January 24, 2011
I want a 3DS. Really badly, in fact. Of all the shiny new tech toys I desperately want to fiddle with at the moment, Nintendo’s eye-popping portable is very nearly at the top of the list. I mean, the 3D effect looks stunning, and the brittle dam o…
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January 3, 2011
This year, I’m trying to do something different with game of the year awards. You can find a full explanation in part one, but the gist is this: I’m eschewing a list – because, let’s face it, you’ve already skimmed 10,000 top-10s – in favor of w…
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December 31, 2010
This year, I’m trying to do something different with game of the year awards. You can find a full explanation in part one, but the gist is this: I’m eschewing a list – because, let’s face it, you’ve already skimmed 10,000 top-10s – in favor of w…
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December 30, 2010
Lists, lists, lists. It seems like everyone throws together an obligatory “Game of the Year” list this time of year, because, well, everyone else is doing it. So we get all-encompassing, “comprehensive” rundowns that are immediately accused…
Tags: BioShock 2, Columns, gaming, Software, The Game Boy, Web Exclusive
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December 18, 2010
Gray. Dingy darkness as far as the eye can see. The sky is gray. The mountains are gray. Even the snow looks as though Mick Jagger tried painting it black and got bored half-way through. A gruff voice struggles to be heard through a radio, practic…
Tags: Call of Duty: Black Ops, Columns, Cut The Rope, gaming, gears of war, medal of honor, minecraft, Octodad, Resistance: Fall of Man, Software, The Game Boy, Web Exclusive
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October 29, 2010
If you’ve ever played a Diablo game before, you pretty much know what to expect from Diablo III. There will be hacking. There will be slashing. Enemies will drop piles of gold upon death because apparently hell doesn’t have a bank. Been there, don…
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October 28, 2010
Have you ever listened to yourself talk and/or think while you’re playing videogames? We like to think it’s akin to hearing William Shatner read a comment on any given Internet message board: it comes at a breakneck pace and doesn’t make a lick of…
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October 2, 2010
I wish I could say this was unexpected, but, well, let’s be honest here: My reaction to EA’s last-minute act of self-censorship was less of a “WHAT” moment and more of a dejected sigh followed by the shocking realization that, holy moly, t…
Tags: censorship, Columns, Electronic Arts, gaming, medal of honor, self-censorship, Software, taliban, The Game Boy, Web Exclusive
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