• Fun Activities To Do In Far Cry 3

    Far Cry 3 was one of 2012’s best games that came out very late in the year and surprised quite a few people. Part of...

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    Far Cry 3 was one of 2012’s best games that came out very late in the year and surprised quite a few people. Part of its charm is the wide variety of activities one can undertake on the islands. Here we list out some of the most fun things one can do in the game....
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  • A Look Back on 2012

    2012 was the first year that I entered into both game journalism and game development, and it’s allowed me to see plenty of things in...

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    2012 was the first year that I entered into both game journalism and game development, and it’s allowed me to see plenty of things in a new perspective. As a journalist, part of the job is finding issues with games and reporting on them—but as a developer, a lot of these issues are obvious mistakes...
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  • You Aren’t Crazy For Not Liking Every ‘Great’ Game

    With most things, there exists a sort of hive mind that helps decide trends and that is used to determine the quality of things. Quality...

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    With most things, there exists a sort of hive mind that helps decide trends and that is used to determine the quality of things. Quality is of course a rather abstract concept and is purely objective to the individual, but with that being said and understood, there is always a consensus involved, which leads to...
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  • 2013: What to Expect

    Hello dear readers and happy new year! It’s no surprise that last year was a healthy one for gaming fans and production companies alike, with...

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    Hello dear readers and happy new year! It’s no surprise that last year was a healthy one for gaming fans and production companies alike, with presumably “standard” titles such as Far Cry 3, The Walking Dead and The Darkness II far outselling everyone’s expectations and rivalling blockbuster titles such as Halo 4, FIFA 13 and...
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  • Top 5 Reasons You Should Play Spec Ops: The Line

    With 2013 just starting, many gamers and gaming websites look back over the past year to pick out their notable games from 2012. Many big...

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    With 2013 just starting, many gamers and gaming websites look back over the past year to pick out their notable games from 2012. Many big budget games have been gaining awards left, right and center, but in this article, I want to focus on a lesser known title that gamers should check out. That game...
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  • How Atmosphere Can Make or Break a Game

    I think that there are a lot of things about game that are done brilliantly by most, and then there are some things that are...

    I think that there are a lot of things about game that are done brilliantly by most, and then there are some things that are done incredibly poorly. One of the biggest offenders would have to be atmosphere in games. It is actually a topic that is discussed quite heavily and is something that I...
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  • The Top Trends of 2012 in Gaming

    The year 2012 was an interesting year for gaming and there were a lot of quality games released throughout the calendar year, but a lot...

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    The year 2012 was an interesting year for gaming and there were a lot of quality games released throughout the calendar year, but a lot more than just games happened in 2012. In fact, there were a bunch of trends throughout the industry that helped to define the year in gaming more so than the...
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  • How Journey Succeeded to Become Game of the Year

    In all regards, Journey was a beautiful game. It stunned gamers everywhere with its breathtaking visuals, despite how simple the graphics and models were compared...

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    In all regards, Journey was a beautiful game. It stunned gamers everywhere with its breathtaking visuals, despite how simple the graphics and models were compared to other PS3 games and other games on the market. While it did have amazing titles like Mass Effect 3, The Walking Dead, and Halo 4 competing against it, it...
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  • Designing Around F2P

    Free-to-play has always been the biggest lie you could find in a gaming term. There is nothing that takes developers, publishers, running servers, or downloads...

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    Free-to-play has always been the biggest lie you could find in a gaming term. There is nothing that takes developers, publishers, running servers, or downloads that can truly end up being free. Free-to-play is only a phrase that means the consumer does not have to pay for a game’s package, and gets it for free....
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  • Weekly News Roundup – DEC 30 2012

    This week was rather slow, with everyone distracted by the holidays! I didn’t even manage to finish my Greensleeves redstone composition in Minecraft (although the...

    This week was rather slow, with everyone distracted by the holidays! I didn’t even manage to finish my Greensleeves redstone composition in Minecraft (although the room for it is all hollowed out, thanks to the help of a friend). I’ll probably use it for another song. Ideas, anyone? Speaking of Minecraft, the documentary was released...
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