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I made a lot of strange and entertaining comparisons during my time with Crowntakers. Among the first was Infinity Blade, where I originally encountered the now popular theme of playing a bloodline of characters who perpetually took up the sword and crusade of their predecessors. Soon afterward (and particularly when
by Lucious BarnesWhispers around the internet led many of us to believe that a new franchise was going to be announced at this year’s BlizzCon. We even knew thanks to evidence of a registered trademark that the game was probably going to be called Overwatch. Sure enough, Blizzard VP Chris Metzen
by Sean LamaIt’s a familiar scene. We blink ourselves awake after just having been ejected from whatever military-grade vehicle we were riding in exploded. With our ears ringing and our vision blurred, we struggle to our feet while grenades explode all around us. A Black Hawk helicopter rips through the sky
by Josh DevlinNostalgia isn’t always a good goal for a game. In some cases, it’s better to take past ideas and expand on them, innovate on them, rather than simply recreate them. The issue with nostalgia is that it keeps us from seeing faults. In many ways, Randal’s Monday
by Eric Van AllenRuling your own island is an impressive video game concept, and one that the Tropico series has managed to make money off of since 2001. The fifth installment in this series was released back on May 23rd, and now, six months later, the console version has arrived. This is not
by Jay MaloneExploring space is an endeavor for the patient; there’s a vast amount of area to cover and the scenery doesn’t change very often. But when you do see something unique and interesting, it’s usually enough to leave you wide-eyed and slack-jawed. That’s representative of the overarching
by Sean LamaThe Fantasy Flight version of Arkham Horror is a boardgaming classic. Traveling the city of Arkham with friends and fighting off the cohorts of Cthulhu rarely results in a success, but the difficulty is part of the attraction. However, issues with Arkham Horror became evident. The game gets too long
by Keith SchleicherBlizzcon 2014 approaches! Join Sean Lama and Eric Van Allen in the latest episode of the Metatheory Podcast as they talk about the games that made them Blizzard fans in the first place, their thoughts on upcoming games like Starcraft 2: Legacy of the Void and Heroes of the Storm,
by Sean LamaI made a lot of strange and entertaining comparisons during my time with Crowntakers. Among the first was Infinity Blade, where I originally encountered the now popular theme of playing a bloodline of characters who perpetually took up the sword and crusade of their predecessors. Soon afterward (and particularly when
by Lucious BarnesThe Roll20 acquisition is poised to take digital TTRPG toolsets into the future
If you believe the ubiquitous marketing, augmented reality is the wave of the future. It’s very easy to look at forward-leaning tech and scoff. I’m here to tell you, they’re right. To be clear, I’ve bought several AR glasses from various manufacturers, and all of them
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I made a lot of strange and entertaining comparisons during my time with Crowntakers. Among the first was Infinity Blade, where I originally encountered the now popular theme of playing a bloodline of characters who perpetually took up the sword and crusade of their predecessors. Soon afterward (and particularly when
by Lucious BarnesWhispers around the internet led many of us to believe that a new franchise was going to be announced at this year’s BlizzCon. We even knew thanks to evidence of a registered trademark that the game was probably going to be called Overwatch. Sure enough, Blizzard VP Chris Metzen
by Sean LamaIt’s a familiar scene. We blink ourselves awake after just having been ejected from whatever military-grade vehicle we were riding in exploded. With our ears ringing and our vision blurred, we struggle to our feet while grenades explode all around us. A Black Hawk helicopter rips through the sky
by Josh DevlinNostalgia isn’t always a good goal for a game. In some cases, it’s better to take past ideas and expand on them, innovate on them, rather than simply recreate them. The issue with nostalgia is that it keeps us from seeing faults. In many ways, Randal’s Monday
by Eric Van AllenRuling your own island is an impressive video game concept, and one that the Tropico series has managed to make money off of since 2001. The fifth installment in this series was released back on May 23rd, and now, six months later, the console version has arrived. This is not
by Jay MaloneExploring space is an endeavor for the patient; there’s a vast amount of area to cover and the scenery doesn’t change very often. But when you do see something unique and interesting, it’s usually enough to leave you wide-eyed and slack-jawed. That’s representative of the overarching
by Sean LamaThe Fantasy Flight version of Arkham Horror is a boardgaming classic. Traveling the city of Arkham with friends and fighting off the cohorts of Cthulhu rarely results in a success, but the difficulty is part of the attraction. However, issues with Arkham Horror became evident. The game gets too long
by Keith SchleicherBlizzcon 2014 approaches! Join Sean Lama and Eric Van Allen in the latest episode of the Metatheory Podcast as they talk about the games that made them Blizzard fans in the first place, their thoughts on upcoming games like Starcraft 2: Legacy of the Void and Heroes of the Storm,
by Sean Lama