Ubisoft's standalone Far Cry 3 expansion is a love letter to 1980s cyberpunk written on C4 and stuffed in an anthrax envelope.
Games invoke empathy but never from our acts of digitized violence. As games move ever-closer to photorealism, this will cease to be the case.
How else are players supposed to feel like they’re part of an interactive storytelling experience? Actually control it? Madness.
Games aren't always about mature storytelling and deep meaning. They're about having fun.
The DualShock name means more than Sony gives it credit for.
Dead Space 3 hasn't garnered the overwhelmingly positive critical reception of its predecessors, but that has very little to do with the game itself.
Fine. I admit it. I never finished the first Mass Effect. I'm not proud of myself, but I’m damn sure not going to make any excuses. Excuses like RPG fatigue. Excuses like eighteen credit-hours a semester. Excuses like alcoholism. Excuses …
Unfortunately for those of us that want to do something productive before we die, Netflix streams serialized television series in their entirety. I’d never seen much of ABC’s now infamous “Lost” franchise until recently, but since its streaming release on …
As Modern Warfare 3 was released last night to much fanfare (e.g., cold nerds in long lines), I feel it’s time for a frank discussion about MW3’s Hardened Edition. Though, as I don’t know anyone named Frank, I suppose …
I longed for a number of things while immersed in the turbulent throes puberty.
See boobs.
Touch boobs.
Drive a sweet car.
See boobs while driving a sweet car.
See and touch boobs while driving a sweet car and
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I remember Batman: Arkham Asylum vividly. It could have been the revisits (three) or my love for all things Batman. It could have been the game’s technical precision. It could have been the cold crack of henchman bones under my
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Everyone tries…some more than others.
I love Halloween…the weather, the candy, the costumes, the excuse to consume a massive amount of alcohol, and a free pass to dress like a complete idiot. Come to think of it, Halloween’s nothing if …
Editors Note: The following piece regarding Capcom's Dead Rising 2 was hastily thrown together by Mr. Lesesne while under the influence of Irish Coffe and sleep deprivation. It serves as the first cohesive piece of game writing that …
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