Editorials
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2.2KHer Story breaks storytelling conventions and brings about one of the best narratives in years
While playing through a narrative-heavy game, the anticipation of the unknown is what keeps the player moving forward. You continuously wonder where...
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3.2KHalt And Catch Fire S2 | E5 “Extract and Defend”
“Son of a bitch.” Those are Sara Wheeler’s words, and that’s how this episode begins, with Sara cursing out her father for...
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2.2KHalt And Catch Fire S2 | E4 “Play With Friends”
Happy funtime Gordon is back, sniffing chalk and running around in his vintage orange full-body Adidas track suit. He’s cross-pollinated with Louis...
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4.1KStar Wars Rebels S2 | E1+2 “The Siege of Lothal”
Full spoilers for the episode follow. Well... wow. It’s hard to know where to begin after such an explosive opening to a...
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2.6KHalt And Catch Fire S2 | E3 “The Way In”
Frankly, season two of Halt And Catch Fire is taking its sweet time living up to the inaugural season. The first season...
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3.1KHalt And Catch Fire – S2 | E2 “New Coke”
I love this episode title. In April 1985, Coca-Cola nearly committed suicide by introducing a reformulated, sweeter version of its flagship beverage....
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2.9KHalt And Catch Fire – S2 | E1 “SETI”
The Season One theme of Halt And Catch Fire comes in the form of a question: What separates man from machine? The...
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3.1KThe worst kind of DLC — Nintendo’s continued mishandling of amiibos
I remember when I was on the outside looking in on the whole amiibo craze. It was insane, right? Lines around the...
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2.3KAgeism towards World of Warcraft is detracting from the real issues
During an Activision-Blizzard investor call, we learned that subscription numbers for World of Warcraft have dropped significantly from the peak numbers we...
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8.6KHandsome Jack deserves redemption in Tales from the Borderlands
There aren’t many characters in games that have grabbed me as quickly as Borderlands’ Handsome Jack. Unlike most fans of this Hyperion...
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2.0KRemote Play’s compatibility issues are damaging its usefulness
Every evangelist of the PlayStation Vita knows it’s a hard sell. Despite unparalleled power from a dedicated handheld gaming device, the Vita’s...
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2.6KThe Top 5 Games Niko DelValle played at PAX East
Returning from PAX East 2015, I was completely exhausted. It was an awesome experience, and I learned a lot about tons of...
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2.1KBeyond the controller — A discussion on postmodern gaming
There’s no arguing that this week is a stacked week in gaming, as many releases have hit that are creating a great...
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8.2KThe Order: In Defense of Sir Galahad
[The following contains spoilers for The Order: 1886. Reader discretion is advised] The Order: 1886 is a game with its fair share...
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4.0KTowing the line between reality and professional wrestling — The achievement that is Slammed!
Creating a video game experience that pleases wrestling fans is a difficult task, one that many cannot understand unless you are a...
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4.9KHerald or heretic – How Dragon Age: Inquisition made me face my views of the afterlife.
Bioware has made it their business to not only deliver remarkable personality and character development with their games, but also display some...
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4.0KCrowdthink: On Game Length and The Order: 1886
In 2012, a game called Dishonored launched, and was quickly panned for its supposed “lack of content.” YouTubers and streamers put on...
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3.6KPersona 5 Already Seems to be Bringing the Series Back to its Roots
Since I woke up this morning, I must have watched the new footage of Persona 5 a dozen times already. We knew...
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2.6KPokemon: When Nostalgia Isn’t Enough Anymore
In my 22 years, there’s not a single franchise that has been more of a constant in my life than Pokemon. Both...
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2.3KA Broken System – Indirect Censorship of Adult Content
Disclaimer: This is a piece about adult content, I’ll try to keep it tasteful but considering the topic of discussion… reader discretion...
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2.5KNintendo’s shortages are getting out of hand
If there’s one thing I love just as much as gaming, it’s game memorabilia. Whether I’m rocking a video game T-shirt or...
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9.8KRecommended Reading: Our Guide to Visual Novels
DISCLAIMER - Visual novels have a history of containing adult content intended for audiences of eighteen years or older. These types of...
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4.3KBitten by the VN Bug: The Rising Tide of Visual Novels
As I’ve grown older, I’ve found that as more responsibilities get tacked on, it gets harder and harder to find time for...
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8.2KDragon Age: How I Learned to Love My Inquisitor
[The following contains spoilers for Dragon Age: Inquisition. Reader discretion is advised] When Dragon Age: Inquisition was released in November, I stated...
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7.4KSuikoden and Suikoden II are on PSN, and you should buy them. Now.
Suikoden II is considered to be one of the best role playing games of all time. Released in North America in September...
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2.5K10 Marvel Heroes Who Deserve Their Own Game
Greetings, true believers! 2015 marks a big year for Marvel Studios as it begins to wrap up its second phase of movies...
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3.6KVictor Grunn’s Top 10 Games of 2014
2014 has been a hell of a year for gaming. On the console front we saw Sony and Microsoft clawing at each...
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3.1KThe Oculus Rift and Super Mario 64 reincarnate
I had only tried an Oculus Rift briefly, a couple of years ago, when it was still quite an early prototype and...
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6.0KSony, It’s Time For a PlayStation All-Stars Sequel
Looking back at Sony during 2012 and looking at it now in 2014, it’s impossible to deny how holistically it has turned...
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2.3KGames Need More Events Like PlayStation Experience
Tonight, I, and hundreds of others, attended a "Night Under No Man's Sky" event where footage of Hello Games' No Man's Sky...
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1.5KGaming Trend Holiday Guide 2014
The holidays are upon us, and if you are like most of us, you are procrastinating away your time to get your...
