In an effort to promote Namco’s recent edition in the Soul Calibur franchise- Soul Calibur: Lose Swords, a free to play downloadable game available for PS3 – and perhaps in an attempt to boost the fighting franchise’s relevancy, Namco will be offering their players the chance to attain some “season […]
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This month, as I’ve been planning to travel to Scotland, I’ve been obsessed with packing and figuring out what I really need to bring with me. Travel guru, Rick Steves advises to pack a suitcase and then take half of it back out. I’ve been trying to follow his advice […]
In the last few days I’ve crafted about nine badges, I’ve leveled up four times, and I’ve helped my team to victory once. I’ve earned some cosmetic enhancements for my profile, and I’ve done a lot of trading. If you play games on your PC, you probably already know what […]
I have been semi-homeless since June 3rd. Since then, when I sold my house, I have been living out of an RV and begging parking spaces, showers, and the occasional meal from friends and family. Thoreau was full of shit; being without technology sucks. Ok, not really. It’s been 85% […]
The best part about being a gamer is community. As nerds, we love the things we do. We are passionate about our games, the characters, and the time we devote. Even with single-player, remote games, we devote hours to creating walkthroughs and lets plays so that we can share what […]
(Ignore the pun, I couldn’t help myself.) Since Ubisoft made their controversial comments last week regarding why they had decided to not include female assassins in their latest addition to the Assassin’s Creed franchise, I’ve seen a lot of problematic justification going around. While plenty of concerned players and developers […]
In an interview at this year’s E3, Aisha Tyler, star of Archer said, “The idea that there’s not diversity in gameplay is just not true. Does it need to be better? Absolutely.” Tyler’s assessment in the first sentence is technically correct, I guess. There is some small, small evidence of […]
Looking for something new to try, I loaded up a trial version of the new MMO Wildstar and played around with the character creator. I didn’t get five minutes in before I had to quit from excessive sighing.
The new DLC for Undead Labs’ State of Decay is more than an add-on: Lifeline is, in some ways, a whole new game. Lifeline brings a new map, new strategies, new characters, new story, and nearly a whole new feel to the table, and while part of the new frills […]
Google “female avatar videogames” this week, and your search results will be full of articles about Ubisoft and their decision not to include female player-characters because it would “double the work.” There’s plenty that’s been said about the situation, both in their defense and not, but while I have plenty […]
Let me start by saying the Ubisoft’s Watch_Dogs was a system seller for me…back in November. I pre-ordered my XBox One and a copy of Watch_Dogs and waited. Waited to have the next generation experience of a lifetime. That was what was supposed to happen. And then Watch_Dogs got delayed. […]
E3 is undoubtedly one of the most exciting times to be a gamer. It’s a week of thrilling announcements, new games, and industry advancements. I know that I for one spent practically my whole day on Monday watching the press conferences and gaming chatter. The discussions and “meeting of the […]
We talk a lot about gamer identity: hardcore, casual, etc, but this week I’ve been thinking about it quite a bit. I’ve been playing a lot of the original Super Mario Brothers on my 3DS. While I hadn’t forgotten how much I loved that game (I talk about it all […]
Episode 79: It’s a Damned Shame: Summer Gaming and Our Piles of Shame (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) In this episode we talk about our plans for gaming this summer and share our dirty little secrets about which games are in our shameful piles of […]
Murdered: Soul Suspect is one of those games you cross your fingers for and hope it lives up to your expectations, or at least it was for me anyway. When I first learned about the development of this paranormal noir I became immediately invested. A game that infuses ghosts, mystery, […]
When I sat down to play Among the Sleep for my Power Hour review, I intended to just play through the first hour and write the blog post. Five hours later, it was midnight, and I had an early morning, so I had to stop. I had been excited about […]