Having taken two weeks away from videogames, I’ve come to a profound, interesting and quite troubling realization: the “next-gen” systems are killing creativity. With each game, each gimmick and each pixel, the videogame industry is growing stagnant. I’m not talking about a still, peaceful pond with little to no interruption; I’m talking about a rank […]
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For all the posturing about when the “next-generation” of gaming would actually begin, the three hardware manufacturers (Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony) sure haven’t answered much about what the next generation is supposed to mean. Is it realistic graphics? Not according to Nintendo. Is it motion-sensitive controllers? Not according to Microsoft. Is it affordable hardware? Not
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Cliffy B. can kiss my ass. I mean that in the most polite way possible. Before you start penning the hate mail, take a look at our Gears of War review. That’s right, it won an Editor’s Choice award. So why the venom for Cliffy B.? Because that was the hardest Editor’s Choice award I’ve
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The beta slots will only be opened to those who pre-order the game, however.
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A solid addition for multiplayer fans, but not so much for single-player.
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We’re just a couple of weeks away from the final two next-gen systems, PlayStation 3 and Wii, making their appearance on store shelves. For many gamers, the wait so far has been nigh unbearable, and these last two weeks will prove even worse. But should we really be all that excited? With all the talk
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PLAY! A Video Game Symphony North America has recently seen a few incidents that are new to this continent but commonplace in Japan: concerts devoted to the music of video games. Soundtrack Otaku in the West were largely an underground D.I.Y movement, but with the introduction of the Internet that changed, and the number of
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Since when did playing videogames become as sophisticated as attending a wine auction? OK, so we’re not exactly consuming these products or getting a buzz from them, but the aura of elitism has grown so strong around our beloved hobby that I can’t help but wonder whether I’ve been transported to the rolling hills of
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