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The experience of playing Dungeons & Dragons is a unique one, in no small part due to the sheer volume of fictional history, culture, and lore its players can access. While the game is designed to let each group of players invent their own story, some official settings still fill gamers with awe and inspiration: Baldur’s Gate,…
Which is the best Harry Potter Video Game? Througout the years, many fans of the Harry Potter video game series have discussed their opinions on the best book or the best film. Everyone has their own views and personal favorites. However it is rare to find any real discussion about the video games, which is understandable as…
Though many recall the glory days of survival horror (which lasted roughly from the late 90s to the mid 00s), few remember a chilling 2006 title called Rule of Rose. Those who had the good fortune (or misfortune, as some might see it) of playing it remember it as, if nothing else, a creepy and…
Last August, Sony made available a downloadable demo called “P.T.” (which, it was later revealed, stood for “playable trailer”) that was developed by a company named 7780s Studio. Those who downloaded this trailer and played it discovered that it was actually a preview for Konami’s newest entry in its legendary video game series Silent Hill,…
It’s been fourth-teens years, since the release of Majora’s Mask on the Nintendo 64. The game is considered the black sheep of the Zelda franchise. While the typical Zelda game is Princess Zelda being kip-napped, defeating Ganondorf, or recollecting pieces of the Triforce, Majora’s Mask takes a much darker and deeper turn. It is Link’s…
Tomorrow, October 14th 2K’s Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel will make its debut on console and PC alike. If you’re going the Xbox/PlayStation route, you’re stuck paying the full $59.99 list price, but on PC two decent pre-order discounts have emerged just prior to launch. Both GMG and DL Gamer are both digitally authorized retailers, selling cheap…
Even with the popularity of the Lego video games, the panel for “Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham” seemed like it might be out of place on the main stage at New York Comic Con. After all, a few hours later the cast of “The Walking Dead” would be on the same stage. But the Lego…
Trying to dissect immersion in a video gaming can be like writing an analysis of a comedian’s humor. By identifying and picking apart the little magic threads that turn disparate parts into a unified, (hopefully) enjoyable whole, you risk losing some of the finished product’s charm. Of course, these aren’t entirely accurate comparisons, since analyzing…
Whatever happened to art that just looks pretty? No offense to postmodernism (and, to its credit, it can be visually striking), but it’s hardly the Hudson River School (look it up) or the Michelangelo (if you need to look him up, go back to school) of the art world. Though, to be fair, Michelangelo wasn’t…
On the video game screen, geometric shapes come alive. Swiss university ECAL (also spelled éc al and stands for École cantonale d’art de Lausanne) merged an iPhone with IKEA items in order to create new ways of playing video games. The project is called OpenControllers, whose primary mastermind is Marc Dubois. In the blurb that…
Pretty much any gamer who was around in the 90s will rave about the glory days of video game publisher CAPCOM’s ultra-successful survival horror series, Resident Evil. A select group of those gamers—comprised mainly of huge Resident Evil fans and hardcore survival horror enthusiasts—will also reminiscent about a lesser known survival horror series published by…
Recently, we had the pleasure of getting our hands on not one, but two custom controllers from the creative folks over at Imagine Customs. Who is Imagine Customs, you ask? They are a pretty incredible custom hardware company that has been on the scene for about 2 years. The specialize in customization options for a numerous amount…
Just last week, DotA 2 received one of the most extensive patches in it’s relatively short lifespan. Not only was there a complete remodel of one of the characters, but two of the most iconic heroes were reworked entirely, an entirely new item was added, and nearly everything in the game, from heroes to items…
The first part of Dreamfall Chapters will be released on October 21st, according to a new announcement video which also reveals some new game footage. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiFV4wU5oQY] Red Thread Games posted this announcement video last week, finally giving fans the news we’ve been waiting for. Dreamfall Chapters has been eagerly awaited by its dedicated fans,…
In an exciting new twist, CAPCOM has forgone its usually choices of Resident Evil leading characters (namely Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine, and Leon Kennedy) and instead opted to shine the spotlight on Chris’s younger sister Claire in the upcoming Resident Evil: Revelations 2. Claire’s Comeback Claire, as longtime fans of the series know, first appeared…