Reasons why I love QuakeCon include: being Left 4 Dead (@%#! you guys) by my teammates, before the game was released. Discovering Novint’s haptic feedback controller, but being too broke to afford it (then). And oh, how the booths await my ego-engulfing lust for treasure. As you might have guessed, I’m already registered. I can’t […]
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MOBA Round-Up: Introduction To New Worlds
My brother Austen and I are hooked on MOBA games. You might know them as “DotA games” or “Action RTS games,” but it’s equally likely that you haven’t heard about them at all. At the very least, you probably have no idea how fast these Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (see, MOBA) games are growing and […]
Chinese Woman Steals Game Time And Wins Jail Time
A recently-divorced Chinese woman is facing eight months in prison, one and a half years of suspension, and a fine of twenty thousand yuan ($3,140 American) for fraud, and these stiff penalties are all because of counterfeit arcade tokens. Zhang Lili, 34, a cab driver living in Sanmen County of the Zhejiang province, turned herself in to the authorities […]
Millions Agree: Ouya Is The Console Gaming Needs
I’m a skeptic, so I’m not going to come right out and say I love something that doesn’t even exist yet. But man, I love Ouya. I really do. At least, I love the promise of Ouya. I love Ouya’s potential. Because I love indie games. I love Steam and the Playstation Store. I love […]
Review: Step In The Left Direction With Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013
For those of you who don’t know why the Magic: The Gathering is interesting: these motherf*&!ers plane shift between exotic alternate realities whilst summoning beings of incomprehensible power to battle against one another or creatures capable of devouring entire dimensions, all elegantly expressed through the joy of a children’s card game. Awesome, right? It is. I played […]
Review: The Best MMO You’ve Never Heard Of
First and foremost, let me get this off my chest. I am an MMORPG whore. I’ll get with any MMO, and I don’t care who’s watching or what they think. That being said, I have an unbiased opinion on this genre. I honestly want to love every MMORPG I play and I do my best […]
Resident Evil Cafe Opening In Tokyo
Capcom has announced that it’s opening a Resident Evil themed restaurant, called Biohazard Cafe & Grill S.T.A.R.S. in Japan next month. The part most like Resident Evil? The cafe opens on Friday the 13th in a crowded department store (Shibuya Parco Part-1). The part that’s not like Resident Evil? The, uh, singing and dancing entertainment […]
On The Cheap: Buy A Computer For College, Get A Gaming Console For Free
June is normally the time of year when we see deals aimed at graduates. Sony and Microsoft, however, are targeting new college students. Both tech giants are offering a free game system with purchase of a new desktop or laptop with show of proof of college attendance. Microsoft actually kicked this off in late May. […]
Review: Diablo 3 Is A Hell Of A Bad Game
DISCLAIMER: I don’t like Diablo or Diablo 2. Having said that disclaimer, a big part of the reason I don’t like Diablo 3 is because, like its predecessors, I feel the game is a cheap psychological hack that makes players feel like they’re moving ahead and progressing, when in reality, they’re just picking up more […]
Perfect Strangers: The Most Perfect Video Game Ever Created About The 1980s
Every once in a while, a video game is created that not only defies genre, but redefines the meaning of the word art. A game that brings humanity together, reminding us that we are not individuals, but a global community. That game is Perfect Strangers: Nothing’s Gonna Stop Me Now by jada, an advergaming design company. […]