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So That Was E3 2016 (with Ramble Video)

  Another year of the video game industry’s biggest blast of info, spectacle and hype has come and gone and it’s time for my yearly chat about it. Despite being little more than a fancy marketing event, I’ve always really … Continue reading

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A Year Into Gaming's Biggest Nightmare

The Last Year Last October, I posted an angry and generally not well-written rant on GamerGate and said it would be the last time I talked about it. So much for that. I am honestly astounded that this controversy is … Continue reading

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Remembering Nintendo's Satoru Iwata: A Gamer First

The gaming world was shocked this evening to learn that renowned President & CEO of Nintendo, Satoru Iwata had passed away due to complications from a bile duct tumour. He had missed E3 last year because he was having surgery, presumably … Continue reading

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Steam's Libertarian Dystopia (with Video)

Boy, that whole paying for mods thing on Steam was something wasn’t it? You probably know about it but if you don’t or want more detail, I recommend watching this video to learn just how big a cluster it was … Continue reading

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The Decline of Big Japanese Gaming (with Video)

Konami is getting out of the traditional video game business. Given their output (or lack thereof) the last few years, the comically bad way much of that content has been promoted and recent events in particular, I honestly don’t see how … Continue reading

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GODUS Dammit Peter Molyneux (with Video)

Populous, Syndicate, Dungeon Keeper, Black & White, Fable. For many long-time gamers, these names are synonymous with incredible experiences which many would consider the best of all-time. I certainly wouldn’t disagree with anyone who thinks that. These are also all … Continue reading

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The Game Industry's Fall of Foulups (With Video)

2014’s Fall deluge of games is upon us. Stuff is coming out left and right and gamers around the world are super excited to be jumping into a whole pile of new titles and finally justifying their purchases of next-gen … Continue reading

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Bethesda's shady business isn't unusual

One of the more interesting pieces of gaming industry news from last week was the rumour that Bethesda had tasked Arkane Studios with making Prey 2 after taking it away from Human Head Studios due to supposed quality problems. Prey … Continue reading

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On Nintendo

I’m a Nintendo fan. Now, don’t read that as me saying I’m a Nintendo fanboy. I like to think I’m not a fanboy of anything, though I proudly proclaim to be an anti-fanboy towards certain things. Like many, a lot of … Continue reading

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The EApocalypse

Man, it’s been a shit year for Electronic Arts so far hasn’t it? Rarely in the good graces of gamers at the best of times, the world’s second largest publisher (and once the largest by a country mile) has just … Continue reading

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