• Sony and Microsoft’s Focus on Motion Control Feels Futile

    The news that leaked out about Sony not only having developed a next generation PlayStation Eye, but looking to package it in with the PlayStation...

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    The news that leaked out about Sony not only having developed a next generation PlayStation Eye, but looking to package it in with the PlayStation 4 (also called Orbis) has the internet talking about motion control yet again and how this will rival the next generation of Microsoft’s Kinect for Xbox. Both Microsoft and Sony...
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  • The Double-Edged Sword of the Used Game Debate

    We’ve seen a lot of talk over the past few months about the future of used games, especially when it comes to the next generation...

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    We’ve seen a lot of talk over the past few months about the future of used games, especially when it comes to the next generation consoles from Sony and Microsoft. There has been widespread speculation that either one or both of the upcoming consoles could be blocking the usage of used games, binding games to...
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  • The Walking Dead: 5 Reasons It’s Overrated

    The Walking Dead was one of 2012’s most talked about games. Based on the comic book (that spawned the TV series), The Walking Dead was...

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    The Walking Dead was one of 2012’s most talked about games. Based on the comic book (that spawned the TV series), The Walking Dead was developed by Telltale Games in an episodic fashion, much like a TV show. This is one of the newer approaches to video game delivery, which is to release content as...
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  • Kickstarter Focus: Death Inc.

    Ambient Studios is a team packed full of talent, with developers from Little Big Planet, Fable, Crysis 3, Battlefield 2, SimCity, along with many other...

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    Ambient Studios is a team packed full of talent, with developers from Little Big Planet, Fable, Crysis 3, Battlefield 2, SimCity, along with many other games. They formed the studio so that they could make their games the way they wanted to—and the first game they plan to deliver is Death Inc. The game plays...
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  • How Next-Gen Consoles Could Lose Ground to PCs

    This topic is a bit of an odd one, because really, PCs are losing a lot of the marketshare that they used to have a...

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    This topic is a bit of an odd one, because really, PCs are losing a lot of the marketshare that they used to have a stranglehold on for years. When you think about it, what else would you use to browse the internet, check your bank account, read your email and check your Facebook on?...
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  • The Witcher 3: 5 Things We Want To See

    Arguably one of the best games, let alone RPGs released in the past few years, The Witcher video game series is looking to come back...

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    Arguably one of the best games, let alone RPGs released in the past few years, The Witcher video game series is looking to come back if recent rumors about the third installment are to be believed. Honestly, a third game in the series is certainly in the works given CD Projekt Red’s various hints at...
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  • Is the Wii U a Next-Gen Console?

    EA is always ready to pick a fight with Nintendo after the company opted to use its own online service, rather than Origin, and has...

    EA is always ready to pick a fight with Nintendo after the company opted to use its own online service, rather than Origin, and has finally had the nerve to say that the Wii U is not a next-generation console. CEO John Riccitiello claims that the next generation hasn’t started yet, even though the Wii...
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  • Should We Be Able to Sell Used Digital Games?

    While it might seem like common sense that you can’t sell something that doesn’t physically exist, the option of selling used digital content obtained through...

    While it might seem like common sense that you can’t sell something that doesn’t physically exist, the option of selling used digital content obtained through services such as Steam or IndieCity is heavily debated in places like Germany. After a German court ruled that the trading of used software licenses is legal—and that the author...
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  • How Gaming Can Learn From Netflix’s House of Cards

    Netflix took the big leap into premium television this weekend by releasing their first ever original series, “House of Cards,” by putting the entire first...

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    Netflix took the big leap into premium television this weekend by releasing their first ever original series, “House of Cards,” by putting the entire first season on all at once. Netflix believes that viewers tend to digest shows in large lumps and that their new series should be digested all 13 episodes in a row,...
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  • Top 5 Minecraft Mods

    Minecraft is one of the most successful games of this generation, topping the XBLA and PC charts with its huge amount of sales. However, the...

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    Minecraft is one of the most successful games of this generation, topping the XBLA and PC charts with its huge amount of sales. However, the game has much more to offer than just continuous updates and an infinite world. The game has a huge mod community attached to it, so there’s a huge amount of...
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