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Apr
4
Opinion: Ceci N’est Pas Une Gamer
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[In this impassioned opinion piece, IGF finalist (Euclidean Crisis) and writer Douglas Wilson discusses why developer and gamers alike should step away from a militant defense of the artform, and move to a more inclusive view of politics, media, and the world.]
I can’t stand gamers.
No, that’s not quite true. I can’t stand the concept […]
Apr
4
THQ Gamer’s Day: I don’t like embargoes or United Airlines
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By now, you may have already read my impressions of Saints Row 2, or my verbal orgasm over Volition’s other title, Red Faction: Guerilla. At last night’s THQ Gamer’s Day that took place in San Francisco’s Terra event space, I had a chance to go hands on with these games and more.
But here’s the thing […]
Apr
4
Illustrator scabrouspencil (aka Kenneth) is this week’s featured artist for Art Attack Friday, fixating a bold array of linework and sturdy color on the front page. While his fuller body of work ranges between concept art and various odes to classic super heroes, as an adamant fan of the Street Fighter and Metal Gear Solid […]
Apr
4
THQ Gamer’s Day: Red Faction: Guerilla impressions
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In many ways THQ’s Gamer’s Day that took place last night at San Francisco’s Terra nightclub remind me a bit of the “old” E3. I’m talking about cramming too many people into a cramped space, lining them up to play games they couldn’t hear, and having developers yell at them about various features of said […]
Apr
4
It’s really just a bizarre twist of fate that I happened to have a chance to play both Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV and Volition Saint’s Row 2 during the same week. Volition’s near-launch Xbox 360 open-world driving/shooting/crime-spree simulator was a solid title, but garnered more than a few comparisons to Rockstar’s now classic series. […]
Apr
4
Poetic justice: CNET executive who fired Gerstmann will soon be jobless
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“Gerstmann-gate” has become something of a watershed moment in the games journalism industry. Many cynics had assumed that things like that had been occurring for years, but it wasn’t until the end of last November that we found out about it in such a highly publicized manner. Though we still don’t (and probably won’t ever) […]
Apr
4
The Smash DOJO!! spoilers recap “Bowser raided Chun Li’s bondage closet” Edition
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Hamza couldn’t make it this week, something about turning 18 and a ritual initiation into adulthood on the Isle of Lesbos. So in Hamza’s place is the first ever Jonathan "I laugh at those who believe Smash Bros. Brawl news will ever stop" Holmes edition of the Dojo Dump. Hit minute 2:25 of the link […]
Apr
4
Not that it’s got a lot of competition, but Gamma Bros is the most emotionally effective space shooter ever made.
Do I have your attention?
I’m going to take a wild guess: a significant number of you may have seen Gamma Bros, and maybe even played it for a few minutes, but never finished it. I do […]
Apr
4
I love acronyms! CoD 4: MW GOTY Edition with XBL Double XP Weekend
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If you’re one of the few people on the planet who don’t already own a copy of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare — and if so, you probably either don’t like FPSes or are destitute — then Activision has just the deal for you! They’ve just shipped the Game of the Year Edition for […]
Apr
4
Game Ads From the Days of Yore: Atari Ice Hockey
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For this installment of Game Ads from the Days of Yore we are going back to the bountiful Atari 2600 well. The Atari had such great commercials because the medium was new and to show actual shots of the game for the full commercial would have been completely unimpressive, hence the use of hideous live […]