When you get a postcard, do you look at the photo of the Grand Canyon or the Eifel tower or whatever and go “oh my god! It’s so lifelike! It’s like I’m actually there!!!!” No, of course you don’t. Similarly, I should have realized - before I shelled out my 60+ dollars yesterday - that …
Archive for the ‘Editorials’ Category
GTAIV perfectly captures look and feel of fictitious city
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 by derekSins of an Innovative Developer
Friday, March 28th, 2008 by golden jewSins of a Solar Empire is such a complicated game that I felt compelled to write an accompanying editorial with my review. Because Ironclad has tried something new and fresh, there are more than a few kinks to work through. At least in the current infancy of the game, a big issue Ironclad is tackling …
The PC gaming industry is broken
Monday, March 24th, 2008 by christianLately there has been a lot of kerfluffle coming out of the Epic Games camp about the superiority of console development over PCs. CliffyB, as much as I usually admire the man, has hinted that PC games are not exactly a top priority for him, and then turns around (with the help of …
Finished with the Next Gen – A jumble of an article
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 by shotaI have had an Xbox 360 for about three months. Under normal circumstances such a short period of time would never be enough to wear down the novelty of this fantastic new toy. However, about three weeks ago tragedy struck. (No red circles were involved, the box works fine). I accidentally deleted about 25 hours …
Ziff Davis files for chapter 11, rebel journalists celebrate
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 by jaySo Ziff Davis, owner of the magazine Electronic Gaming Monthly and website 1Up, is finally going under. Last week they filed for bankruptcy (I hope you didn’t have any gift cards for their merchandise). This probably won’t mean much since companies have the amazing ability to survive even after they’ve lost all of their …
What is a game, EGM?
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008 by jayIt’s depressing to see prominent video game publications play the role of the conservative establishment. Edge magazine recently doubted that games should strive to be more than simply games. Thank god a modern day equivalent didn’t convince Disney or Groening that cartoons should be no more than children’s entertainment.
On the other side of the Atlantic, …
Video games as art: Passage
Monday, February 11th, 2008 by anthonyIf there were any lingering doubt as to the status of video games as a viable art medium, Passage lays that argument to rest. I’m not saying Passage is the first inventive concept ever, nor am I denying the artistic merits of video games up to this point. However, Passage is undeniably one of the …
Hysteria Over Mass Effect and the Infantilization of America: On the Benefits of Exposing Children to Adult Material
Thursday, February 7th, 2008 by shotaVolumes have already been written regarding the recent clash between several conservative pundits and the gaming community over ‘objectionable’ material in BioWare’s newest addition to the RPG genre, Mass Effect. What the conservative pundits found abhorrent was that the game offers the option for the main character to develop a romantic involvement with a bi-sexual …
The Trouble with Tactics
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008 by chrisAs I’m sure you can tell by my previous articles, I love RPGs and strategy games. It should follow, then, that I love the Strategy RPG genre. Just like peanut butter and pizza. Although I like some SRPGs, I have some issues with the genre, particularly the Tactical subgenre. By “Tactical”, I mean finer-scale …
Out of Print: The Trouble of Finding Old Games
Thursday, January 31st, 2008 by christianWhen I began college, the Peer to Peer filesharing scene was dying. With campuses clamping down on the networks, and with iPods making the concept of actually purchasing music legitimate again, the likes of Kazaa and Limewire were hard to find. Despite this I managed to acquire a massive amount of music as …
