Josh Hinke

Josh Hinke is a part time centaur trainer in Hollywood, while going to school full time to be a professional Goomba. In between those two commitments I write about video games and cool things, like pirates and dragons and dragon pirates.
  • Destiny’s Beta Needs to be a Big Deal

    This Thursday Bungie will launch the beta for their upcoming community-based, open-world shooter, Destiny.  Developed by the studio which gave Xbox it’s biggest franchise in...

    This Thursday Bungie will launch the beta for their upcoming community-based, open-world shooter, Destiny.  Developed by the studio which gave Xbox it’s biggest franchise in Halo, and published by the sure-fire, money-loving people at Activision, it is hard to imagine Destiny being anything other than the biggest game of 2013.  Yet, here we are, a...
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  • Brave Fan’s Fight Against Alien: Isolation DLC Ends in Shame

    Pre-Order DLC has long been a point of contention between fans and publishers, with fans venting frustration over being locked out of content because they...

    Pre-Order DLC has long been a point of contention between fans and publishers, with fans venting frustration over being locked out of content because they are uninterested in committing $60 to a specific store on a specific date.  Ostensibly, pre-orders don’t provide the customer with much except the guarantee that they will end up with...
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  • The Wolf Among Us Season Review

    It’s been an interesting year for Telltale, following the success of The Walking Dead’s first season the company cultivated expectations and expanded.  Big titles have...

    It’s been an interesting year for Telltale, following the success of The Walking Dead’s first season the company cultivated expectations and expanded.  Big titles have been announced in the studio’s future, like Tales from the Borderlands and Game of Thrones, the company has apologized for delays and felt the backlash of unappeased fans.  Through all...
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  • Remembering NCAA Football

    A new NCAA Football should have hit shelves yesterday, whetting appetites for the approaching season.  Even in the middle of summer, with the world cup...

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    A new NCAA Football should have hit shelves yesterday, whetting appetites for the approaching season.  Even in the middle of summer, with the world cup wrapping up, baseball in full swing, fans of series would have been dreaming of blitz packages and game-winning touchdowns.  It was hardly a surprise when EA Sports said they were...
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  • Divinity: Original Sin Review

    Funded with Kickstarter is more than a promise these days, with titles like The Banner Saga, Shadowrun Returns, and Broken Age now available for download...

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    Funded with Kickstarter is more than a promise these days, with titles like The Banner Saga, Shadowrun Returns, and Broken Age now available for download at your local Steam client, it is safe to say the effects of the Kickstarter fever, which exploded years ago, are starting to be felt.  The latest Kickstarter game to...
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  • Gamestop and Kickstarter Partner To Sell ‘Dream in a Box’

    What are video games these days?  Once upon a time consumers used to peruse the glass cases of department stores or the wire racks of...

    What are video games these days?  Once upon a time consumers used to peruse the glass cases of department stores or the wire racks of their local game retailer where some chubby, glasses-wearing nerd behind the counter would harass you for buying a strategy guide.  The days of those awkward over-the-counter interactions are a thing...
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  • Valiant Hearts: The Great War Review

    There are cliched ways to describe cliche games.  A crass way to describe Valiant Hearts: The Great War, the latest title from AAA publisher, Ubisoft,...

    There are cliched ways to describe cliche games.  A crass way to describe Valiant Hearts: The Great War, the latest title from AAA publisher, Ubisoft, would be to call it a side-scrolling puzzle-adventure based around World War One.  At times Valiant Hearts earns such a primitive description, its story can be simple-minded, its mechanics can...
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  • The Last Guardian Gameplay Finally Revealed…and It’s a Shooter?

    For those who were so distraught at the lack of Last Guardian-ness at Sony’s E3 Press Conference, you are finally about to get some good...

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    For those who were so distraught at the lack of Last Guardian-ness at Sony’s E3 Press Conference, you are finally about to get some good news.  After being announced in 2009, The Last Guardian has finally seen the light of day, and after meeting in a secret location, taking a blood oath, and selling my...
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  • Top Ten Games Still Coming in 2014

    You guys, it’s been so much E3.  But I assume you’re kind of done with it now, right?  The press conferences have been pressed, the...

    You guys, it’s been so much E3.  But I assume you’re kind of done with it now, right?  The press conferences have been pressed, the trailers have been trailered, the promises have been promised, it’s all said and done.  So sitting in the smoldering aftermath of E3, otherwise known as “The Slow News Week”, I...
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  • Why I Like PAX Better Than E3

    “It’s like the Academy Awards of video games,” I say while waiting for the Sony press conference to start.  It’s my first E3, so I’m...

    “It’s like the Academy Awards of video games,” I say while waiting for the Sony press conference to start.  It’s my first E3, so I’m pretty excited, meanwhile my friend sitting next to me is an E3 veteran.  This is his 5th time at the Expo, a streak he’s had going since 2009. “It’s like...
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  • The Best and Worst of E3 2014

    The 4 Worst Things About E3 2014 2015 is Already Spoken For People might lament all the delays we have seen, pushing games back from...

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    The 4 Worst Things About E3 2014 2015 is Already Spoken For People might lament all the delays we have seen, pushing games back from 2014 to 2015.  Dying Light, Batman: Arkham Knight, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, The Order 1886, the list goes on.  While it might be depressing to lose games to 2015,...
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  • Video Games to Shut Down Until 2015

    It was only a matter of time before the other shoe dropped.  After delays hit The Witcher 3, Dying Light, Batman: Arkham Knight, and The...

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    It was only a matter of time before the other shoe dropped.  After delays hit The Witcher 3, Dying Light, Batman: Arkham Knight, and The Order: 1886, the video game industry has decided to simply shut down for the remainder of 2014 and start up again next year.  The decision was supposed to come during...
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  • E3 2014 Predictions

    It’s about that time again.  Schools will soon be letting out, grills are getting fired up, and game industry professionals are heading to Los Angeles...

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    It’s about that time again.  Schools will soon be letting out, grills are getting fired up, and game industry professionals are heading to Los Angeles for the biggest video game convention of the year.  Before the press conferences are held and the reveals are dropped, I thought I’d scribble down a few guesses at what...
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  • Watch Dogs Review

    Releasing a new, AAA franchise these days is a bit different than it was five years ago.  Franchises which fail to garner success similar to...

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    Releasing a new, AAA franchise these days is a bit different than it was five years ago.  Franchises which fail to garner success similar to the biggest names in gaming can sink companies and publishers into dire financial circumstances.  Releasing a new, AAA franchise under the umbrella of software behemoth Ubisoft is an entirely different...
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  • Memorial Day Game Marathon

    For those readers in America, let me wish you a happy Memorial Day!  Hopefully you are getting some time away from work, firing up the...

    For those readers in America, let me wish you a happy Memorial Day!  Hopefully you are getting some time away from work, firing up the grill, and embracing the beginnings of summer.  Or, even better, maybe you are finding yourself with some time to play video games.  If you’re looking to strike the balance between...
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  • Wolfenstein: The New Order Review

    The shooter genre has gone through fits and starts of change in the last few years.  Since the genre was created in the 90’s with...

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    The shooter genre has gone through fits and starts of change in the last few years.  Since the genre was created in the 90’s with games like Wolfenstein leading the charge, shooters have become the critically-dismissed part of mainstream video game culture.  The occasional shooter has stood out, breaking the mold of the traditional roller-coaster...
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