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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.

  • Ground Zeroes is Kojima Being Kojima

    I think it’s important to point out, before you read any further, I did not play Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes.  I’m not a...

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    by Josh Hinke
    I think it’s important to point out, before you read any further, I did not play Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes.  I’m not a big Kojima fan, I’m not a big Metal Gear fan, I liked the first Metal Gear Solid, but I couldn’t get through Sons of Liberty.  While I don’t think Hideo...
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  • Infamous: Second Son Review

    Since Infamous debuted on the PlayStation 3 in 2009, the series has played second fiddle to other PlayStation exclusives and superhero video games.  While the...

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    by Josh Hinke
    Since Infamous debuted on the PlayStation 3 in 2009, the series has played second fiddle to other PlayStation exclusives and superhero video games.  While the Infamous games have always been well-made, they have always failed to grab mainstream attention.  So when Infamous: Second Son was announced over a year ago along with the PlayStation 4,...
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  • The Best Real Cities in Video Games

    Tamriel, The Citadel, and Dunwall might be incredibly detailed and well-crafted cities, but they are all works of fiction, places created in minds of designers....

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    Tamriel, The Citadel, and Dunwall might be incredibly detailed and well-crafted cities, but they are all works of fiction, places created in minds of designers.  This week, Infamous: Second Son drops its pretend locals of Empire City and New Marais, in favor of a very-real Seattle.  While it is an interesting choice from the team...
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  • EA Finally Wins with Titanfall

    It is safe to say that 2013 was a year to forget for Electronic Arts.  Despite small victories here and there, the year was largely...

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    It is safe to say that 2013 was a year to forget for Electronic Arts.  Despite small victories here and there, the year was largely abysmal for one of the largest publishers in games.  In one year the company dealt with the departure of its CEO, being unofficially voted the worst company in America, and...
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  • Ranking the Microsoft-Exclusive Franchises

    With this week’s release of Titanfall on the Xbox One, Microsoft establishes a strong new franchise to pioneer the way for their next-gen software.  While...

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    by Josh Hinke
    With this week’s release of Titanfall on the Xbox One, Microsoft establishes a strong new franchise to pioneer the way for their next-gen software.  While PC-users will also have a chance to play Titanfall, Sony and Nintendo users will have to enviously look on while playing Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze or awaiting the release...
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  • South Park: The Stick of Truth Review

    Listening to South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker talk about their work on South Park: The Stick of Truth, one can tell it...

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    Listening to South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker talk about their work on South Park: The Stick of Truth, one can tell it has been an exhausting journey.  The duo talks about the frustrations and the consistent delays that raised plenty of eyebrows from both fans and press.  Fortunately, due to the hard...
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  • The Walking Dead: A House Divided Review

    As the second season of Telltale’s The Walking Dead began, it had a tough act to follow.  Premiering last December, the first episode delivered a...

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    As the second season of Telltale’s The Walking Dead began, it had a tough act to follow.  Premiering last December, the first episode delivered a solid outing, but failed to capture the magic of what made 2012’s journey so great.  While Clementine serves as a solid replacement for the controllable protagonist, All That Remains spent...
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  • Scaring Away Talent in Triple-A Development

    The word “corporate” can conjure up some pretty negative imagery.  Statistically the majority of people reading this article will have worked or will work for...

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    The word “corporate” can conjure up some pretty negative imagery.  Statistically the majority of people reading this article will have worked or will work for some sort of corporation in their lifetime.  “The Man”, “The Establishment” they are all viewed as the bad guy, the overlords who tells us when we can’t take time off,...
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  • Jazzpunk Review

    There are plenty people who argue comedy and video games don’t mix.  Sure, there is the occasional exception, but there are far more examples of...

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    There are plenty people who argue comedy and video games don’t mix.  Sure, there is the occasional exception, but there are far more examples of comedic failures in video games than successes.  While I may not agree with the notion that comedy and games can’t get along, Jazzpunk does not prove my point, though it...
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  • The Last of Us: Left Behind Review

    After a sweeping through top ten lists and collecting numerous Game of the Year awards, The Last of Us can safely be remembered as one...

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    After a sweeping through top ten lists and collecting numerous Game of the Year awards, The Last of Us can safely be remembered as one of the best games in 2013.  The game told a poignant story, pushed players through brutal combat, and wrapped it all in a breathtaking world, filled with haunting images you...
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  • Awards…And No One Cares

    When I was in college I followed the Academy Award race with a passion.  I was a theatre/film student eager to learn as much as...

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    When I was in college I followed the Academy Award race with a passion.  I was a theatre/film student eager to learn as much as I could about an industry I found fascinating and websites like awardsdaily.com and incontention.com were there to satisfy an audience that shared my interest.  For two years I debated who...
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  • Flappy Bird: A Blessing and a Curse

    When I began seeing the buzz about Flappy Bird a couple weeks ago, I thought little of it.  Following people who are in the games...

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    When I began seeing the buzz about Flappy Bird a couple weeks ago, I thought little of it.  Following people who are in the games industry can lead to plenty of weird trends popping up on my radar, whether it is people going crazy over Ridiculous Fishing or Threes, you never know what little indie...
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  • The Elder Scrolls Online Beta Preview

    The Elder Scrolls Online is the most anticipated and largest scale MMORPG since Star Wars: The Old Republic was released in 2011. With the worlds...

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    The Elder Scrolls Online is the most anticipated and largest scale MMORPG since Star Wars: The Old Republic was released in 2011. With the worlds of Skyrim, Morrowind, and Daggerfall already available in a single player format with varying forms of technical achievement, The Elder Scrolls Online seeks to make all of Tamriel available to...
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  • The Wolf Among Us: Smoke and Mirrors Review

    NOTE: This review contains spoilers from previous The Wolf Among Us episodes.. It is hard to believe that it was October of 2013 that we...

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    by Josh Hinke
    NOTE: This review contains spoilers from previous The Wolf Among Us episodes.. It is hard to believe that it was October of 2013 that we got our first taste of Telltale’s The Wolf Among Us.  The noir-style detective story featuring a roster of fairy tale characters from Bill Willingham’s Fables universe was an absolute treasure...
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  • PlayStation Now: The Future of Video Games

    The Consumer Electronics Show has always been a minor blip on the video game radar, mostly offering up the latest in gadget technology, pertaining to...

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    by Josh Hinke
    The Consumer Electronics Show has always been a minor blip on the video game radar, mostly offering up the latest in gadget technology, pertaining to video games only by proxy.  TVs, phones, and other personal tech is what the show is really all about.  It is because of the show’s smaller caliber that one of...
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  • Broken Age Review-in-Progress

    The first act of Broken Age is a satisfying and impressive point-and-click adventure that, while incomplete, feels like eating the first of two Reese’s peanut...

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    The first act of Broken Age is a satisfying and impressive point-and-click adventure that, while incomplete, feels like eating the first of two Reese’s peanut butter cups. After shattering Kickstarter recorders with its successful $3 million dollar campaign, Broken Age is undoubtedly the biggest game released thus far on Kickstarter funding.  Broken Age was sold...
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