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Wednesday, October 19 2011

Self Indulgence or Self Realization?: Sony’s “Michael” Ad

What Sony's ad might recognize about games is my own self indulgence, as constantly trying on the roles of heroes is a pretty narcissistic pastime.


Tuesday, January 26 2010

Final Fantasy XIII Collector’s Edition Detailed

New FFXIII edition revealed


Tuesday, September 1 2009

A reignited console war means a happy holiday for gamers


Friday, April 17 2009

The Race for a New Game Machine: Eight is Beautiful (Book Review, Part 2)

It's not a perfect book, but those interested in the story of how the current generation of consoles came to be will find plenty to capture their interest.


Thursday, March 12 2009

The Race for a New Game Machine: The Hardware/Software Conflict (Book Review, Part 1)

Concentrating on the narrative that David Shippy and Mickie Phipps tell in The Race for a New Game Machine is made difficult by a conflict in perspective.


Wednesday, March 11 2009

Skate 2

Taking advantage of all Skate 2 has to offer requires constant attention, a high degree of skill, and an amazing amount of patience.


Friday, February 27 2009

NOBY NOBY BOY and the New PS3 Paradigm

The recent release of NOBY NOBY BOY cements the PS3 as the most reliable destination for "play" with or without the "game".


Monday, February 23 2009

Resistance 2

To save the human race, Nathan Hale has to become more and more Chimeran and he knows it. But that's okay -- he's Bruce Willis from Die Hard 4 with a death wish.


Friday, February 13 2009

Fallout 3

The player who sticks to the city or limits himself to the main (and fairly conventional) quest-line will miss the pearls inside Fallout 3's bombed-out shell.


Wednesday, January 7 2009

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

As it turns out, even though the movie has something in it for adults, the video game accompanying it definitely does not.


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