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God Mode Takes Mindless Killing To a Whole New Level
Arcade titles are becoming more popular as they offer entertaining games at very low prices. Most full games today cost around $59.99 or more around...

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by Amanda Dyar 11 years ago11 years ago

Arcade titles are becoming more popular as they offer entertaining games at very low prices. Most full games today cost around $59.99 or more around release and don’t guarantee the player that they will indeed get their money’s worth in playtime. There have been countless games I have played that I spent more time putting...

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What Can We Expect From New MMOs?
With a plethora of MMOs constantly being released, there are a few elements that seem to be missing in all of them. Commercials focus on...

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by Sara Swanson 12 years ago12 years ago

With a plethora of MMOs constantly being released, there are a few elements that seem to be missing in all of them. Commercials focus on the genre of the game when they talk about plot, rather than the actual plot details, and will always emphasize customization even if it’s a low level of customization compared...

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How Games Affect the Mind
When gaming appears in mass media, it’s usually as the scapegoat for some kind of crime committed by a ‘gaming addict.’ These kind of media...

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by Sara Swanson 12 years ago5 years ago

When gaming appears in mass media, it’s usually as the scapegoat for some kind of crime committed by a ‘gaming addict.’ These kind of media outlets love to pin controversy to the form of entertainment, just as television, radio, and even mass-produced novels elicited negative attention. Even in the worst of situations, the violence attributed...

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How Co-Op Everything Ruins Gaming
Lately ‘Multiplayer’ features of a game have risen from just a feature to a core experience of gaming. Games are now judged based on the...

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by Sara Swanson 12 years ago12 years ago

Lately ‘Multiplayer’ features of a game have risen from just a feature to a core experience of gaming. Games are now judged based on the quality of their co-op and multiplayer accessibility, along with the usual graphics, plot, and whatnot. I’m not saying that’s a bad thing, but unfortunately it can be—because of the frequency...

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Singleplayer games that could use online multiplayer
With the unveiling of God of War: Ascension’s multiplayer gameplay, there has been a subset of gamers who find the idea blasphemous. Multiplayer is, undoubtedly,...

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by Christian Burket 12 years ago12 years ago

With the unveiling of God of War: Ascension’s multiplayer gameplay, there has been a subset of gamers who find the idea blasphemous. Multiplayer is, undoubtedly, becoming more and more pervasive in the gaming industry, and there is some truth to the notion that it is drawing attention away from creating compelling singleplayer experiences. Personally, I...

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ME3 Multiplayer – I’m Asari I Ever Doubted You
Gamers have been split over the announcement of a multiplayer mode for Mass Effect 3 since it was announced. Is it a cool new bonus? ...

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by Charles Battersby 12 years ago12 years ago

Gamers have been split over the announcement of a multiplayer mode for Mass Effect 3 since it was announced. Is it a cool new bonus? A shameless tactic to discourage consumers from buying used copies? An attempt to make a RPG appeal to shooter fans? This week the multiplayer demo became available and it turns...

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