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Thanks To Brutal Doom, I Finally Beat Doom 2

If you’re a law enforcement officer, don’t arrest me or anything, because I totally played Doom when I was a kid. Yep, that’s right. I was under legal age, and I totally prowled those pixellated hallways, wasting undead soldiers with a … Continue reading

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Rocket League – See You In Church

Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. For the longest time, I was on the fence about Rocket League. I saw some matches streamed on Twitch and it looked interesting enough, but I couldn’t fathom the concept in my head. … Continue reading

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Widening the Rift: Facebook, Oculus, and gamers

I don’t think anyone could have seen this coming. The Oculus Rift, the virtual reality headset that enjoyed a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign and received the endorsement of several high-profile game developers, managed to successfully rekindle the dream of truly immersive … 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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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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Pete’s response to his game room going viral

Pete addresses your questions and comments.

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Pete’s collection.

Update 16may12: So, this post got reddited, which is nice. I’m samsara_tmh, by the way. Some quick answers here: This setup isn’t mine. It belongs to 16bitghost, who I visited earlier this year. I don’t have any photos of the AV … Continue reading

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A New Golden Age?

When Mass Effect 3 came out, angry gamers instantly flooded the internet. There were only a small number of potential endings to the game – a game that was shaped by decisions a player made over the course of three … Continue reading

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Game-Specific Controllers That Time Forgot

It’s amazing what you can find in the bins at your local Hobby-Off. While on a quest for a few PS1 GunCon 45s, I came across the following: Gon’ Fishin’. It appears the DK Bongos could only go so far. … Continue reading

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Xbox 360 Titles in Japan…

…look something like this: For the record: Western titles also have presence in stores here, but this store had a partitioned section specifically for localised releases. You still think that Japan will be branching out to a more diverse audience … Continue reading

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