• How Next-Gen Consoles Could Lose Ground to PCs

    This topic is a bit of an odd one, because really, PCs are losing a lot of the marketshare that they used to have a...

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    This topic is a bit of an odd one, because really, PCs are losing a lot of the marketshare that they used to have a stranglehold on for years. When you think about it, what else would you use to browse the internet, check your bank account, read your email and check your Facebook on?...
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  • Kickstarter Focus: FIST OF AWESOME

    From a developer of Codemasters, Hard Lines, and Carmageddon comes a brand new game on the indie scene: FIST OF AWESOME (it’s even pronounced in...

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    From a developer of Codemasters, Hard Lines, and Carmageddon comes a brand new game on the indie scene: FIST OF AWESOME (it’s even pronounced in all-caps). Originally made as a testament of his love and strong bond to the developer’s girlfriend, the game is packed with a huge amount of retro action and bear-punching. After...
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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...

    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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  • Digital Downloads is Key to Ending Used Game Sales

    Can we all be honest with ourselves for a moment? Can we collectively agree that each and every one of us has purchased a used...

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    Can we all be honest with ourselves for a moment? Can we collectively agree that each and every one of us has purchased a used game at some point in time? Arguably, one of the biggest headaches facing video game developers is the loss of revenue do to used game sales. These developers toil tirelessly...
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  • Dead Island Riptide Preview – Just Add Water

    The first game in the Dead Island series got a massive publicity boost thanks to an amazing teaser film that didn’t feature any actual footage...

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    The first game in the Dead Island series got a massive publicity boost thanks to an amazing teaser film that didn’t feature any actual footage from the game.  When it arrived, it was judged favorably one its own merits (Once the launch bugs were taken care of).  The upcoming sequel Dead Island Riptide takes everything...
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  • Metro: Last Light Proves That Games Need to Evolve, Gameplay-Wise

    Metro: Last Light is one of those games that hardcore gamers have been waiting to see released for a while now, with some snags encountered...

    Metro: Last Light is one of those games that hardcore gamers have been waiting to see released for a while now, with some snags encountered with THQ’s going out of business and subsequent fire sale. Even with all of those little snags that popped up along the way, Metro: Last Light still came to market...
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  • The Walking Dead Does Zombies and Narrative Better Than The Last of Us

    The Last of Us and The Walking Dead are the two games that you’ll talk about when you talk about modern zombie games. Both The...

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    The Last of Us and The Walking Dead are the two games that you’ll talk about when you talk about modern zombie games. Both The Last of Us and Telltale’s The Walking Dead are pretty different games, but both games have seen a great deal of critical and commercial success in their own right. They...
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  • A Fallout Series Retrospective

    Never has a video games featured a tag line that is so profoundly philosophical in the world of video games. Some may have come close;...

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    Never has a video games featured a tag line that is so profoundly philosophical in the world of video games. Some may have come close; others have aped the greater minds and just blurt out quotations that emulate deep thought. We have Andrew Ryans convictions that brought us “Behold…Rapture!” and Sam Fishers over looked but...
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  • Is 40 Hours Enough Playtime Anymore?

    It was recently revealed in a Polish Magazine called CD-Action that the entirety of the Assassin’s Creed III game will be playable over 40 hours....

    It was recently revealed in a Polish Magazine called CD-Action that the entirety of the Assassin’s Creed III game will be playable over 40 hours. This includes 20 hours of main plot and 20 hours of side quest, giving plenty for people to occupy themselves with. However, compared to the huge amount of time that...
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  • Far Cry 3

    Immersion appears to be a difficult thing to achieve in a first-person shooter for most developers. Either that, or developers just throw in the single-player...

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    Immersion appears to be a difficult thing to achieve in a first-person shooter for most developers. Either that, or developers just throw in the single-player as a side-thought to what is essentially a multiplayer-focused shooter. Ironic, given that the whole idea of this perspective is that you see the world directly through your character’s eyes....
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