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Posted by:
Tyler Humphrey
March 11, 2013
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[Rant] “Depression Quest Isn’t a Game”: A Shocking Tale of People Being Angry on the Internet

How much blood, sweat, and tears does it take to make a game? This is a question that can’t be answered; the only true answer being that it differs from team to team. But the follow-up question I ask has a definitive, simple answer. How much effort does it take to belittle or otherwise threaten the creators? Practically none. Yet for every two hard-fought steps forward this continually more complex and confusing industry takes, we take one step backwards and, [...]

Posted by:
Muaz Zekeria
February 27, 2013
6

[Rant] The State of Minorities in Gaming

Since Black History Month is wrapping up I wanted to touch upon an issue that is relevant to it and me: the general state of minorities in gaming. Now before I get started, I want to clarify what I mean by the term “minorities.” Since the standard use of the word refers to all people of non-Caucasian origins, that will be the definition I’ll be referring to. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a list counting down my top minority characters [...]

[Rant] Pyromania: The Right Way to do DLC

The Pyromania Update recently came to Team Fortress 2, the greatest hat-wearing, gun-slinging, childish-yet-mature first person shooter the world has ever seen. It’s been around for some time now, and whilst companies like EA and Activision are recycling the same old shit year after year, Valve instead builds on Team Fortress 2, fixing bugs and balancing the already gymnast-like metagame to create an incredibly fun multiplayer experience. This is one of the reasons it has kept a very strong player-base [...]

[Rant] If You Don’t Think DmC Looks Great, We’re No Longer Friends

Look, first things first: I’m not a gigantic Devil May Cry fan. I missed out on the first three games (for the most part) while they were hot, but did play (most of) 4 and picked up the HD Collection. I liked what I saw. That doesn’t mean I don’t think you’re a crazy person if you’re not excited for DmC. Hype, guys! I has it!

[Rant] Online Gaming Just Isn’t the Same

Raised with a Nintendo controller in my hands, most of my experiences with gaming included a friend or one of my family members sitting side-by-side with me on the living room floor in front of the television set. I remember my brother and I waking up before the sun rose and playing Super Mario Bros. and feeling like everything was right with the world. To be honest, I don’t think I could have been much happier. With the spiking popularity [...]

[Rant] Is the Monkey Paw Kickstarter worth it?

Yesterday Monkey Paw and Gaijnworks revealed their Kickstarter intentions. They want $500,000 to fund a hard copy of the PSP JRPG, Class of Heroes 2. The game itself is already in translation with a plan to release digitally on PSN as a PSP and PS3 title. This Kickstarter will not affect the planned distribution of the game on PSN, however it will benefit the localization of the title. That’s the project in a nutshell. Interest seems very mixed, even a [...]