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The Top Trends of 2012 in Gaming
The year 2012 was an interesting year for gaming and there were a lot of quality games released throughout the calendar year, but a lot...

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by Dave Walsh 11 years ago11 years ago

The year 2012 was an interesting year for gaming and there were a lot of quality games released throughout the calendar year, but a lot more than just games happened in 2012. In fact, there were a bunch of trends throughout the industry that helped to define the year in gaming more so than the...

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Is it Time to Say Goodbye to Exclusives?
Exclusive games are a major selling point for consoles that can push them from mediocre machinery to a worthwhile purchase. Having a certain niche or...

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by Sara Swanson 12 years ago12 years ago

Exclusive games are a major selling point for consoles that can push them from mediocre machinery to a worthwhile purchase. Having a certain niche or target audience to cater a console’s games library as a whole to has helped Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony all find their legs in the industry. However, as time goes on,...

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Top 5 Mind-bending Videogames
They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder—but what if what you are looking at is constantly changing? Here are five games...

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by Sara Swanson 12 years ago12 years ago

They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder—but what if what you are looking at is constantly changing? Here are five games full of optical illusions, tricks of perspective, and puzzles where the answer isn’t just simple platforming. They force you to think outside of the box and re-learn everything you know...

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5 Best Pixel Art Styles
Trying to name the best displays in pixel art is a difficult task—after all, the majority of games had pixel art for graphics up until...

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by Sara Swanson 12 years ago12 years ago

Trying to name the best displays in pixel art is a difficult task—after all, the majority of games had pixel art for graphics up until 3D became a possibility. Along with that, there are several indie and app games that have amazing pixel graphics, but go overlooked due to poor advertising or accessibility. For that...

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FEZ
FEZ is an amazing game that uses a unique camera-rotation premise to transform a 3D world into a 2D platforming challenge. The game is reminiscent...

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by Sara Swanson 12 years ago11 years ago

FEZ is an amazing game that uses a unique camera-rotation premise to transform a 3D world into a 2D platforming challenge. The game is reminiscent of the older Zelda games, where you locate treasure chests and hearts through enjoyable but often aimless adventuring. Many of the puzzles could take hours for the average player to...

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