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Back in 2005 Microsoft was able to get the jump on the console wars, with the launch of the Xbox 360 well before the PlayStation 3 or Nintendo Wii launched in 2006. While the launch titles weren’t...

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Greenheart Games And The Piracy Agenda

April 29, 2013 | 0 Comments

GreenHeart  (creators of Gamedev Tycoon) wanted to play a cute little trick on the pirates that exist inside the internet. They took a version of their game and released it online onto one of the...

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Don’t Quit Nintendo Just Yet

April 25, 2013 | 0 Comments

Nintendo’s financials were just released. They’re not terrible, but not great. Nintendo turned a 7 billion yen (71.2 million dollars) profit, compared to their $14 billion yen projections. It’s an upgrade from last year’s $43...

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Truly, games journalism has no bigger enemy than Michael Urban. This man is practically the Osama Bin Diesel of videoed gamings. His words are terrible, his face is extra terrible, he comes from Canada, and...

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Please Don’t Pre-Order Defiance

March 27, 2013 | 3 Comments

So I got into the Xbox 360 Defiance Beta last Friday. Trion Worlds’ ambitious team-up with cable’s punchline, SyFy, at least sounded interesting. Whether they’d capitalize on the promise of cross-media storytelling or not, I...

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Over the weekend I was trapped in several very very long arguments with gamedevs and critics over how the game industry has a lack of any *real* science when it comes to issues inside the...

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arkham

Cash for Convenience

March 6, 2013 | 0 Comments

We live in a glorious age. I can pick up my smartphone – which only weighs a mere 112 grams – tap a few buttons, maybe input a credit card number, and within minutes a...

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Alright I know it’s not Thursday and I know I’ve been slacking in the editorial department but believe me with battling the flu and preparing for “March Madness” (tons of games being released), I’ve just been incredibly...

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First I would like to say thank you to TotalBiscuit and Jim Sterling  for sharing their thoughts on the Aliens debacle . A lot of what they said was certainly flying around in my mind...

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What Horror Games Taught Me

February 11, 2013 | 0 Comments

I have been playing video games since I was very young and I have to give them credit; they’ve taught me a lot. Through playing what seems like an endless string of horror titles over...

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