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A tale of leaving the World of Warcraft behind and rediscovering the vast, wonderful world of gaming beyond Azeroth. Complete with mention of robotic turtles, Congo Bongo, and much more. For anyone considering leaving WOW, this is worth a read.

Your end boss is weak! But seven easy rules will turn your 98 lbs. wannabe evil ruler into a global threat worth defeating.

Tim Schafer has made two million dollars so far as part of his four hundred thousand dollar Kickstarter. How did he reach this crazy sum? He has fans like me.

It seems we're all impressed and approve of what Kickstarer and Double Fine have accomplished in the past few days. But is this all just hype getting the best of us? What does this really say about the current state of the video game industry--and even more importantly, what does say for its future? Looking at it critically, you may be surprised.

Big-name publishers should see Double Fine's Kickstarter success as a sign of what their audience really wants.

Games that look like reality are within the grasp of devs to acheive in the coming years. Is this a benefit, curse, or something else entirely?

A million-dollar offer from Markus Perrson (Minecraft) to fund Psychonauts 2 inaugurated a whole new way to create video games...one that bypasses the traditional gatekeepers: publishers.

Double Fine takes a shot at having fans fund a brand new adventure game from the studio.

News Blips for Wednesday, February 8, 2012: Gaikai is powering a streaming demo for The Darkness 2; EFF encourages supporters to help legalize Linux on the PS3; and Jetpack Joyride is more profitable since going free-to-play.

News blips for January 7, 2012. Psychonauts 2 finds a guardian angel, kinect star wars has a new release date, and the Czech National Team comes to FIFA.

The first in a series of retro reviews: Psychonauts. Tim Schafer's brainchild is thrown under the microscope to see if it stands the test of time. Somewhat well informed author, THIEF, review(read:rants) for a few pages before suddenly reaching a conclusion. Enjoy!

Don't like certain trends in the industry? Are you supporting them with your purchases, anyway?

Today, we chat about hanging out a Nintendo's and Double Fine's recent press events to check out Professor Layton, Happy Action Theater, Iron Brigade's DLC, and more!

Some game levels just stand out, even in a top-notch game. Here are five examples everybody should experience at least once.

Psychonauts is coming to Mac...and the announcement is accompanied with some hilarity.

Five pieces of paper collage art based on video-games from my ongoing Nerd Love art project.

With the rise of the 3DS, Nintendo is slowly phasing out it's previous handheld beast, but the DS appears to be going out with a bang with games like Monster Tale.

Leveling up is gaming's most overused crutch. Here's how to fix that.

In this week's Community Spotlight, we honor some unique heroes, discuss the meaning of "mature," battle with an aging Charmander, and banter with royalty.

Chris Melissinos, curator of the Smithsonian's The Art of Video Games, talks about the upcoming exhibition, its public voting process, and the evolution of gaming.