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Zombie Nation
Am I the only one who isn’t getting zombie fever nowadays? Left 4 Dead is about as enthused as I’ll voluntarily get about the concept of shooting the undead repeatedly with a shotgun. It’s not so much that it’s become… Read More »
Holy Metacritic, Batman!
I can’t stand Robin. Or, if you want to get technical, any one of the three Robins there have been so far. It’s not just because of his inexperience and co-dependence on Batman; Dick Grayson eventually shed the tights and… Read More »
Onward, to Glory
You’d think RTS titles would have such a wealth of epic storylines. There are huge armies, forts, even villages and cities, not to mention heroes of the land, huge monsters, aliens and other such antagonists. Yet, whenever it actually comes… Read More »
Halo Wars Review
The main reason everyone panics when they hear the phrase “console-based RTS” is simply because they can’t fathom playing a title of that genre and not using a keyboard and mouse. Strategy titles require precision, speed, and if you play… Read More »
Small Cog, Big Machine
To work as both a games journalist and a writer of fiction means my two styles of writing tend to merge more often than I’d like. Sometimes when I’m writing my own stories, I suddenly remember I’m supposed to be… Read More »
Videogames are a serious business. Well, you’d think that judging by the current lack of humor in their dialogue, and the absence of any characters that fit the generic "funny" archetypes we experience through television shows, books, and… Read More »
The Greatest Achievement
As I gear up to go achievement hunting in anticipation of cashing in several Xbox titles for the latest releases, I begin to wonder what it is about achievements in videogames that leave me unable to get rid of them,… Read More »
Ninety Percent Certain
This morning, I logged onto IGN, and took a look at the review for Street Fighter IV. I know Martin Robinson personally, and he’s been trying to drag me into the IGN towers for months to take a look at… Read More »
Death from Above
So, let me get this straight. The games industry is suffering in the depression, and as of Febuary 2009, has laid off well into several thousand staff, globally. They’ve also cut projects, cancelled games, and provided us with little choice,… Read More »
It could be said that the videogame industry is the new Hollywood. Actors such as Keith David, Seth Green, and Patrick Stewart, not to mention celebrity voice actors such as Stephen Fry, are all jumping at the chance to… Read More »
