Playstation Plus: Things to Consider First
“Should I buy Playstation Plus?” That was the question a friend of mine posed a couple of weeks ago, after the E3 announcement about all of the instant games library for PS+ subscribers. I immediately...
View ArticleYour Games are all about to Change
New technology is in the works right now that will impact gaming in big ways. I’m not talking about cutting edge graphics or online infrastructure (although that’s changing too – but I’ll talk about...
View ArticleAI That Will Kill You
As we move toward more cooperative and competitive online play, there are some gamers out there who think that artificial intelligence research isn’t as important as it once was. If you take a step...
View ArticleMy WiiU Experience Experience
This past weekend, I found myself going to downtown LA for the WiiU Experience. Disclaimer: My Wii is basically a Netflix/Hulu Plus machine at this point, and I never go to downtown LA. I was pretty...
View Article7 Deadly Sins of Gaming
Where is the Jesus of gaming? Why don’t we have spiritual guides, telling us which games to play and how to play them? I don’t mean some moral, bible-beating bastard (in the literal sense) who runs...
View ArticleGaming for Charity
There are some badass gamers out there, and you know what? They’re doing some awesome things. This is the fifth year of the Extra-Life fundraiser, and I’m excited to take part. If you’re unfamiliar...
View ArticleThe Ramblings of a Dad-Gamer
Sometimes it’s hard to be a dad who is a gamer. But dad-gamers are everywhere. We grew up with old stick-and-square games, maturing as humans alongside a young artform that many of us lived and...
View ArticleHands-on with the A4 Bloody Gaming Mouse
When the Bloody A4 mouse showed up at the door, I was apprehensive. While I have been a fan of PC gaming for a long time (I remember loading up X-Wing on my 100 MB hard drive back when I was in high...
View ArticleWhy the Xbox Needs to Stop Fighting in the Console Wars
Some people say that the next console war is over before it’s really begun; looking at a lot of the post-E3 coverage, it’s hard to argue with those conclusions. After two (some would say) failed press...
View ArticlePatient Gaming, Spoilers, and the Problem of Time
I have a problem: I don’t have enough time in the day. I’m sure that many of you have the same problem, and it was different when I was younger. My to-do-list was smaller than the amount of time in the...
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