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Theo’s Thoughts #39: WoW Loses 1.3M Subs
Last week in a quarterly report, Blizzard Entertainment announced that their giant MMO, World of Warcraft, had lost 1.3 million subscribers. This news, as is...

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by Ted Racicot 11 years ago11 years ago

Last week in a quarterly report, Blizzard Entertainment announced that their giant MMO, World of Warcraft, had lost 1.3 million subscribers. This news, as is almost expected, has created a lot of talk especially among the community. Like always, whenever bad news surfaces about WoW, the internet is flooded with people saying that World of...

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What Does 1.3 Million Subscribers Mean To Blizzard?
In video games, you haven’t really “made it” until you can attract a stigma. Once people start juding your fan base with sweeping generalizations, that’s...

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by Josh Hinke 11 years ago11 years ago

In video games, you haven’t really “made it” until you can attract a stigma. Once people start juding your fan base with sweeping generalizations, that’s when you know that you’ve really created something special. So often, people are judged by the games they play; but occasionally a game gathers such a passionate fan base that...

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Are Game Consoles Facing a Glam Band-Like Extinction?
There was something strange that happened in the 1980’s with music, where it kind of felt like anything was possible and there were a lot...

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by Dave Walsh 11 years ago11 years ago

There was something strange that happened in the 1980’s with music, where it kind of felt like anything was possible and there were a lot of bands that were getting picked up by the still new medium that was television music networks like MTV. Glam Bands like Ratt, Warrant, Motley Crue and Whitesnake were all...

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Why the Male Power Fantasy Has an Important Role in Gaming
Some people got into a huff yesterday when game designer Warren Spector spoke out against Wolfenstein: The New Order as yet another “adolescent male power...

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by Dave Walsh 11 years ago11 years ago

Some people got into a huff yesterday when game designer Warren Spector spoke out against Wolfenstein: The New Order as yet another “adolescent male power fantasy” first person shooter to hit the market. He of course apologized today, kind of. The Male Power Fantasy is a term that you’ll hear thrown about a lot in...

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A Second Chance for Star Wars, EA
It was kind of like seeing your ex again. When you had broken up they had been in a downward spiral, full of poor life...

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by Josh Hinke 11 years ago11 years ago

It was kind of like seeing your ex again. When you had broken up they had been in a downward spiral, full of poor life decisions. They were uninteresting, bloated, had money problems, you heard way too much about their work and not nearly enough about their dreams. Gone were the days of puppy love...

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Does Wolfenstein Even Have a Place in Today’s Market?
Today was the ceremonious announcement from Bethesda that yet another installment in the Wolfenstein series would be hitting screens everywhere come the end of this...

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by Dave Walsh 11 years ago11 years ago

Today was the ceremonious announcement from Bethesda that yet another installment in the Wolfenstein series would be hitting screens everywhere come the end of this year, brought to you by MachineGames. It is set in an alternate 1960’s America, assuming that the Nazis won World War II and has B.J. Blazkowicz back in action with...

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Sanctum 2 – Hands On Preview
Tower Defense is among the most heavily-refined genres in gaming. The concept ain’t broke, don’t need no fixin’ and players have fun with these games...

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by Charles Battersby 11 years ago11 years ago

Tower Defense is among the most heavily-refined genres in gaming. The concept ain’t broke, don’t need no fixin’ and players have fun with these games even though there has been little evolution since Tower Defense began as a Starcraft mod years ago. But still, developers are always on the lookout for new ways to modify...

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Battlefield 4’s Uphill Battle Against Call of Duty: Ghosts
We hear about the battle of the mega first person shooter franchises regularly now, with both Activision and EA locked in mortal combat against each...

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by Dave Walsh 11 years ago11 years ago

We hear about the battle of the mega first person shooter franchises regularly now, with both Activision and EA locked in mortal combat against each other, both releasing a new title every year in hopes of crushing their opposition — or at least making a metric ton of money. In that regard, both companies are...

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Why Nintendo Won’t Ever Really ‘Die’ No Matter What
As the talks about the underperforming Wii U and Nintendo’s two consecutive years in a row of bringing in losses permeates through the online gaming...

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by Dave Walsh 11 years ago11 years ago

As the talks about the underperforming Wii U and Nintendo’s two consecutive years in a row of bringing in losses permeates through the online gaming community there seems to be one topic that keeps popping up, either explicit or implied; the death of Nintendo. Even when there is no mention of Nintendo’s “death,” fans tend...

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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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by Josh Hinke 11 years ago11 years ago

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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