Editorials Archive
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Annoyed Gamer vs. Kotaku: An Analysis
Posted 6 hours agoOn Saturday, Marcus Beer aka Annoyed Gamer took to GameTrailers to fire off this missive against gaming blog Kotaku: http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/vsbyd5/annoyed-gamer-fishing-for-outrage (forward to 6:15 for relevant video). First, let’s lay out the... -
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The Pre-order Tipping Point: Metro: Last Light
Posted 5 days 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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Nintendo Takes Its Ball and Goes Home
Posted 3 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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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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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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SimCity’s Troubles and DRM Explained
Posted on 03/08/2013It’s no secret SimCity has become one of the worst launched games ever. Possibly eclipsing the bungled Diablo 3 launch. While this has been a horror story for EA and Maxis there... -
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What Game Publishers Can Learn From SimCity’s Troubled Launch
Posted on 03/07/2013SimCity isn’t the first big game with a rather rough, to say the least, launch. Other recent big titles like Diablo 3 and Star Wars the Old Republic, were also much hyped... -
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The Myth of the “Open Platform”
Posted on 02/27/2013The idea of the “open platform” has been a hot topic amongst members of the game development community for the past year or so. First, there was the announcement and... -
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Lack of Backwards Compatibility in Playstation 4 a Necessary Evil
Posted on 02/22/2013By most accounts, Sony’s Playstation 3 was a terror to develop for. The unwieldy system architecture, combined with the unusual memory allocation issues made the lives of many third party... -
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Misleading Marketing of Aliens: Colonial Marines Worthy of a Lawsuit
Posted on 02/15/2013Gearbox’s Aliens: Colonial Marines released this past Tuesday to less than stellar reviews. In the time since then, the gaming press has scrambled to make some sense of what exactly happened during... -
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The Spoiler-Free Zone
Posted on 02/12/2013Why do we care so much about spoilers? Marc examines this cultural trend. -
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Next Generation = New IPs?
Posted on 02/01/2013With the exception of maybe The Walking Dead, everything that comes out of AAA gaming seems to be a sequel of some sort. -
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3 Reasons Why Digital Distribution Might Not Be The Best Thing For The Games Industry
Posted on 01/16/2013There's a long way to go in overcoming the potential hurdles digital distribution faces as a method of selling games. However, when considering the potential downside of a digital-only future, it might be best for those hurdles to remain in place as long as possible. -
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Dead Island: Riptide “Zombie Bait Edition” a Sign of Deep Silver’s Deep Incompetence
Posted on 01/15/2013Dead Island: Riptide "Zombie Bait Edition" a Sign of Deep Silver's Deep Incompetence -
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Cyberpunk 2077 Trailer Different From Hitman: Absolution Trailer
Posted on 01/15/2013Context is important when discussing issues of sexism and racism, and it's important to recognize that the contexts presented by these two trailers is different, and this difference is a key point in discussing them. -
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5 Reasons Why The Steam Box Might Fail
Posted on 01/14/2013The most exciting announcement coming out of CES this year was by far the partnership between Valve and computer manufacturer Xi3. While some gamers are understandably excited for what has been dubbed the "Steam Box," I am not so enthused. Despite Valve's track record, it's undeniable that the Steam Box has some factors working against it. Below are 5 reasons why the Steam Box might fail. -
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Steam Box: The Next Gen Aria
Posted on 01/11/2013In the last few hours since writing this I have seen a lukewarm Sony CES conference, SteamBox announcements, and everyone wondering if/fearing for any possible Playstation 4 announcements and whatever... -
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Why Are Game Endings So Bad?
Posted on 12/26/2012As a whole, game makers are much better at telling stories than they used to be. Characters and plotting are well-developed these days, with most games, even if they feature... -
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Designing a Better Narrative: Characterization
Posted on 12/22/2012Haseo is a young teen who has been born in an era where videogames have entered the virtual realm. As a result from being born in this culture he has...
