Religious Intolerance and Video Games

 

Religion and Video Games

 

            The United States of America is a nation with a history steeped in religious conflict. Since its infancy, intolerance and violence, both physical and non-physical, have been sanctioned and advocated, all in the …

What It’s Gonna Take For Me To Buy a PS Vita?

The Playstation Vita: Is it worth clearing the pocket room for another handheld? I go deep on Sony's little guy in this entry on the state of all things Vita.

Lego Lord of the Rings encapsulates the spirit of Middle-Earth

Lego Lord of the Rings is the best Lego experience yet, that is a complete blast from start to finish alone or with a buddy in the handy-dandy drop-in/drop-out coop feature. It was fun to see Tolkien's magical world brought to life once again before me, giving me the chance to personally jump into Middle Earth and experience the epic first-hand.

A preview at what’s to come in LotRO Update 9: Against the Shadow

 

Its been a fun year for players of the Lord of the Rings Online. We got the biggest expansion the game has ever seen content wise and a slew of updates to our hobbit-fueled minds at work throughout the …

The best 2012 has to offer

Its the end of the year folks. This can only mean one thing, its time for everyone — including myself — to award one very special game with the title, "Game of the year". 

2012 has been one of the …

Tales of Vesperia Video Review

Earlier this year, I finally decided to do a complete achievement run for Tales of Vesperia. I'd been putting it off for years and since 2012 was a slow year for me game-wise, I figured this was the perfect opportunity.…

Why gaming culture is not misogynistic

Though I echo Stan Rezaee's basic comments on misogyny in the video game industry as a problem, I take offence to his overreaching, simplified analysis and misinterpreting use of the term 'gaming culture'.

Culture is a network of unique rituals, …

A Legendary Grind

 

I appreciate that 343 Industries has created weekly Halo 4 campaign challenges, encouraging a solo run through on Legendary. I have never completed a Halo campaign on Legendary by myself in large part because I feel like my game …

“What It’s Gonna Take For Me To Buy a PS Vita”

By T.C.INKWELL

The Playstation Vita. Like the tall tattooed-sporting pacifist in the crowd at a concert, the Vita stands posing a great threat to those with concern who look on, but apparently has no intention to cause any sort of …

Nintendo Indirect: “Where My Animal Crossing Release Date At?”

By T.C.INKWELL

Nintendo Direct aired in North America this week, and in addition to some welcomed Wii U announcements, did two things for the 3DS: Gave a release date for the new (and awesome looking) Fire Emblem title, and second, …

Updated specs for the Oculus VR Headset (Test Post)

Back in Aug the Oculus made a splash on KickStarter as one of the most well funded VR headsets ever.  Now that they are in production, they have upped the specs a bit.  I think its going to make a …

Dear VGA’s, Where’s The Hall of Fame Award?

The Video Game Award's have improved significantly over the years. I mean when Samuel L. Jackson is the host and Linkin Park is performing, you're probably at the right place. The 2012 VGA's did not disappoint. I think I counted 4 …

Fez was good Y’all

"My god; It's full of stars": the final words of fictional astronaut Dave Bowman in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey. A line in which the true meaning of is a point of contention between audiences and film critics alike. What did it mean? Was …

Possibilities of Valve’s new console are endless

The rumors were finally confirmed yesterday, when Gabe Newell openly talked about Valve's upcoming console – said to compete with the next-generation Xbox and PlayStation platforms. Tentatively dubbed the 'steam box', reports are saying that the console could be ready …

Spike VGA’s make a mockery of the gaming world

I'm all for rewarding the developers of the year's best games with a big shiny prize, especially nation-wide on television. The idea of the editor-in-chief's at the gaming's biggest publications collaborating together to decide just which games achieved the best …