In a gaming world saturated with online achievements, the most badass achievement has got to be “Helped Fight AIDS IRL”. How does one go about getting it? Simple: just unravel a complicated three-dimensional architecture of an AIDS-like virus that has eluded scientists for nearly a decade. The game that made this real-life achievement possible, appropriately […]
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On The Cheap: Downloading Video Games (Legally)
It’s no secret that I’m a fan of cheap games (cheap indie games, specifically), but that doesn’t mean I sit around and play free tower defense games all day (well, not every day). No, sir, I still have a taste for the big expensive wow-me games, but sometimes I wish they weren’t so expensive. Today, […]
Casual War — Google Games vs. EA Games
With the official announcement of games for Google+ right on the heels of EA’s $1.3 billion purchase of PopCap, it seems that a quiet war is slowly brewing between superpowers. A war that seems almost nonexistent on the outside, but has a dark and violent underside. So, exactly like the Cold War. Who are the […]
The (Current) Future Of Video Games
A lot of fellow gamers talk about their love of “hardcore” games, but they’re missing out entirely on where video games are actually headed. The future is indie.
Playstation Network Issues Apology, Gifts
As you’ve likely heard, Sony’s Playstation Network has been hacked (a couple times), and the service was down a good while as they repaired the gaps in security. That aside, Sony is now “making good” on their goof-ups, and are all but throwing free things at users hoping we’ll forget their indiscretion and move on […]