The creators of violent video games have a responsibility to the message their work conveys, even if video games play by different rules than the real world.
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Author: Erik Kain
Breaking Bad ‘Buyout’ Recap: On Magic Numbers And Delusions Of Grandeur
Spoilers through Sunday night’s episode of Breaking Bad, Buyout, the sixth episode of Season 5. Five thousand dollars. That’s the magic number. For Walter White, it’s a much more magical number than the $737,000 he needed to raise in the first place to fight his cancer. It’s even more magical than the $5 million he […]
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Book Review: ‘The Heroes’ By Joe Abercrombie
In Joe Abercrombie’s ‘The Heroes’ the fantasy author paints a difficult portrait of war. Unfortunately, he leans too heavily on his debut trilogy.
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Blizzard Is Making Every ‘World Of Warcraft’ Race, Including Pandarens, Playable For Everyone
When Mists of Pandaria launches as the first major World of Warcraft expansion in years, players of even the vanilla WoW will be able to try out the Pandaren race. “With the release of patch 5.0.4, we’re making all the races of Azeroth playable by anyone,” writes Blizzard in a blog post, “no matter which version […]
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Watch The New ‘Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Trailer’ – Also, Zombies!
Since Valve is run by evil geniuses, it’s inevitable that Half-Life 3 sleuths will pour over the trailer for upcoming Counter-Strike: Global Offensive looking for clues. Better detectives than me will almost certainly find some, though whether these clues are legitimate or accidental will, of course, remain to be seen. Valve is showing off its Source Filmmaker […]
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‘Horn’ First Impressions (iOS) – The New Action-Adventure From Phosphor Games Shows Real Promise
Action-adventure game, Horn, may be a landmark title for tablet and mobile gaming.
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OnLive Denies Shutting Down But Multiple Sources Confirm Layoffs
OnLive denies shutting down, but several sources report massive layoffs at the online gaming service.
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‘Assassin’s Creed III’ Combat Inspired By ‘Batman: Arkham Asylum’
Assassin’s Creed III creative director Alex Hutchinson was so impressed by the combat in Arkham Asylum, he asked his team to do whatever it takes to make the new ACIII’s combat more in line with the Batman games. Arkham Asylum, says Hutchinson, “was one of the only fighting games that keeps things simple. No one admits […]
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‘Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow 2′ Coming To PC – Not Wii U
The sequel to Castlevania: Lords of Shadows will be coming to PC according to the game’s developer.
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Real Life Walter White Wanted For Cooking Meth In Alabama
A man in Alabama is wanted for cooking meth. His name? Walter White – the same name as the lead character in AMC’s ‘Breaking Bad.’
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