Roundup of Unusual Size: Your Homosexual Lover is a red herring but I forgive you.

Nightmare Mode is republishing Dire Critic’s ‘Roundup of Unusual Size’, a collection of links put together by site friend, Kris Ligman. It’s like Critical Distance, except we post on the six days of the week that Ben Abraham doesn’t, and

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Roundup of Unusual Size: Your Homosexual Lover is a red herring but I forgive you.

Nightmare Mode is republishing Dire Critic’s ‘Roundup of Unusual Size’, a collection of links put together by site friend, Kris Ligman. It’s like Critical Distance, except we post on the six days of the week that Ben Abraham doesn’t, and

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Toys, Simulations and Stories III: Stories

It is 2011. We’re a stone’s throw from a hypothetical apocalypse, video games are virtually everywhere and most of them attempt to tell us stories. This approach has progressed much further than digital toys and has much broader appeal than

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Toys, Simulations and Stories III: Stories

It is 2011. We’re a stone’s throw from a hypothetical apocalypse, video games are virtually everywhere and most of them attempt to tell us stories. This approach has progressed much further than digital toys and has much broader appeal than

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Jamestown Review

Jamestown in an inde shoot-em-up developed and published by Final Form games for the PC. When I first heard the title Jamestown, I am not sure what I thought, but I can assure you it was not shmup set on

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Jamestown Review

Jamestown in an inde shoot-em-up developed and published by Final Form games for the PC. When I first heard the title Jamestown, I am not sure what I thought, but I can assure you it was not shmup set on

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Thirteen Years Later and Ocarina of Time is Still Worth Talking About

With the recent release of Ocarina of Time 3D, Mr. Iwata conducted an interview with the five directors that lead the original landmark game.  There is much reminiscing about production of the thirteen-year-old game as they discuss all of the

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Thirteen Years Later and Ocarina of Time is Still Worth Talking About

With the recent release of Ocarina of Time 3D, Mr. Iwata conducted an interview with the five directors that lead the original landmark game.  There is much reminiscing about production of the thirteen-year-old game as they discuss all of the

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Excessive Online Gaming Shown to Shrink Brain

According to the Scientific American, a study following internet addicts that spent more than ten hours daily playing online games showed that excessive gaming may shrink brains up to 10 to 20% in excessive cases. The study identified addicts by

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Excessive Online Gaming Shown to Shrink Brain

According to the Scientific American, a study following internet addicts that spent more than ten hours daily playing online games showed that excessive gaming may shrink brains up to 10 to 20% in excessive cases. The study identified addicts by

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Roundup of Unusual Size: It’s FRIDAY, FRIDAY, gettin’ down o– oh.

Nightmare Mode is republishing Dire Critic’s ‘Roundup of Unusual Size’, a collection of links put together by site friend, Kris Ligman. It’s like Critical Distance, except we post on the six days of the week that Ben Abraham doesn’t, and

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Roundup of Unusual Size: It’s FRIDAY, FRIDAY, gettin’ down o– oh.

Nightmare Mode is republishing Dire Critic’s ‘Roundup of Unusual Size’, a collection of links put together by site friend, Kris Ligman. It’s like Critical Distance, except we post on the six days of the week that Ben Abraham doesn’t, and

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Space Pirates and Zombies: Impressions Part III

Man, that Space Pirates and Zombies game is something else, right? What? You don’t know what I’m talking about? Sounds like you better read PART 1 and PART 2 of my time with SPAZ then! When last we met, I

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Space Pirates and Zombies: Impressions Part III

Man, that Space Pirates and Zombies game is something else, right? What? You don’t know what I’m talking about? Sounds like you better read PART 1 and PART 2 of my time with SPAZ then! When last we met, I

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Whoever wrote the ending to Red Dead Redemption is one dumb cowpoke

In which Rockstar chooses to whistle Dixie. I finished Red Dead Redemption and it was a fairly fun game. Despite excessive horse riding, I enjoyed myself. Then I got to the end and I never wanted anything to do with

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Whoever wrote the ending to Red Dead Redemption is one dumb cowpoke

In which Rockstar chooses to whistle Dixie. I finished Red Dead Redemption and it was a fairly fun game. Despite excessive horse riding, I enjoyed myself. Then I got to the end and I never wanted anything to do with

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This Terrarian Life Part 2

  Death is an ever present force in our lives. The specter of death is enough to keep us from doing stupid, life threatening things. It’s the reason we don’t walk out into traffic, drink from the funny shaped bottles

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This Terrarian Life Part 2

  Death is an ever present force in our lives. The specter of death is enough to keep us from doing stupid, life threatening things. It’s the reason we don’t walk out into traffic, drink from the funny shaped bottles

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New 'Hardcore' Mode for Terraria Detailed, Stats

Two big announcements from the folks over at Terraria today. First, some numbers. As of today–the 16th of June: Copies/4Packs Sold Total – 350,000+ (Copies Owned – 432,000+) Days/Top Ten Sales List on Steam – 32 days Days/Top Ten Played

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New 'Hardcore' Mode for Terraria Detailed, Stats

Two big announcements from the folks over at Terraria today. First, some numbers. As of today–the 16th of June: Copies/4Packs Sold Total – 350,000+ (Copies Owned – 432,000+) Days/Top Ten Sales List on Steam – 32 days Days/Top Ten Played

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