That’s me in the above picture. Or, rather, that’s my cipher in Dark Souls, gesturing vaguely out at what is, beyond a doubt, a truly gorgeous view. I’m building a fairly rounded out character with high Dexterity and Endurance. Mostly I roll with the Balder Side Sword, though I change up armor and shields frequently […]
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Pandora has changed, we are told in the latest Borderlands 2 trailer. It’s gotten bigger, more geographically diverse, and more dangerous. My criteria for a decent video game trailer are fairly straightforward: Video game trailers should always show gameplay – never just cinematics or, heaven forbid, live action – though a mix of these can be […]
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Pandora has changed, we are told in the latest Borderlands 2 trailer. It’s gotten bigger, more geographically diverse, and more dangerous. My criteria for a decent video game trailer are fairly straightforward: Video game trailers should always show gameplay – never just cinematics or, heaven forbid, live action – though a mix of these can be […]
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Gotham City Impostors is an online competitive shooter set in the Gotham universe, pitting Batman fans against Joker fans in a vigilante shoot-out. It’s been on my to-play list for some time, but I still haven’t tried it. That’s about to change. Developed by Monolith Productions and published by Warner Brothers, the game is now available […]
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At long last we have an official launch date for Runic ‘ upcoming action-RPG, Torchlight 2. “The official Release Date for Torchlight II is Thursday, September 20th, 2012,” Runic’s Travis Baldree wrote at the game’s official forums, a day before the promised PAX Prime announcement. Runic said we’d get a Summer release, and it looks […]
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There is a troubling lack of accountability and oversight in the Kickstarter process, and the recent discovery of a copycat scam on the site should make potential backers more nervous than ever.
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There’s always the risk that an old, beloved, complicated classic RPG treated to an HD re-release will get Lucased. And by that I mean George Lucased. Ruined, in other words. Dressed up in shiny new clothes but stripped of its goodness and originality and important imperfections. Fortunately, it sounds like this won’t be the case for […]
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Hideo Kojima has revealed the next Metal Gear Solid title – Ground Zeroes – though whether the game is current or next-gen is still unknown.
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President Obama brought reddit to its knees when he agreed to do an AMA (ask-me-anything) interview on the site. Unfortunately “ask me anything” is not the same as “I’ll answer anything.”
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Too often MMORPGs and open-world games mistake open-endedness for the fun of exploration. We need more meaningful quests in our multiplayer online RPGs for them to truly be great.
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