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Battlefield 1 – A Farewell to Dubstep
Battlefield 1 takes on an entirely different theme compared to the previous couple of titles, but it’s still business as usual under the hood.
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Tagged battlefield, battlefield 1, DICE, ea, first person shooters, FPS
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The Revenant (without the bear)
Well, I’m back. I stopped writing because, in all honesty, I simply grew tired of the industry. The endless outrage, the weird gender politics…it was bewildering at the time, not to mention depressing. Games were meant to be my escape from these kinds of … Continue reading
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This game supports more than two players
I had time to cool off after my last post, because I wanted to provide some kind of fair and balanced view on the whole ‘Social Justice Warrior vs. Men’s Rights Activism’ conflict going on that has somehow spilled over into the gaming … Continue reading
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Tagged mens rights activist, social justice warrior, totalbiscuit
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By any other name: the integrity of ‘games journalism’
People have gotten it into their heads that, somehow, somehow, Zoe Quinn’s sordid tale has ripped the covers off the supposed sanctity of games journalism. She slept with all these games media fellows, so…did she exchange sex for favours or something? Is she is … Continue reading
Late to the party: Diablo 3
Diablo 3 has been in my “don’t touch” bucket for the longest time. The amount of negative press, justified or not, soured my anticipation for the game. Always online connection required? A real money auction house? Colourful environments? “How dare they, those … Continue reading
Why Xbox Fans are called “Gropers” in Japan
Shoutouts to Kotaku, who used (and credited) my image of Xbox 360 titles sold in Japan. If only I could just quit my day job and travel the world looking for cool gaming stuff to photograph…
Saints Row IV first computer game Refused Classification
Well, that’s just great. Apparently, the grounds for the refusal were: In the Board’s opinion, Saints Row IV includes interactive, visual depictions of implied sexual violence which are not justified by context. In addition, the game includes elements of illicit … Continue reading
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Tagged australia, censorship, classification, saints row, saints row 4
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Mass Effect != Mass Shooting
People are leaving these comments on the Facebook page for Mass Effect because the shooter had this game as one of their “likes”. Once again, this is not necessary. This argument has been made far too many times. We do … Continue reading
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Hit and Miss – E3 2012
As another year of E3 rolls around, the industry is held under closer scrutiny now more than ever. Gamers have become jaded and wary, constantly assailed with yearly iterations, subscription-based products, and online DRM controversy. This year, however, has produced … Continue reading
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Tagged e3, first person shooters, gaming, microsoft, naughty dog, smartglass, the last of us, ubisoft, watch dogs
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Diablo 3 And The Attack On Offline Play
I think Diablo 3 has set a worrying precedent. Regardless of whether you want to play by yourself or with friends, you need to log in to Battle.net first. Content is streamed into your game session from the servers, turning … Continue reading
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