Posts by Marc Price
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The Pre-order Tipping Point: Metro: Last Light
Posted 1 week agoFor a while, there was a lot of worry that 4A’s latest entry into the Metro series, Metro: Last Light, was never actually going to make it to store shelves. Due... -
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Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon Review: Blood of My Blood
Posted 2 weeks agoNostalgia is a dangerous tool to wield. In the wrong hands, it can come across as a heavy-handed crutch in order to mitigate flaws in a product. In the right... -
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iOS Roundup: Deep Sea Deli, Fish Out of Water, Ninja Turtles Rooftop Run, Tap Rocket
Posted 3 weeks agoThis week on the iOS roundup we explore the ocean, sewers and sky with a quartet of new iOS releases. First up is Deep Sea Deli, (Free, with microtransactions) the... -
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Fire Emblem: Awakening Review: Eyes Open
Posted 4 weeks agoConfession time: I haven’t finished Fire Emblem: Awakening. I don’t know if I ever will. But, that’s okay, because it’s still one of the best games of the year, and I’m... -
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Nintendo Takes Its Ball and Goes Home
Posted 4 weeks agoLast night, as part of its 2012-2013 Financial Results Briefing, Nintendo slyly announced that it would not be hosting a traditional press conference at 2013′s E3. This announcement was made... -
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Appxlore’s Alien Hive Has a New Mode, New Addiction
Posted on 04/22/2013As if Alien Hive didn’t have enough to offer, developer Appxplore will be adding a new “Blitz Mode” to the game next month. The mode reshapes Alien Hive‘s addicting gameplay by tweaking... -
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Injustice: Gods Among Us Review: Ruling Class
Posted on 04/19/2013Coming from NetherRealm, the team behind Mortal Kombat (up to and including the wonderful reboot released in 2011), expectations for Injustice: Gods Among Us are understandably high. Injustice aims high with a robust number... -
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Vendetta Online Out on iPad Today
Posted on 04/17/2013Well, we told you it was coming, but Guild Software’s Vendetta Online, the long-running space MMO officially released today on the App Store for iPad (iPad 2 and up only). The... -
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The Internet is Ruining the Argument
Posted on 04/17/2013Last month, late in her otherwise well-done first video on the “Damsel in Distress” trope, Anita Sarkeesian took a strange detour. She dedicated the final few minutes of her video... -
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Behind the Bits: Vendetta Online
Posted on 04/12/2013Podcast: Play in new window | Embed It’s been a busy week here at Behind the Bits, and we bring you another episode, this time featuring John Bergman, Creative Director... -
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Behind the Bits: BioShock Infinite Spoilercast
Posted on 04/09/2013Podcast: Play in new window | Embed Hello again! We’re back with another episode of Behind the Bits, with Brandon Carey and Javy Gwaltney joining Marc to discuss Irrational’s latest.... -
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The Politics of Ken Levine, as reflected by BioShock and BioShock Infinite
Posted on 04/04/2013WARNING: SPOILERS FOR BIOSHOCK AND BIOSHOCK INFINITE BELOW It’s so rare to feel like you know a game creator after playing his or her games. Sure, there are certain game... -
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What Can Room 237 Teach Us About Game Criticism?
Posted on 04/03/2013I recently watched Rodney Ascher’s fascinating Room 237, which is a compendium of multiple interpretations of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. In it, the viewer is given video evidence of many different theories... -
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BioShock Infinite Review: Down the Rabbit Hole
Posted on 04/01/20132007′s BioShock was a seminal game of this generation. The combination of the wondrous city of Rapture and its denizens, as well as the flexible gameplay and mind-bending narrative (highlighted by... -
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Lego City Undercover Review: Helicopter Parent
Posted on 03/26/2013Just back off, alright?! -
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StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Review: Heart of Darkness
Posted on 03/25/2013Taking "scorched Earth" to a whole new level. -
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iOS Roundup: Week of March 18
Posted on 03/21/2013This week, the iOS roundup looks at four games that could not be more different. Are any of them good? -
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Tomb Raider Review: Coming Out of the Dark
Posted on 03/08/2013Lara Croft's return has great potential that isn't fully realized. -
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Crysis 3 Review: Concrete Jungle
Posted on 03/01/2013The trajectory of the Crysis series has been bizarre. The first game in the series, Crysis, was released as a PC-only title in 2007. Its claim to fame was more for its visual...