actually been chosen? If you have my luck, the answer is zero. What if all you

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The Player-Funded Development Process

How many times have you applied to participate in the beta testing for a game you were excited about? How many times have you actually been chosen? If you have my luck, the answer is zero. What if all you

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Catherine First Impressions

Vincent Brooks, you poor, poor sod. I really don’t like you. Your highest aspiration is that things stay exactly where they are; you’ve lived life completely on cruise control. Honestly, I’m surprised you’ve gotten this far–that you have a job,

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Catherine First Impressions

Vincent Brooks, you poor, poor sod. I really don’t like you. Your highest aspiration is that things stay exactly where they are; you’ve lived life completely on cruise control. Honestly, I’m surprised you’ve gotten this far–that you have a job,

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The greatest thing you have ever seen on Minecraft – Middle Earth

With the thousands of impressive creations that have been spawned by Minecraft users, do you ever wonder if anything still impresses Notch and the Mojang guys?  Wonder no more.  I give you…Middle Earth.  Not just Hobbiton.  Not just Rivendell.  Middle Earth. 

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The greatest thing you have ever seen on Minecraft – Middle Earth

With the thousands of impressive creations that have been spawned by Minecraft users, do you ever wonder if anything still impresses Notch and the Mojang guys?  Wonder no more.  I give you…Middle Earth.  Not just Hobbiton.  Not just Rivendell.  Middle Earth. 

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