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Josh Hinke is a part time centaur trainer in Hollywood, while going to school full time to be a professional Goomba. In between those two commitments I write about video games and cool things, like pirates and dragons and dragon pirates.

  • Stories From Deep Space: EVE Online

    Why are video games special?  With so many different mediums all vying for a slice of your attention, what can video games offer that film,...

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    Why are video games special?  With so many different mediums all vying for a slice of your attention, what can video games offer that film, television, literature, or music cannot? The answer to that question is long and convoluted, it could easily take up an entire day being debated amongst the right people.  A simple...
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  • Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon

    Comedy is a brave art, parody is a great risk.  Both require a self-confidence and craftsmanship that are beyond the skills of most.  Where parody...

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    Comedy is a brave art, parody is a great risk.  Both require a self-confidence and craftsmanship that are beyond the skills of most.  Where parody often goes wrong, is when a writer, designer, or director is not sure if their jokes will land with the respective audience, so they get heavy handed, beating jokes into...
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  • Cage, Beyond: Two Souls Trying to Change Games

    The Tribeca Film Festival was in full swing last week in Mahattan and the second ever video game participant (L.A. Noire being the first), Beyond:...

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    The Tribeca Film Festival was in full swing last week in Mahattan and the second ever video game participant (L.A. Noire being the first), Beyond: Two Souls, debuted thirty minutes of gameplay footage and a new trailer.  Any hope that Quantic Dream had of being noted by the swarms of film press at the event...
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  • Nintendo Can Live Without E3

    Here in America, we have a bit of an obsession with pageantry.  We don’t simply like to announce things or congratulate people, we like to...

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    Here in America, we have a bit of an obsession with pageantry.  We don’t simply like to announce things or congratulate people, we like to do so with fireworks, laser lights, and a musical act.  We like have ceremonies, presentations, and events; we televise a parade that symbolizes the start of Christmas, we run coverage...
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  • Zombie-d Out

    In the summer of 2012, I participated in the Run For Your Lives 5K.  This run through multiple miles is littered obstacles, and is populated...

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    In the summer of 2012, I participated in the Run For Your Lives 5K.  This run through multiple miles is littered obstacles, and is populated with dozens of of zombies, attempting to pull one of three flags you’re wearing and symbolize your death.  Sure, the race was a great way to get in shape, but...
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  • Five TV Worlds Perfect for an MMO

    I have been playing my fair share of Defiance the past week.  As this is not a review, I won’t get too deep into my...

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    I have been playing my fair share of Defiance the past week.  As this is not a review, I won’t get too deep into my feelings on the game, but let’s just say I sometimes wonder why I care about the world they have placed me in.  While Defiance may grow into a TV/MMO sensation,...
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  • Injustice: Gods Among Us

    The union seemed rather elementary, take a game studio that has long built their fighting franchises around spectacle and fantastical worlds, mix it with a...

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    The union seemed rather elementary, take a game studio that has long built their fighting franchises around spectacle and fantastical worlds, mix it with a comic book universe filled with awesomely powered metahumans.  The result is Injustice: Gods Among Us.  The game takes limitless characters like Superman, Doomsday, Green Lantern, and Bane, then sends them...
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  • Ouya: A Box of Potential

    While the retail launch of the Ouya isn’t until June 4th, the console is already in the hands of its Kickstarter backers and certain video...

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    While the retail launch of the Ouya isn’t until June 4th, the console is already in the hands of its Kickstarter backers and certain video game publications.  The little box-that-could was pitched as an independent console platform, built to give a home to the indie game that couldn’t wait (or afford) to go through the...
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  • Guacamelee

    As far as indie titles go, the side-scrolling, metroidvania brawler is pretty standard fare. Reiterating on this design time and time again can get boring....

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    As far as indie titles go, the side-scrolling, metroidvania brawler is pretty standard fare. Reiterating on this design time and time again can get boring.  However, Drinkbox’s latest game Guacamelee artfully dodges any possible complaints of dullness with a lively art style, well crafted controls, and unmercifully challenging platforming.  Guacamelee is not simply regurgitating a...
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  • Top Ten Superhero Games

    Superheroes have been in video games for ages now.  At first tied into cartoons and movies, video games have gone on to give popular superheroes...

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    Superheroes have been in video games for ages now.  At first tied into cartoons and movies, video games have gone on to give popular superheroes new epic stories and even foster entirely new heroes.  Whether it is the Marvel Universe, DC, or something completely different they found an audience in gaming and always will.  With...
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  • Battlefield 4: The Future of Military Shooters

    The military shooter has been around for the majority of video game history.  The concept, execution, and–most importantly–sales of these games is fairly simple and...

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    The military shooter has been around for the majority of video game history.  The concept, execution, and–most importantly–sales of these games is fairly simple and can often show off the current power of gaming platforms.  With Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, the genre saw a reinvention and shift toward modern day military shooters, with high...
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  • Still Waiting on the Xbox

    With the next generation of consoles impending, the future of Sony has been spelled out in the groundwork the company has laid over the last...

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    With the next generation of consoles impending, the future of Sony has been spelled out in the groundwork the company has laid over the last two months.  After announcing the Playstation 4 to a hungry media/fan base on February 20th, Sony has aggressively sought developers and pundits out to endorse their future console.  Taking these...
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  • Five Winners and Loser of March

    March has become one of the biggest months of the year in the games industry.  Between two major trade shows, the biggest spring releases, and...

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    March has become one of the biggest months of the year in the games industry.  Between two major trade shows, the biggest spring releases, and huge announcements March has become thirty days worth circling on your calendar.  This past March had all the regular ingredients and provided numerous topics to talk about.  So what were...
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  • Top Ten Games From LucasArts

    It’s quite the sad day as we pour out a little blue milk for the studio that has been delivering video games from far,far,away for...

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    It’s quite the sad day as we pour out a little blue milk for the studio that has been delivering video games from far,far,away for the past 30-plus years.  For a studio/publisher that spent the majority of their lifetime tied to a single franchise, LucasArts has produced some great games.  In this list, we will...
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  • Sex, Violence the Talk of GDC

    If you have been following the Game Developer’s Conference this weekend there are a couple talks which really stole the show.  Two that have been...

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    by Josh Hinke
    If you have been following the Game Developer’s Conference this weekend there are a couple talks which really stole the show.  Two that have been making headlines is the “Sex in Video Games” talk given by David Gaider, lead writer for Dragon Age and the “We Are Not Heroes: Contextualizing Violence Through Narrative,” talk given...
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  • Five Alternate Americas You Should Experience

    The Land of the Free and Home of the Brave has had some rocky times in video game history, with numerous alternate realities tellings stories...

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    The Land of the Free and Home of the Brave has had some rocky times in video game history, with numerous alternate realities tellings stories of a very different America than we know today.  These versions of American span from wastelands of nuclear fallout to recreations of the wild west, but one thing that they...
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