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BioShock Infinite: Burial At Sea – Episode 2
Irrational Games, as we know it, have dissolved into the ether and in their tragic wake fans everywhere will come to rely on Burial At...

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by Albert Hong 10 years ago10 years ago

Irrational Games, as we know it, have dissolved into the ether and in their tragic wake fans everywhere will come to rely on Burial At Sea: Episode 2 to receive any form of closure to what has been an absorbing legacy of BioShock. And what closure it is… I proudly stand as one of those...

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BioShock Infinite: Burial At Sea – Chapter 1
‘Is it someone new?’ asks the preacher in BioShock Infinite, poetically harking back to the ghoulish splicer’s welcoming sentiment in 2007’s BioShock. Back in March...

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by Albert Hong 10 years ago10 years ago

‘Is it someone new?’ asks the preacher in BioShock Infinite, poetically harking back to the ghoulish splicer’s welcoming sentiment in 2007’s BioShock. Back in March 2013, this was just sheer fan service – an intelligent pat on the back for the fans that subsisted the franchise for 6 years. Now as we head towards the...

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Are the Changes in WWE2K14 Enough to Warrant a Purchase?
Wrestling games are kind of like crack to me at times. Even if I’m not in one of those “on” periods where I actually watch...

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by Dave Walsh 11 years ago11 years ago

Wrestling games are kind of like crack to me at times. Even if I’m not in one of those “on” periods where I actually watch wrestling, I still play wrestling games almost as if it were a religion. There has been a bit of a love/hate relationship with the THQ/Yukes WWE games over the years...

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BioShock: Infinite is Gaming’s First Real Political Commentary
A part of any artistic entertainment medium is the ability for that medium to force a mirror upon its audience and make them come to...

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by Dave Walsh 11 years ago11 years ago

A part of any artistic entertainment medium is the ability for that medium to force a mirror upon its audience and make them come to grips with the reality that surrounds them. Social commentary has been around for as long as people have been creating art, as the oppressed and visionary alike have looked at...

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BioShock Infinite
‘Is it someone new?’ Four words. Four seemingly innocuous words that, to the average gamer, mean very little. Yet to hardcore fans of the BioShock...

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by Albert Hong 11 years ago11 years ago

‘Is it someone new?’ Four words. Four seemingly innocuous words that, to the average gamer, mean very little. Yet to hardcore fans of the BioShock series these will be the first things you attach yourself to as you are welcomed to the flying city of Columbia by a shady looking priest. Swapping sea for sky,...

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Wrestling Gamers Are the Lost Children of Gaming
So there is still a lot of hype and speculation swirling around in response to the WWE license moving from THQ and Yukes to Take-Two...

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by Dave Walsh 11 years ago11 years ago

So there is still a lot of hype and speculation swirling around in response to the WWE license moving from THQ and Yukes to Take-Two and 2k Games with still no word from 2k on the acquisition and no real clue how the WWE license will move forward. As someone who has been purchasing wrestling...

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WWE License Possibly Moved From One Abusive Spouse to the Next
When it comes to wrestling games, it is difficult sometimes not to be alarmist or a bit heavy-handed when it comes to talking about them....

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by Dave Walsh 11 years ago11 years ago

When it comes to wrestling games, it is difficult sometimes not to be alarmist or a bit heavy-handed when it comes to talking about them. Maybe that just comes with the territory as the genre at one time was chock-full of quality titles (involving a lot of importing, mind you) to only having very few...

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