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.
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Errol reviews the highly anticipated PS Vita Launch Title
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With Western franchises becoming more successful and influential, what will Japanese games need to do to regain our attention?
Thursday, April 05, 2012 |
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My four-year-old daughter has watched me play a lot of games, but none have given us the same experience as Journey.
Sunday, March 25, 2012 |
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Someone behind Ubisoft's survival adventure I Am Alive really knew how to build the kind of suspense its genre demands, but one thing undermines all that built-up tension.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 |
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If you are a fan of the series, Uncharted: Golden Abyss is a must have, no doubt. In fact, Golden Abyss is half of the reason I bought a Vita. The story is great, the visuals are stunning…it’s almost everything you would expect from an Uncharted title.
Thursday, February 23, 2012 |
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To say that good writing is the future of video games is, I think, a bit sort sighted. Video games have generally had relatively good writing, which has really gotten only better over the years. But the future of the medium is not in good writing, but in good storytelling. This may sound like splitting hairs, but it’s an important subtlety.
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 |
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Trusting a writer to make a game is like hiring a marine biologist to fix your toilet. All you're left with is a lecture on saving the ocean and nowhere to pee.
Monday, February 06, 2012 |
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While the big AAA-titles draw all the hype, here are five smaller (but no less ambitious) upcoming games that deserve your attention in 2012.
Monday, January 30, 2012 |
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Some high-profile Japanese studios need to tighten up their development cycles before time passes them by.
Thursday, January 12, 2012 |
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Wherein I explore the literary concept of aesthetic distance and its implications in video games.
Monday, January 23, 2012 |
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Remember all those terrible full-motion-video games we were subjected to in the mid 1990s? Uncharted 3 has more in common with them than you might think. Read on to find out why (spoilers included).
Friday, January 06, 2012 |
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The New Year brings a chance for a fresh start. Henceforth, I make the following solemn oaths: no more trolling and no more fanboyism; it's time to be a better gamer. These are my 2012 New Year's resolutions.
Tuesday, January 03, 2012 |
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I have some fairly big problems with Uncharted, why does no one else seem to?
Tuesday, January 03, 2012 |
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Interaction shouldn't mean accidently pummelling your children during a match of Kinect tennis. Developers have fundamentally misunderstood the term, leading to a disconnect between players and their game worlds.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 |
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The only problem with the platforming in games like Uncharted is that the platforming kinda sucks.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 |
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The types of enemies we face in games, like the zombies in the upcoming The Last Of Us, say a great deal about our own humanity.
Monday, December 19, 2011 |
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Despite Uncharted 3 getting stellar reviews and GOTY nods, I have some beef with where it is and where it's going as a series.
Saturday, December 17, 2011 |
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Want a console-quality experience that fits in your pocket? Here are three ways the PS Vita delivers on that promise.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 |
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