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Discussion: Gamer Girls – How Desperate Are We?

I heard about a site called GameCrush.com when I was at PAX this past year and really thought nothing of it, foolishly figuring it would die rather quickly. The concept is that, at a per minute rate designated by... Continue »
By Dave "Boris" Orosz | 03 March 2011 | Discussion Topic, Editorial | | 11 Comments   

[Update] OnLive Could Change the Way We Use the Internet

A recent video presents a new perspective on what is possible with OnLive. Will OnLive grow powerful enough to usurp other digital distribution? Continue »
By Dave "Boris" Orosz | 17 December 2010 | Discussion Topic, Editorial, Featured, Media | , , , | 5 Comments   

Halo Reach-ing: Searching For Answers in Halo’s Scrambled Canon

Formerly billed as "The Official Prequel" to the first Halo, Eric Nylund's novel "The Fall of Reach" appears to be instantly invalidated by events in Halo: Reach. Is it fair for companies to change established characters or universes on... Continue »
By BurningStickMan | 28 September 2010 | Discussion Topic, Editorial | , , , | 2 Comments   

Games Will Never Be Mainstream: The TL;DR Version

As a little experiment, here's an attempt at a summary of the rather wordy original article re: Games Will Never Be Mainstream. Continue »
By BurningStickMan | 30 August 2010 | Discussion Topic, Editorial | , , | 0 Comments   

Fact Pile – Five Ways to Make StarCraft 2 Better

Here's a little Fact Pile find for your viewing pleasure. Star Craft 2 maybe a great game, but there's always a way to make it better. Continue »
By Dave "Boris" Orosz | 30 August 2010 | Discussion Topic, Editorial | , | 1 Comment   

Games Will Never Be Mainstream

Does the games industry really have a chance to ever be "mainstream?" Will games ever receive the acclaim of movies or books? Does it even matter? Continue »
By BurningStickMan | 23 August 2010 | Discussion Topic, Editorial | , , | 35 Comments   

The Future of Playstation Move

Digital Foundry posts an impressive video of a series of R&D tech demos using the PS Move. Regardless of how you feel about this new motion control arms race, the video's worth a watch for they've done with... Continue »
By BurningStickMan | 10 August 2010 | Discussion Topic, Editorial | | 0 Comments   

Editorial: Looking at an old perspective

I recently came across a gameplay video that had cinematic camera work like I've never seen before. Why do the majority of games copy and paste the same camera styles over and over again? Continue »
By Dave "Boris" Orosz | 07 August 2010 | Discussion Topic, Editorial, Feature, Featured, Media | | 12 Comments   

Fact Pile: Who would win in a fight? You Decide.

What would happen in a fight between the Watchmen and the Justice League, the X Men versus NBC’s Heroes, or Kratos versus the entire cast of Twilight? Continue »
By Dave "Boris" Orosz | 30 July 2010 | Discussion Topic, Editorial | , , | 5 Comments   

The Zombie Apocalypse: Why You Secretly Want To Live In A Commune

Us vs. Them. Sure zombie games and movies have other attractive traits, like shooting guns, looting, and not having to go to your job (because your job is now shooting guns and looting), but the fundamental point of zombie... Continue »
By BurningStickMan | 14 July 2010 | Discussion Topic, Editorial | , , | 13 Comments   
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