Give Me Back My IDKFA
Spoilers ahead, but somehow I doubt you haven’t played Mass Effect 2 yet, given that you’re reading this article on a website about video games. Bioware made the decision at[...]
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Why are Videogames Art?
(The featured image is a painting from canvasandpaints.blogspot.com and apparently made with Jonathan Blow’s permission for the Child’s Play auction. I’m not sure what the artist’s name is.) If you’re[...]
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To E3, or not?
My story is the same as most gamers’, maybe even yours: I’ve been playing games as long as I remember. My earliest memory is literally playing some SNES game when[...]
Google’s Take on Games
One of my favorite things about Google is the way they enter new markets. They always show up unexpectedly, and in brilliant ways nobody could possibly predict. I don’t know[...]
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The Point of the VGAs
There are probably hundreds of awards given to various games every year, and they can be easily split into two distinct categories: industry-facing accolades and consumer-facing “prizes.” The awards presented[...]
Difficulty: Challenge vs Punishment
No, it’s not an article about internet relationships. I’m going to write about the difference between challenging the player, and punishing them. Now, as far as I’m concerned, the purpose[...]
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Video Game Culture or: Why We’re All Really Nerds at Heart
Looking back on my teenage years, my greatest accomplishment and most poignant regret is the fact that I never managed to pick up a good set of hardcore, videogame-obsessed best[...]
Reviewing the Reviews: Part 2
So let’s get this straight: there are no necessary qualifications to becoming a video game journalist. Yes, there are a number of game journalists out there with expensive university degrees[...]
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Reviewing the Reviews
(Photo credit: credo_vsegda) I don’t like video game reviews with score based conclusions. There is no solution. The end. Kidding aside, I think there is something fundamentally wrong with our[...]
What’s Wrong with Video Game Journalism?
(Photo credit: jasonshellen) Hello. I suppose introductions are in order here, so let’s get them out of the way. My name is Chris “Pwyff” Tom, video game journalist, former competitive[...]