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‘Mass Effect 3′ Review: Saving Earth Was Never Such Dark Fun

March 6, 2012Erik Kain

Mass Effect 3 launches to high expectations – does it live up to the hype? Oh yes…. Mass Effect 3 is awesome. I don’t mean to simply say that it’s a great game, though it is; I mean that it fills you with awe. Video games are becoming more and more like interactive films, and the […]

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Super Tuesday? Forget Politics, ‘Mass Effect 3′ Launches Tomorrow

March 5, 2012Erik Kain

Mitt Romney? Rick Santorum? Forget these guys – Commander Shepard is back… The internet will be abuzz tomorrow with predictions of Mitt Romney’s doom as the candidates gear up for ‘Super Tuesday.’ Ten states hold Republican primaries Tuesday, and the lack of enthusiasm for either Rick Santorum or Mitt Romney this election cycle is painfully […]

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Star Wars Samurai Art

February 4, 2012Erik Kain

If Star Wars had been set in feudal Japan, this is what a Storm Trooper would look like: That’s from digital artist Clinton Felker. See more amazing images at BuzzFeed. Now I kind of wish they’d extend the Star Wars universe into a more Far Eastern setting… See also: Star Wars Isn’t a Religion It’s […]

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Star Wars Samurai Art

February 4, 2012Erik Kain

If Star Wars had been set in feudal Japan, this is what a Storm Trooper would look like: That’s from digital artist Clinton Felker. See more amazing images at BuzzFeed. Now I kind of wish they’d extend the Star Wars universe into a more Far Eastern setting… See also: Star Wars Isn’t a Religion It’s […]

Read more at Forbes.

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The Gaming Industry’s Girl Gamer Problem

January 8, 2012Erik Kain

Last week I wrote about the option in Star Wars: The Old Republic to torture a slave companion named Vette by shocking her with a shock-collar and making her watch as your Sith Warrior had sex with the widow of a man you’d just killed. I said this was a sign that games and the […]

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The Bizarre Sexism in BioWare’s ‘Star Wars: The Old Republic’

January 3, 2012Erik Kain

I have no idea what being a female gamer must be like, but I know that girl gamers deal with a lot of sexism from other online players. I also know that games tend to portray women as scantily clad and unrealistically proportioned. Girls get plenty of this from media designed for them. just make […]

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The Wait is Over – ‘Star Wars: The Old Republic’ Launches Tuesday

December 19, 2011Erik Kain

BioWare’s epic massively multi-player online RPG Star Wars: The Old Republic debuts tomorrow, December 20th, and is sure to sell more than a few copies. Despite some bugs and issues with wait-time on the game’s servers, the game is set to launch as planned. Over two million people joined in the beta testing. I was […]

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‘Star Wars: The Old Republic’ First Impressions

November 27, 2011Erik Kain

I’ve been playing the tester version of Star Wars: The Old Republic for the past few days and I’m impressed. I can see why analysts predict the new Bioware title will steal away droves of World of Warcraft subscribers. I won’t say too much just yet, but so far the game is a lot of fun. […]

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