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  • What Valve’s New Console Means for Gamers

    It’s been known for a while that Valve has been building its own PC system, designed for playing Steam games at optimal quality. However, what...

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    Sara Swanson
    by Sara Swanson
    It’s been known for a while that Valve has been building its own PC system, designed for playing Steam games at optimal quality. However, what no one knew was whether this PC kit was intended just for the company, for developers, or for a large-scale project. Well, we finally have our answer: Valve’s pre-built gaming...
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  • Far Cry 3

    Immersion appears to be a difficult thing to achieve in a first-person shooter for most developers. Either that, or developers just throw in the single-player...

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    Robert Zak
    by Robert Zak
    Immersion appears to be a difficult thing to achieve in a first-person shooter for most developers. Either that, or developers just throw in the single-player as a side-thought to what is essentially a multiplayer-focused shooter. Ironic, given that the whole idea of this perspective is that you see the world directly through your character’s eyes....
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  • Did Gamestop Grow a Heart?

    Gamestop, a store known for ripping off customers with its ridiculously low trade-in values, has reportedly increased them. Some of these increases are significant, doubling...

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    Sara Swanson
    by Sara Swanson
    Gamestop, a store known for ripping off customers with its ridiculously low trade-in values, has reportedly increased them. Some of these increases are significant, doubling from the old trade-in value and even allowing some savvy shoppers to make a profit off of their trade-in games (if they buy used copies from other sources). Although the...
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  • The Pros and Cons of the DLC Trend in Gaming

    If there ever was a more vilified entity in gaming than the dreaded DLC (downloadable content), I’m not sure that I’ve ever seen it. It...

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    Dave Walsh
    by Dave Walsh
    If there ever was a more vilified entity in gaming than the dreaded DLC (downloadable content), I’m not sure that I’ve ever seen it. It affects gamers everywhere, fans of every genre, every console and every publisher. There is no fan favorite publisher out there who strays away from DLC because of how huge of...
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  • Kickstarter Focus: Anima – Gate of Memories

    Stemming from the intensely popular Anima tabletop game, Anima: Gate of Memories is an artistic action RPG that draws from many inspirations such as Kingdom...

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    Sara Swanson
    by Sara Swanson
    Stemming from the intensely popular Anima tabletop game, Anima: Gate of Memories is an artistic action RPG that draws from many inspirations such as Kingdom Hearts and God of War. Their goal is to animate the complex world that the original games have crafted in such detail and create an RPG world that gamers can...
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  • Game Companies Should Focus on Quality Not Innovation

    Part of what makes gaming such a special medium is that gamers have such a strong emotional bond with games that they love. Companies like...

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    Dave Walsh
    by Dave Walsh
    Part of what makes gaming such a special medium is that gamers have such a strong emotional bond with games that they love. Companies like Nintendo and Sega have understood that and continue to push out titles with characters that have been established for decades now, but are beloved by fans. If there is a...
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  • Is Nintendo Lacking Online Growth?

    The Wii U’s launch has had its ups and downs, though the approaching January filled with almost zero game releases from Nintendo (aka one) can’t...

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    Sara Swanson
    by Sara Swanson
    The Wii U’s launch has had its ups and downs, though the approaching January filled with almost zero game releases from Nintendo (aka one) can’t be too good for the console. With one of the Wii U’s most popular games, Black Ops II,  online attendance has been mediocre at best, and this is during launch...
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  • Why This Generation of Consoles Is Not Dead Yet

    The Wii U marked the introduction of of the next generation of gaming consoles, so-to-speak, meaning that the future is now upon us and that...

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    Dave Walsh
    by Dave Walsh
    The Wii U marked the introduction of of the next generation of gaming consoles, so-to-speak, meaning that the future is now upon us and that the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 are reaching the end of their life cycles and that we’ll soon have shiny new consoles from both Microsoft and Sony with more power,...
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  • The Reasons Behind Killer Instinct Refusal & What The Future Holds

    You may remember some time back in September when I mentioned a Killer Instinct revival, that’s when I posted the news that Microsoft was attempting...

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    Martin Toney
    by Martin Toney
    You may remember some time back in September when I mentioned a Killer Instinct revival, that’s when I posted the news that Microsoft was attempting to renew the license to Killer Instinct, the massively popular fighter from the gaming days of old. And for the older gamer, I’m sure you went ballistic over it, some...
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  • A Look at Microsoft’s Xbox SmartGlass App for Xbox 360

    Ah yes, the holiday season, which every two years for me has meant that it was time for me to say out with the old...

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    Dave Walsh
    by Dave Walsh
    Ah yes, the holiday season, which every two years for me has meant that it was time for me to say out with the old and in with the new, that is, when it comes to cellphones. I’ve been a smartphone user for a good number of years now, not wanting to miss out on...
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