• 2013: 5 Potential Game Of The Year Contenders

    2013 is looking like it could be the last year for the current generation of consoles (for PS3 and Xbox 360 at least). Next-gen consoles...

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    2013 is looking like it could be the last year for the current generation of consoles (for PS3 and Xbox 360 at least). Next-gen consoles look like they’ll release later this year or early next year, snaring attention away from current-gen consoles. With that in mind, it’s important that developers push themselves this year, as...
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  • Why PC Gaming Is Superior To Console Gaming

    With the anticipated arrival of more next-generation consoles in either 2013 or 2014, much hype has been heaped onto these consoles and questions of who...

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    With the anticipated arrival of more next-generation consoles in either 2013 or 2014, much hype has been heaped onto these consoles and questions of who will bring the more powerful console or the better performance for price has been thrown around on many websites. All the while though, the PC community knows that next-generation consoles...
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  • Being a Few Years Late Made Nintendo the Top Dog

    Analyst Michael Pachter has struck again, claiming that ‘Nintendo’s a few years late’ with everything that they do. From consoles to concepts, Nintendo’s products are...

    Analyst Michael Pachter has struck again, claiming that ‘Nintendo’s a few years late’ with everything that they do. From consoles to concepts, Nintendo’s products are frequently outclassed by things from the past decade—something that rarely applies to Sony and Microsoft consoles and concepts. He goes on to lament how Nintendo’s online functionality is seven or...
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  • HotS Beta Impressions #1: Hellbats and the PvT Matchup

    A couple of weeks ago I got my invite to the Starcraft 2 Heart of the Swarm beta. I was already excited for this expansion,...

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    A couple of weeks ago I got my invite to the Starcraft 2 Heart of the Swarm beta. I was already excited for this expansion, but being able to play on the ladder has gotten me even more excited, especially with all the new units and how they will change competitive Starcraft. So, I decided...
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  • Top 5 Game Spin-offs

    There’s no questioning that the majority of high-profile games are made up of sequels, spin-offs, and unoriginal stories—however, this is far from a new thing,...

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    There’s no questioning that the majority of high-profile games are made up of sequels, spin-offs, and unoriginal stories—however, this is far from a new thing, and sometimes can bring out amazing games. Here are five spin-off games that took on a life of their own after their success. 5) Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Pokémon Mystery Dungeon...
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  • Planet Wars

    Planet wars is the kind of game you just need to have if you’re a tactics junkie.  It seriously makes you feel like that tyrant...

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    Planet wars is the kind of game you just need to have if you’re a tactics junkie.  It seriously makes you feel like that tyrant you always wanted to be when playing games like Masters of Orion and EVE minus the depth and capital ships.  Still, the style suits itself.  The game is actually pretty...
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  • FIFA 13: 5 Reasons Online Pro Is Its Best Feature

    Another year, another FIFA video game. Whether you personally find the repetitive annual release of sport titles to be bad for the gaming industry, or...

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    Another year, another FIFA video game. Whether you personally find the repetitive annual release of sport titles to be bad for the gaming industry, or whether you are one of the many gamers who eat up these releases, the future of sport titles doesn’t look to be changing. That said, over the years, FIFA has...
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  • Theo’s Thoughts #32: PvP Changes in 5.2

    Patch 5.2 is on the horizon for World of Warcraft, and with it many changes that has the community excited. Among these changes are a...

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    Patch 5.2 is on the horizon for World of Warcraft, and with it many changes that has the community excited. Among these changes are a new raid and a new daily quest hub. Another change that will come is to how PvP gear will be achieved. Honestly, I think it is about time Blizzard changed...
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  • Craft The Perfect Killing Machine In Dead Space 3

    Isaac Clark is the unluckiest bastard in the whole damned universe.  He’s the poor sap who stars in the Dead Space games and, over the...

    Isaac Clark is the unluckiest bastard in the whole damned universe.  He’s the poor sap who stars in the Dead Space games and, over the course of the first two games, he lost his wife, went crazy, got attacked by monsters, and aroused the ire of a cult of Scientologists from space.  The third game...
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  • How the PS3 Excelled and Failed at Delivering the Goods

    It is a new year, which is also a new year in gaming and a new era rapidly approaches. Nintendo has already taken that first...

    It is a new year, which is also a new year in gaming and a new era rapidly approaches. Nintendo has already taken that first big step with the Wii U’s release in November of 2012, but both Microsoft and Sony have yet to pull the trigger when it comes to even announcing their next...
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