Did Steam Miss Their Window?
It’s almost funny to think about Valve as a video game developer/publisher anymore. For years now, while releasing titles like DOTA 2 and Portal 2,...
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Grand Theft Auto: The Lovers, The Haters, The Curious
I don’t talk about video games much outside of my writing. I talk to other writers and people ingrained in the world of release dates,...
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Midnight City Preview (Part One of Two)
When John (also known as King Friday) Kopp told me that my appointment for Midnight City would be in a bus outside of the Washington...
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Highlights from the PAX Prime Indie Megabooth
While it’s always fun to see games like Titanfall, Knack, The Wolf Among Us, and Dying Light, my favorite time at PAX is always spent...
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Sony’s Independent Initiative Shows Promise at PAX Prime
The independent presence in the Sony launch window has been somewhat of a revelation during the next gen console race. Ever since Sony gave a...
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Why Elder Scrolls Needs Your $15 Subscription
Last week, Zenimax announced that their highly anticipated MMO, The Elder Scrolls Online will feature a $15 monthly subscription after a $60 purchase of the...
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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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Call of Duty Seeks to Continue Its Dominance
Before Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg even took the stage, there was a clear message being sent. Throughout the current console generation it has been hard...
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How Big Can ‘The International’ Get?
I had never seen a game of professional DOTA–heck, I had never played DOTA–until last week. It is almost impossible to be in-tune with the...
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Is a Game Bad Because It Is Offensive?
At some point, the phrase politically correct became a negative term. It was used to define people, phrases, or ideas that were scared of shaking...