Should Videogames be a Platform for Political Commentary?
In a very drawn-out presentation from Square Enix about their FFXIV reboot, A Realm Reborn, the developers explain that they are still debating whether or...
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Doom Classic Complete Collection
They say that the classics never die, but this isn’t always the case. I couldn’t honestly say that the lifeless photo-faces in Goldeneye hold up...
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Kickstarter Focus: The Last Door
From the creators of Dungeon Defiler, Slalom, El Codex Del Peregrino, Rotorscope, and Iredia comes a new, interactive game focused on a free, online experience....
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What the Nintendo Wii U Does Right: The GamePad
The Wii U is in the news so much recently that it is probably time to give a nice, hard and long look at the...
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The Walking Dead Episode 5: No Time Left
Someone needs to inform the folks at Telltale Games how zombies games are supposed to work. They’re supposed to be about blasting zombie dogs with...
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How the Wii U Can Recover From its Post-Launch Woes
The Wii U’s launch has been incredibly mixed—there’s news of older Wii games playing at 1080p, an incredibly cute data transfer loading screen, a price-your-own...
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eSports: A Comparison of League of Legends and Starcraft II
It has been an exciting couple of months for anyone who is a fan of competitive gaming. The two largest eSports in the world, League...
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The Slow Death of Local Co-op.
Splinter Cell Conviction does Co-op properly. No need for an internet connection, you just get a pal to sit next to you and you’re ready....
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Rayman Jungle Run
Whittling down Michel Ancel’s fanciful Rayman Origins onto a portable device was always going to be a tough challenge. The PSVita coped admirably with that...
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Bring Linearity Back
Gaming was once about the overall interactive experience. The console was a portal that transported us into the addictive realms of virtual entertainment and compromised...
