Editorials
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1.2KDavid’s Personal Top 5 Games of the Year
Man, 2012 was a weird year. This was the year that indie and downloadable gaming no longer feels separate from its big boxed counterparts....
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Video game stories need to grow up
Let's be honest: storytelling in most games is absolute garbage. Sure, you've got The Walking Dead winning Game of the Year awards...
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Pretentious Ramblings–Jeff’s top 5 of the year
We here at GT never get tired of telling you about how much we love certain games, and so we're going to...
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Gaming Trend’s Game of the Year Winners!
Now that 2012 is almost over, we can finally sit back and reflect on a year of awesome gaming. After teasing you...
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Gaming Trend’s Game of the Year Countdown — GOTY
It's that time of year again, when we put down the controller for a bit and bicker and argue over exactly which...
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Gaming Trend’s Game of the Year Countdown — Best of Genre
It's that time of year again, when we put down the controller for a bit and bicker and argue over exactly which...
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Gaming Trend’s Game of the Year Countdown — Best of System/Technical Awards
It's that time of year again, when we put down the controller for a bit and bicker and argue over exactly which...
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Gaming Trend’s Game of the Year Countdown — Miscellaneous Categories
It's that time of year again, when we put down the controller for a bit and bicker and argue over exactly which...
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Lofty Ambitions and Broken Televisions: The Current State of Motion Gaming
Since time immemorial (or at least since the late 70s), games have experimented with ways their users interact with them. With joysticks,...
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Editorial: Does World of Warcraft still have the magic?
There's no shortage of people who will happily take the time out to reminisce on the golden days of World of Warcraft,...
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1.3KEmbracing Mobile Gaming and the Future
I just bought a (digital) boatload of Android games. Why? Because I'm suddenly infatuated with mobile gaming. For the longest time I...
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Is Irrational Games Being Irrational for Requiring an 85+ Metacritic Score?
Metacritic continues to play a big role in the videogame industry. A recent job posting by Irrational Games, best known for their...
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1.3KOuya – The Future of Gaming or Wishful Thinking?
Kickstarter and the idea of crowdfunding have become widely popular in the gaming community over recent months, and one project in particular...
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20 of the Most Ridiculous Weapons in Gaming
Videogaming has seen its fair share of crazy and implausible weapons, but there is no doubt that sometimes the weapons transcend implausible...
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1.6KOf Diplomacy and Espionage in Civ V: Gods and Kings
If the combat AI remains the most disappointing part of the Civilization V experience, the Gods & Kings expansion renovates the diplomacy...
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Civilization V: Gods and Kings Wartime Impressions
My civilization should be a smoldering ruin by now. The Siamese, Polynesians, and the Indians have joined forces with their confederacy of...
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Civilization V: Gods and Kings First Impressions
It’ll probably be a week or two before I feel familiar enough with the new Gods & Kings expansion pack for Civilization...
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E3 no-shows: have you seen these titles?
E3 just wrapped up, and we've got a lot of news for you to pick through if you haven't checked it out...
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Strategy Laid Bare: Reviewing the Big Three E3 Press Conferences
We're already well into the 2012 Electronics Entertainment Expo, and man, there's been a lot of news so far. Too much news,...
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Fighting a Lost Battle for the Wrong Reasons – the Diablo 3 DRM Controversy
While what seems like the entire gaming world - myself included - has gotten caught up in the rush to buy and...
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Welcome to Australia, the Limbo of Video Games
Man, the wait for Diablo 3 is kind of a pain, isn't it? Not so much the waiting part, but the fact...
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Community Spotlight: Xenoblade Chronicles
There was a time when a North American release Xenoblade Chronicles seemed like a lost cause. Despite universal acclaim and the fact...
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Four Things I’m Hoping to Find in Mass Effect 3
I will not be playing Mass Effect 3 this week. Upon its release this Tuesday, I shall sortie to my local game...
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Tales From the Backlog: Five Ways I’d Improve The Old Republic (Amended)
Five levels from the maximum cap, my time with The Old Republic is finally drawing to a close. It’s coming up against...
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Happy President’s Day, You Beautiful Gamer You
You may not have voted for him, you may not respect him, but you gotta love having President's Day off from work....
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Tales From the Backlog: Multiplayer Brawling in The Old Republic
I prefaced my time in The Old Republic writing about storytelling. Decisions, consequences, feeling like my character’s actions carried some weight within...
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February is Full of Love and Lust
February, 2012 is the month of three paramount events that are poised to gain the attention of millions of people across the...
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Tales From The Backlog: Early Impressions of The Old Republic
I’ve just bought my commando a personal speeder. Think of it like a Segway with engine wash and questionable stability. My character...
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Tales From The Backlog: Ten Things I Should Have Learned Sooner About The Old Republic
Games can get off to a rough start for all sorts of reasons. Adding game play elements too quickly or too slowly. ...
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Tales From the Backlog: The Fresh Allure of The Old Republic
Huge multiplayer online games and I don’t get along very well. Part of it is just the nature of the netcode: that...
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Tales From the Backlog: Rage
Rage makes a poor first impression and closes out with a worse one. With bookends like that, it would be easy to...
