Mass Effect 3 is what happens when developers and publishers sell out. The game was destined to be a platinum seller based on its compelling narrative alone. We are all heavily invested in the Commander Shepard that we’ve created over the course of two games, and we’re dying to see how the story comes to [...]
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If you want to get MMO players into a nerd rage, call whatever game they’re playing a WoW clone. I mentioned this during a recent play session of Star Wars The Old Republic, and the responses ranged from straight denial to a defensive chorus of “WoW copied Warhammer” chants. The thing is, I didn’t intend [...]
Right-wing politicians are all up in arms over President Obama’s upcoming mandate that all employers, including religiously affiliated ones, provide contraceptive coverage for their female employees. Since apparently birth control is un-Christian or something, the Washington mouthpieces have blown this up into an attack on the religious freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution. Although personally I [...]
Any PC gamer will be more than happy to proclaim the superiority of the keyboard-and-mouse control scheme to anyone who will listen. Most of the time, they’ll shout it to anyone who won’t listen as well. Heck, they even have documented evidence in the case of first-person shooters, where those using dual-analog controllers were trounced [...]
If you weren’t aware, there’s supposed to be a boycott of Twitter today. Some people are all upset that the company has decided to censor tweets originating from certain countries, in accordance with the laws of their governments. People just heard the word “censor” and got all mad, not caring that they’re protesting because they [...]
My complimentary 30 days are up in Star Wars The Old Republic, and I’m still willing to give EA/Bioware money to keep playing it. That pretty much sums up what I think of the game. But if it’s a good fit for me, does that mean it’s a good fit for you as well? That’s [...]
If you’re into gaming at all you’ve probably heard that Sony has a new handheld system coming out, the PS Vita. But that’s probably ALL you know. Seriously, I had to look up the release date just now (February 22nd). No advertising, no promotions, nothing from Sony themselves about this thing has made its way [...]
This topic really doesn’t need much of an introduction, and besides that I don’t really feel like writing one, so let’s get right to the point. First of all, if you want to stop piracy, it helps to understand why people pirate media in the first place.
September 11, 2001. 6:55 AM Pacific Time. My day began with a panicked phone call from my mother in Detroit. “We’re under attack!” came the voice over the phone. Still half asleep after working a closing shift the night before, I groggily turned on the TV. The images on the screen got rid of any [...]
So, this is something new that I’m trying. If I have something to say, speak on, preach, bitch, whine, moan, whatever… I’ll just start writing it here. Maybe someone will read it, maybe they won’t… but more importantly, I won’t have to worry about the mandates of blogging on some other website. I can say [...]
