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‘Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning’ Is An Incredibly Fun, Incredibly Addictive RPG

February 17, 2012Erik Kain

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning gives Skyrim a run for its money, thanks to an amazing combat system and the fact that it’s really, really fun. What an extraordinary time to be a fan of RPGs. Whether you’re an MMORPG fanatic or a single-player role-playing adventurer, there’s really never been a better time to be a […]

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Riot’s ‘League of Legends’ Surpasses ‘World of Warcraft’ Active Users

January 12, 2012Erik Kain

Riot’s League of Legends now has more active users than Blizzard’s World of Warcraft. UPDATE: I originally called League of Legends an MMO or Massively-Multiplayer-Online game – it’s actually a MOBA – Multiplayer Online Battle Arena. My apologies for the confusion. Riot, the developer behind free-to-play multiplayer online role-laying arena game League of Legends has surpassed […]

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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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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 First Impressions (PC)

November 9, 2011Erik Kain

The new first-person-shooter from Activision may break sales records, but does it offer anything new? I sat down with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 last night – though due to some issues with the internet I didn’t play as much as I had hoped. Critics have been pretty uniformly positive about the game, but […]

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Homophobia at BlizzCon: Is Gamer Culture Anti-Gay?

October 27, 2011Erik Kain

John Walker question’s Blizzard’s decision to air an edited clip containing a number of homophobic statements at their BlizzCon convention, and let the band that made those statements play on stage at the convention: It’s an uphill struggle to convince those outside the games industry that it is, in some ways, a mature medium for […]

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World of Warcraft Goes to the Far East with ‘Mists of Pandaria’

October 24, 2011Erik Kain

The new World of Warcraft expansion pack ‘Mists of Pandaria’ introduces the new Pandaren race – giant, humanoid pandas! World of Warcraft announced its new expansion pack, Mists of Pandaria, which looks way cooler than I thought it would. Blizzard has gone to the Far East with its latest release, including a new Pandaren race […]

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Are Really Hard Games Unpopular?

October 12, 2011Erik Kain

Games have gotten easier and more accessible over the years. Is there still a market for really hard titles? Ben Kuchera played the new, gorgeous-looking game by From Software – Dark Souls – and died twice in the first twenty minutes: The second time I died in Dark Souls, I was able to fight the monster to […]

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