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.
  • Transistor Review

    After storming onto the scene with the beloved Bastion, Supergiant Games follows up its debut act with Transistor, an action-RPG which follows the adventures of...

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    After storming onto the scene with the beloved Bastion, Supergiant Games follows up its debut act with Transistor, an action-RPG which follows the adventures of Red and her talking sword.  In the days of 10 minutes trailers and preview gameplay videos, Transistor does something unique in modern day gaming, it surprises you.  For a game...
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  • Xbox Really Just Wants to be Invited to Your Birthday Party

    Head of Xbox, Phil Spencer is tired of being bullied and pushed around.  Recently announced head of the Microsoft Xbox division, Spencer has been on...

    Head of Xbox, Phil Spencer is tired of being bullied and pushed around.  Recently announced head of the Microsoft Xbox division, Spencer has been on a crusade to undo the damage from a year ago when Xbox and Microsoft had a less-than-stellar showing at E3.  Since then, Microsoft has made some bold changes.  Big-wig Don...
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  • The Walking Dead: In Harm’s Way Review

    The second season season of The Walking Dead had felt slightly stagnant leading up to Telltale’s third entry.  While Clementine has been enjoyable as a...

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    The second season season of The Walking Dead had felt slightly stagnant leading up to Telltale’s third entry.  While Clementine has been enjoyable as a lead character, the first two episodes lazily moved its pieces into place, looking almost directionless moving forward.  The climactic finish to March’s “A House Divided,” appropriately set the stage for...
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  • Nintendo’s Non-Statement is a Statement

    Tomodachi Life looks like a really cool game.  The 3DS exclusive takes your Mii and imports them to an island to live with other Miis...

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    Tomodachi Life looks like a really cool game.  The 3DS exclusive takes your Mii and imports them to an island to live with other Miis which include your best friends, family members, and celebrities.  Seeming like a hybrid between Animal Crossing and the Sims, the game tasks players with the humdrum activities of real life...
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  • The Good Kind of Fanatics

    It’s PAX East 2014.  I’m tired, hungry, and surrounded by crowds of people who are equally tried and hungry.  As I finish a preview/interview, I...

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    It’s PAX East 2014.  I’m tired, hungry, and surrounded by crowds of people who are equally tried and hungry.  As I finish a preview/interview, I check where my friends are in order to catch up with them.  In the sea of chaotic video game fans, it is easy to get separated and you send a...
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  • Child of Light Review

    When someone mentions the JRPG genre, there is a certain image which is conjured.  An image of spiky-haired heroes, anime-quality voice-overs, 40+ hour playthroughs, complex...

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    When someone mentions the JRPG genre, there is a certain image which is conjured.  An image of spiky-haired heroes, anime-quality voice-overs, 40+ hour playthroughs, complex inventory screens, and large worlds where you can spend hours leveling up before taking on the next dungeon.  It is odd to use the term JRPG to describe Ubisoft’s latest...
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  • Top 10 Female Protagonists

    When talking with Jeffrey Yohalem, the writer of Ubisoft’s Child of Light, he stated he had wanted to tell a story about a young girl,...

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    When talking with Jeffrey Yohalem, the writer of Ubisoft’s Child of Light, he stated he had wanted to tell a story about a young girl, a change of pace for fantasy protagonists in video games.  It’s safe to say there are more male than female leads in the video games, especially when it comes to...
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  • Ubisoft’s Vision for the Future

    It’s hard to believe it’s been over five years since the independent game scene ignited a surprising revolution.  Video games have often been a medium...

    It’s hard to believe it’s been over five years since the independent game scene ignited a surprising revolution.  Video games have often been a medium which has to looked to the future in order to define itself.  While theatre harkens back to Shakespeare, film worships Citizen Kane, and literature is indebted to Dickens, video games...
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  • Top 10 Horror Games

    Scary games offer an experience that few other mediums can.  While watching horror movies, you can look away or hide your eyes from the terror...

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    Scary games offer an experience that few other mediums can.  While watching horror movies, you can look away or hide your eyes from the terror on screen.  Video games force a player to make the conscious decision to continue, frying nerves, and toying with perspective.  I am generally not a fan of being scarred, I...
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  • PAX East Indie Megabooth Preview (Part 3 of 3: This War of Mine and Hyper Light Drifter)

    This is the third part of three in our PAX East Indie Megabooth coverage.  Part One covered Below and Aztez, part two featured Hotline Miami...

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    This is the third part of three in our PAX East Indie Megabooth coverage.  Part One covered Below and Aztez, part two featured Hotline Miami 2 and Gods Will Be Watching. This War of Mine If you reflect back on the library of 11bit Studios, it would be impossible to see a game like This...
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  • PAX East Indie Megabooth Preview (Part 2 of 3: Hotline Miami 2 and Gods Will Be Watching)

    This continuation of the PAX East Indie Megabooth Preview includes Hotline Miami 2 and God Will Be Watching.  Part 1, which featured Below and Aztez,...

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    This continuation of the PAX East Indie Megabooth Preview includes Hotline Miami 2 and God Will Be Watching.  Part 1, which featured Below and Aztez, can be found here. Hotline Miami 2 The tides have changed for the top-down shooter from Dannaton Games since mask-wearing murders first frustrated players two years ago.  While the original...
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  • PAX Indie Megabooth Preview (Part 1 of 3: Below and Aztez)

    PAX is always an invigorating experience, the overwhelming electric assault on your senses complemented by thunderous roar of explosions and anything else big-budget development can...

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    PAX is always an invigorating experience, the overwhelming electric assault on your senses complemented by thunderous roar of explosions and anything else big-budget development can dream up.  After battling 3-hour lines and shoving your way through the swarms of crowds gaping at the booths set up to resemble a video game monuments.  After you slash...
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  • The Wolf Among Us: The Crooked Mile Review

    Telltale’s The Wolf Among Us is only three episodes into its first season, but it has known a rocky road. The series began under the...

    Telltale’s The Wolf Among Us is only three episodes into its first season, but it has known a rocky road. The series began under the weight of expectation, following the wild success of The Walking Dead’s first season. Then there was the long wait between episode one and two, eliciting an explanation from the company’s...
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  • WildStar Preview

    It has been hard to get a feel for WildStar since the new MMORPG was announced by Carbine Studios in the Summer of 2011.  Published...

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    It has been hard to get a feel for WildStar since the new MMORPG was announced by Carbine Studios in the Summer of 2011.  Published under the MMO-umbrella of NCSOFT, WildStar is a sci-fi adventure with a vibrant color palette, exaggerated character-design, and the western-meets-space motif made popular by the likes of Serenity, Titanfall, and...
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  • Top 10 MMORPGs

    After all of the show-floor demos, online betas, and special edition pre-orders, The Elder Scrolls Online will open up the gates of Tamriel and hope...

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    After all of the show-floor demos, online betas, and special edition pre-orders, The Elder Scrolls Online will open up the gates of Tamriel and hope to siphon away committed players from the millions of MMORPG fans who set aside their time and money to dive head-first into magnificent open worlds with their friends.  Here are...
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  • Ocubook and Broken Dreams

    Remember when VR was a pipe dream? An idea beset by technical deficiencies and impracticality. Well, one of those problems is on the cusp of...

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    Remember when VR was a pipe dream? An idea beset by technical deficiencies and impracticality. Well, one of those problems is on the cusp of being solved and the world is slowly creeping toward its first commercially-viable virtual reality headset. In fact, we’re so close, companies like Facebook, Sony, Valve, and Microsoft are getting their...
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