DLC can be a win-win for customers and developers in the video game industry argues a Senior Producer at Paradox Interactive. Too often, though, it’s not.
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Windows 8 Is A ‘Catastrophe’ According To Gabe Newell – Valve Hedging With Steam On Linux
Valve’s Gabe Newell says that Windows 8 is a ‘catastrophe’ and that developing their games and platform for Linux is one way to ‘hedge against that eventuality.’
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Why Demon’s And Dark Souls Are The Greatest MMOs Ever Made
Demon’s Souls is one of the best MMOs I’ve ever played, with perhaps only Dark Souls as a contender for the crown of online gaming. But wait, you say, aren’t these games single player role-playing-games? Certainly they’re not MMOs! Yes and no. I’ll get to that. First off, though, Demon’s Souls, which I’ve only begun this past month […]
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Are Video Game Controllers Obsolete?
Is the video game controller obsolete? Does it create a barrier to entry for non-gamers into the gaming industry? Ubisoft’s Jade Raymond thinks so.
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Dragon Age: City Elf Origin First Impressions (PC)
Playing the City Elf storyline as a Rogue has so far been quite a bit more fun than my Human Noble storyline. For one thing, the Rogue is a very useful class especially early on in the game. Picking locks is very useful. I’ve also been more focused on how I level up this character. […]
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Because I Could Not Stop For Death, I Watched This ‘Darksiders 2′ Trailer Instead
Watch the new Darksiders II trailer and check out some of the new screenshots below. It’s been said that Darksiders wears its influences on its sleeve. You can see them plainly in the below trailer. The game reminds me most of the old Soul Reaver games. But you can also see bits of Shadow of the […]
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Google Search Finally Gets A Calculator
Back in the dark ages of Search, if you entered in an equation you’d get the answer in bold beneath the search bar. Now, in more enlightened times, has added a visual, functional calculator to its search results. Sitting right at the top of your search page, even entering something like “pi” into a search will result […]
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Why Cheating In Video Games Is Lame – Thoughts On ‘Diablo 3′ Exploits And The RMAH
Cheating ruins a video game as surely as it ruins a relationship. So why do people do it? Yet another loophole has been found in Blizzard’s Diablo III, this time allowing Barbarians to regenerate health by tricking the game into thinking all movement is the Furious Charge power. This comes close on the heels of […]
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5 Ways ‘Diablo 3′ Could Have Been So Much Better
Five ways to give Blizzard’s Diablo III (or IV) more replay value and make it more fun.
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The ‘Diablo 3′ Invincibility Exploit And The Illusion Of Skill
Apparently there’s a bug in Diablo III that allows Wizards to become invincible. This is causing a bit of an uproar among the still active player base. That there is still a vocal, active Diablo III player base is confusing to Rock, Paper, Shotgun’s Alec Meer: “Diablo III’s undoubtedly a pretty good game in terms of ARPG […]
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