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Best of 2012

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Best of 2011

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Best of 2010

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Top Five: Video Games of 2013

Dec 31, 2013

Ninety-nine percent of my gaming this year has taken place when I should been in bed. But that didn't stop me, even when it should have. These five games did the most to keep me from getting enough sleep this year. As always, this is a list of games were are important to me this year, not some kind of authoritative, objective list of the best games of the year. Dark Souls - I've owned Dark Soul...

In Memoriam - 2013

Dec 30, 2013

Once again, it is time reflect on those we lost during 2013. And let us hope that 2014 is less ruthless. Normand Corbeil , 56, composer for Quantic Dream, credits include Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls Robin Sachs , 61, voice actor, credits include Mass Effect and Dragon Age Kenji Eno , 42, game designer and musician, credits include D , Sega Rally 2 , Newtonica , and Kimi to Boku to Rittai S...

Random Shots: LotRO Finally Gets Around To Selling Levels

Dec 13, 2013

The big news of the day is that Turbine his finally caught up with the pack and will be selling levels in Lord of the Rings Online . /yawn Remember when we were all up in arms about horse armor? That only made tenth place in this list of the most egregious microtransaction items. And that was two years ago. It probably wouldn’t make the top ten today. The time has long passed when we should be...

Played Lately: Dark Souls

Oct 9, 2013

I dedicate this post to the two brave souls who helps me defeat the Bell Gargoyles for the very first time last night. You will never be forgotten, though I’ve already forgotten your Xbox user names. Dark Souls has occupied an inordinate amount of my attention lately. It started last week when Vinny Caravella from Giant Bomb decided to stream his return to the game. (I would embed them, but the...

Played Lately: Gone Home

Aug 22, 2013

As an experiment in environmental storytelling, Gone Home is an unqualified success. As a game, depending on your definition, it may pale next to the first person shooters that spawned it. It’s not a game that you are going to ever describe as “ visceral .” But if you ever wondered what it would be like to walk through Rapture or Columbia and take in the world and its stories, The Fullbright Co...

Top Five: Best Things About Ultima Forever

Aug 14, 2013

Ultima name used for an actual game - I mean, at least they didn't turn it into a crappy online service like they did with the Origin name. Runs better on the iPhone than on the iPad - That has got to be some kind of achievement, right? You don't have to pay for it before finding out how bad it is - Try before you buy hundreds and hundreds of keys! Um, this is a lot harder than I thought - Ther...