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Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol: Pacific Skies
Aerial combat is a common genre of gaming, but it’s often so realistic and hardcore that casual players can get turned off. Sid Meier’s Ace...

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by Charles Battersby 7 years ago7 years ago

Aerial combat is a common genre of gaming, but it’s often so realistic and hardcore that casual players can get turned off. Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol took the action-packed dogfighting of WWII and adapted it into a turn-based system where players commanded a small squadron of fighter planes using tactical RPG style mechanics. The new...

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Updated Most Anticipated Games of 2015 List
About six months ago, I compiled a list of my most anticipated video game titles of 2015. However, in the past six months, certain things have...

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Features, Gaming
by Jeffrey Harris 6 years ago6 years ago

About six months ago, I compiled a list of my most anticipated video game titles of 2015. However, in the past six months, certain things have changed. Some games were delayed and other key games were announced. In addition, I had the opportunity to sample certain games and take another look at them. To celebrate the...

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We Are Out! 7 of the Best Escape Room Games
Escape rooms are all the rage right now. If you haven’t escaped yet, what are you waiting for? Check out these 7 of the best...

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by Nick Guli 2 years ago10 months ago

Escape rooms are all the rage right now. If you haven’t escaped yet, what are you waiting for? Check out these 7 of the best escape room games. You’re locked away in a jail cell, but you notice the previous occupant left a message. There’s a hidden escape route out of the jail! Either you...

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The Wolf Among Us: The Crooked Mile Review
Telltale’s The Wolf Among Us is only three episodes into its first season, but it has known a rocky road. The series began under the...

Gaming, Reviews
by Josh Hinke 7 years ago7 years ago

Telltale’s The Wolf Among Us is only three episodes into its first season, but it has known a rocky road. The series began under the weight of expectation, following the wild success of The Walking Dead’s first season. Then there was the long wait between episode one and two, eliciting an explanation from the company’s...

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Are Game Consoles Facing a Glam Band-Like Extinction?
There was something strange that happened in the 1980’s with music, where it kind of felt like anything was possible and there were a lot...

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by Dave Walsh 8 years ago8 years ago

There was something strange that happened in the 1980’s with music, where it kind of felt like anything was possible and there were a lot of bands that were getting picked up by the still new medium that was television music networks like MTV. Glam Bands like Ratt, Warrant, Motley Crue and Whitesnake were all...

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Tabletop Games Every Family Should Try
Tabletop games are almost a definite for everyone. Moreover, unlike other games board games can be played over and over again. Each time you get...

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Gaming
by Nick Guli 2 years ago2 years ago

Tabletop games are almost a definite for everyone. Moreover, unlike other games board games can be played over and over again. Each time you get a new card or a number or turn of dice, so every time you have something new to look forward to. This is why; one cannot get bored while playing...

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HotS Beta Impression #3: Swarm Hosts
Saying I have been impressed by what I have experienced on the HotS Beta over the past few weeks would be a huge understatement....

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by Ted Racicot 8 years ago8 years ago

Saying I have been impressed by what I have experienced on the HotS Beta over the past few weeks would be a huge understatement. Every race has gotten new units that fit nicely into current unit compositions, while also allowing the birth of new compositions and new strategies. For the most part, there does...

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Total immersion in your games
Video games are a unique medium. Generally, we like them for entertainment because they offer a special kind of immersion that can’t be emulated otherwise,...

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by Martin Toney 8 years ago8 years ago

Video games are a unique medium. Generally, we like them for entertainment because they offer a special kind of immersion that can’t be emulated otherwise, the exception maybe being “choose your own adventure” books where the graphics are rendered in your mind. I got to thinking about this when I finally got my hands on...

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When Games Get Stuck in Development Hell
Development Hell. This mystical place is a haven of paper pushers, idea men, and marketing gurus all standing around a giant, oblong, finely polished wooden...

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Features
by Josh Hinke 8 years ago8 years ago

Development Hell. This mystical place is a haven of paper pushers, idea men, and marketing gurus all standing around a giant, oblong, finely polished wooden table, passing their papers back and forth, trying to figure out what to do with an idea in which they’ve sunk too much money. “Development Hell” is a term that...

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Game-streaming on cable TV: The biggest threat to games consoles?
It’s been clear for a good couple of years now that gaming – and computing as a whole – is moving towards the realm of...

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by Robert Zak 9 years ago9 years ago

It’s been clear for a good couple of years now that gaming – and computing as a whole – is moving towards the realm of clouds, digital downloads and online streaming. To an extent, these breakthroughs have been considered as something that could coexist peacefully with games consoles. Sony, for instance, recently purchased the game-streaming...

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