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Onward, to Glory
You’d think RTS titles would have such a wealth of epic storylines. There are huge armies, forts, even villages and cities, not to mention heroes of the land, huge monsters, aliens and other such antagonists. Yet, whenever it actually comes… Read More »
Some Hellish Thoughts
I was fortunate enough this past weekend to attend the San Francisco Wondercon, a comic book convention with a dash of videogame and film celebration. After a few hours surveying the ground floor, and the cosplayers, I attended a panel… Read More »
Halo Wars Review
The main reason everyone panics when they hear the phrase “console-based RTS” is simply because they can’t fathom playing a title of that genre and not using a keyboard and mouse. Strategy titles require precision, speed, and if you play… Read More »
Small Cog, Big Machine
To work as both a games journalist and a writer of fiction means my two styles of writing tend to merge more often than I’d like. Sometimes when I’m writing my own stories, I suddenly remember I’m supposed to be… Read More »
Mass Effect 2 Teaser: WTF?!?!?!!?!!?!?!!?
So I’m perusing the gaming sites on Friday night, and after I check my writing to see if anyone else commented, I go to my primary news source, and what’s the first story I see? "Your first look at Mass… Read More »
Books and movies don’t often translate into magnificent videogames, and Inkheart is no exception. This DS adventure will not be winning any GN Nodie Awards this year, yet still maintains a few redeeming qualities and will appeal to less experienced… Read More »
The Best of SF: The Music and Sounds of Street Fighter
In case you haven’t noticed, Street Fighter IV launched this week to great jubilation. Being a huge SF fan, I had been anxiously awaiting the game for quite some time, and I was not disappointed. The gameplay is superb, the… Read More »
Microsoft is using $1.5 million to start The Games for Learning Institute in a joint venture with New York University and other colleges to see whether videogames could enhance education. This won’t necessarily look at games designed for… Read More »
On Thursday, February 19th, hundreds of Street Fighter fans, gamers, and passers-by found their way to the packed courtyard in front of Universal City Walk’s GameStop store in Los Angeles, CA to witness and take part in the company’s inaugural… Read More »
Videogames are a serious business. Well, you’d think that judging by the current lack of humor in their dialogue, and the absence of any characters that fit the generic "funny" archetypes we experience through television shows, books, and… Read More »
