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This Generation’s Defining Characters for Each Console
This generation of game consoles is finally starting to reach the end of its life, with Nintendo already having released their new Wii U console....

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by Dave Walsh 11 years ago11 years ago

This generation of game consoles is finally starting to reach the end of its life, with Nintendo already having released their new Wii U console. The expectations are that Microsoft and Sony will at least announce their next generation consoles within the coming months, which means that it is time to start reflecting. There have...

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5 Things to Look Forward to in Pokémon X & Y
With no contest, having at least 100 new Pokémon is the most exciting thing about the new generation—but there are also plenty of other things...

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by Sara Swanson 11 years ago11 years ago

With no contest, having at least 100 new Pokémon is the most exciting thing about the new generation—but there are also plenty of other things to look forward to! Here are the five most exciting things about the upcoming Pokémon games. 5) ‘Bonding’ Feature Shortly after the announcement of the new game, game director Masuda...

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A Closer Look at the IllumiRoom
Microsoft recently revealed their latest innovation to go alongside the Kinect—IllumiRoom. It extends the field of vision outside of the television and projects it onto...

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by Sara Swanson 11 years ago11 years ago

Microsoft recently revealed their latest innovation to go alongside the Kinect—IllumiRoom. It extends the field of vision outside of the television and projects it onto the walls, furniture, and whatever else you have in your game room. Although there were a few odd behaviors in the demonstration and stills, it seems like a sound product...

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Top 5 Modern Isometric Games
With two amazing isometric games coming out in the form of Project Eternity and Path of Exile 2013, it looks like the visual format might...

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by Sara Swanson 11 years ago11 years ago

With two amazing isometric games coming out in the form of Project Eternity and Path of Exile 2013, it looks like the visual format might be making a return from the old SNES days. Isometric games are ones that use floor tiles at a ratio different than 1:1, with their horizontal width being greater than...

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Weekly News Roundup – JAN 6 2013
Happy New Year, everyone! This week has been very busy and plenty of holiday arts and crafts projects are surfacing. The Pokémon lego builds are...

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by Sara Swanson 11 years ago10 years ago

Happy New Year, everyone! This week has been very busy and plenty of holiday arts and crafts projects are surfacing. The Pokémon lego builds are pretty cute, but the Big Daddy one sort of trumps them. We finally have official, solid proof of the next Xbox in the form of an E3 counter from Microsoft,...

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On Freedom of Speech and Video Games
There seems to be no shortage of politicians seeking to blame violent video games as the cause for the tragic Sandy Hook shooting, as opposed...

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by Sara Swanson 11 years ago11 years ago

There seems to be no shortage of politicians seeking to blame violent video games as the cause for the tragic Sandy Hook shooting, as opposed to lax gun control or psychological issues, but a town in Connecticut has decided to up the ante. As previously reported on the site, a group dedicated to helping the...

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A Look Back on 2012
2012 was the first year that I entered into both game journalism and game development, and it’s allowed me to see plenty of things in...

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by Sara Swanson 11 years ago11 years ago

2012 was the first year that I entered into both game journalism and game development, and it’s allowed me to see plenty of things in a new perspective. As a journalist, part of the job is finding issues with games and reporting on them—but as a developer, a lot of these issues are obvious mistakes...

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You Aren’t Crazy For Not Liking Every ‘Great’ Game
With most things, there exists a sort of hive mind that helps decide trends and that is used to determine the quality of things. Quality...

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by Dave Walsh 11 years ago11 years ago

With most things, there exists a sort of hive mind that helps decide trends and that is used to determine the quality of things. Quality is of course a rather abstract concept and is purely objective to the individual, but with that being said and understood, there is always a consensus involved, which leads to...

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How Journey Succeeded to Become Game of the Year
In all regards, Journey was a beautiful game. It stunned gamers everywhere with its breathtaking visuals, despite how simple the graphics and models were compared...

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by Sara Swanson 11 years ago11 years ago

In all regards, Journey was a beautiful game. It stunned gamers everywhere with its breathtaking visuals, despite how simple the graphics and models were compared to other PS3 games and other games on the market. While it did have amazing titles like Mass Effect 3, The Walking Dead, and Halo 4 competing against it, it...

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Designing Around F2P
Free-to-play has always been the biggest lie you could find in a gaming term. There is nothing that takes developers, publishers, running servers, or downloads...

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by Sara Swanson 11 years ago11 years ago

Free-to-play has always been the biggest lie you could find in a gaming term. There is nothing that takes developers, publishers, running servers, or downloads that can truly end up being free. Free-to-play is only a phrase that means the consumer does not have to pay for a game’s package, and gets it for free....

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