Nitpicking Diablo 3’s Paragon System Patch
I’m torn on Blizzard’s new 1.0.4 patch for Diablo 3. On one hand it’s full of changes that the game really needed; better legendary items, more useful skills, and more end-game level progression. On the…
Putting the ‘Has Call of Duty Peaked’ Debate in the Proper Context
New toys in the upcoming Black Ops II Earlier this month Games Industry featured a piece outlining the possibility that the Call of Duty franchise had reached its peak. Since then this prediction has been…
Can Zynga Pass Off ‘Social Mechanics’ as Innovation?
Innovation is a word we heard a lot in the world of game production. It’s one of those buzz words that developers like to use when promoting an upcoming title or doing some sort of…
The Value of Less Restrictive Gameplay
How many hours of gameplay does it take to make a game worth $60? 20 hours? 30? Before buying a game like Dead Space, Bioshock, or any other linear one-way titles, I usually ask someone…
Six Great Source Filmmaker Parodies
It’s only been around for about a month, but so far Valve’s Source Filmmaker is proving to be a powerful video editing tool for those with the creativity, talent, or ambition. When the software was…
Ouya: Innovative Idea or Sleazy Scam?
Ouya, the little $99 console that could, reached $5 million on Kickstarter this week and with it came a flurry of opinions proclaiming it to be either a dynamically innovative open source console or an…
Ten of the Best Super Nintendo Commercials from my Childhood
My expression at 10 years of age during a Super Nintendo commercial. Imagine you’re ten years old and your idea of a matching outfit is purple sweat pants, an f-16 fighter jet shirt, and a…
Unreal Game Review: Telltale’s The Walking Dead – Starved for Help
I approve of any game that begins like this. Spoiler Alert: I’ll do my best to refrain from spoiling plot details, but as the gameplay and the plot are wound tightly together it will be…
6 Mission Types in Games that Make Me Cringe
Those aren’t quests, they sound more like errands to me. While our games share many differences quest variety is not one of them, not usually at least. It doesn’t seem to matter what game I’m…