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Theo’s Thoughts #15: LFR’s New Looting System
With the release of patch 5.0.4 this week, players were finally able to experience on live servers many of the new features coming in Mists...

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by Ted Racicot 12 years ago12 years ago

With the release of patch 5.0.4 this week, players were finally able to experience on live servers many of the new features coming in Mists of Pandaria. One such feature is the new looting system that Blizzard is implementing for the Looking-For-Raid difficulties of raids. In this new system, players earn satchels for killing bosses....

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Why Are jRPGs So Persistent?
With accusations of being a dying genre by some of the weirder journalists, the encroachment of western RPGs, and supposed ‘free passes’ in the critic...

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by Sara Swanson 12 years ago12 years ago

With accusations of being a dying genre by some of the weirder journalists, the encroachment of western RPGs, and supposed ‘free passes’ in the critic world, jRPGs (and, specifically, turn-based RPGs) seem to be getting a lot of negative publicity. There are many steady and hardcore fans within the genre, but nonetheless, news outlets can’t...

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Your Future In Binary
Nowadays, it’s considered abnormal by the majority of people to have a hard copy of our information, and soon it will be the same for...

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by Martin Toney 12 years ago12 years ago

Nowadays, it’s considered abnormal by the majority of people to have a hard copy of our information, and soon it will be the same for all our entertainment content. I’m quite fond of nostalgic things, so I love poking around in the nooks and crannies of my house and finding old music, or books. I...

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Why I Hope EA Sells Out
According to The New York Post, EA has been ‘quietly exploring’ their options with regards to a sale. Taken with mixed results by the media,...

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by Sara Swanson 12 years ago12 years ago

According to The New York Post, EA has been ‘quietly exploring’ their options with regards to a sale. Taken with mixed results by the media, here’s my two cents on the matter: If EA ends up selling, it would be amazingly beneficial to the company, the developers under its wing, and the consumers that buy...

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How To Piss Off Gamers Part 3: Saving Grace
Not long ago, I stumbled upon and bought a copy of Bleach: The 3rd Phantom, a turn-based strategy game for the DS, at a local...

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by Daniel Ball 12 years ago12 years ago

Not long ago, I stumbled upon and bought a copy of Bleach: The 3rd Phantom, a turn-based strategy game for the DS, at a local game store. It was relatively cheap, had been traded in and I had never seen it before. Being somewhat of a Bleach fanboy and an avid turn-based strategy player, I...

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Day Z: Is It Still Survival Horror When Death Is Inevitable?
Fighting monsters isn’t quite as scary when you know that you’re supposed to win. This is the case with the zombies in many video games;...

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by Charles Battersby 12 years ago12 years ago

Fighting monsters isn’t quite as scary when you know that you’re supposed to win. This is the case with the zombies in many video games; no matter how great the odds were against Chris, Jill and the rest of the gang in Resident Evil, the Player knew that the humans would eventually escape the tide...

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5 Manga That Need a Game Adaptation
As someone who loves both games and manga, it’s always fun to imagine the different ways they could blend. Here are five manga series that...

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by Sara Swanson 12 years ago12 years ago

As someone who loves both games and manga, it’s always fun to imagine the different ways they could blend. Here are five manga series that would work very well as video games. Some fitting manga have been omitted from the list because they already have a good game, but in any case, all of these...

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Time for Gaming to Expand its Audience?
The Kinect and Move have had lackluster reception. They weren’t complete losses, but their sales paled in comparison to the Wii’s success. They were both...

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by Sara Swanson 12 years ago12 years ago

The Kinect and Move have had lackluster reception. They weren’t complete losses, but their sales paled in comparison to the Wii’s success. They were both attempts made by Sony and Microsoft to expand their fan base—but, frankly, Nintendo beat them to it. They quickly learned that casual gamers are usually satisfied by just one system,...

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Kickstarter Focus: Deozoa
Deozoa will be a monster-catching game released for iOS, Android, PC, Mac, Linux, and—most interestingly—the Ouya. Although it pitches itself as a game in the...

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by Sara Swanson 12 years ago12 years ago

Deozoa will be a monster-catching game released for iOS, Android, PC, Mac, Linux, and—most interestingly—the Ouya. Although it pitches itself as a game in the same genre as Pokémon, you only pair one creature per character, and the battles are not one-on-one combat. It resembles a more typical RPG, although its battles seem to be...

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Arma II
Sometimes a mod for a PC game can become so popular that it nearly eclipses the original product. Counter-Strike, Defense of the Ancients, Dear Esther...

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by Charles Battersby 12 years ago12 years ago

Sometimes a mod for a PC game can become so popular that it nearly eclipses the original product. Counter-Strike, Defense of the Ancients, Dear Esther and others were all so popular that they went on to becoming stand-alone products. This has become the case with Arma II and the recent “Day Z” mod for it. ...

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