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"Ask yourself, if you will; what is a game?
I suppose you could see the question from any number of angles, any number of interpretations. You could view it mechanically – a typical game involves an actor, maybe several, multiple mechanics, parameters. You could take each individual aspect of a game and put a magnifying glass to it. Or you could take it at its most literal definition; something to be played."
First world gamer problems. How do you balance an MMO, a creative indie title, an engrossing FPS/RPG, and a full-time job?
Just a day in the life of an adult gamer, something we can all relate to.
"Looking back on everything that came out this year, there’s a lot of stuff I missed; and a lot more stuff that I forgot even came out (Dead Space 2 was this year?!). This was a really good year for gaming, and now I have a lot of games that I’ll have to talk about on The Catch-Up. Like…"
NoobFeed.com discusses the glory that is the Collector's Edition for games that need it, but also goes over the pitfalls of having some more ridiculous editions that seem unappealing or otherwise unfitting. But in general, NoobFeed just spreads the love about the little packages that makes dedicated fans smile.
The fall of 2011 is here, for gamers its going to be tough on their wallets to decide what they need now and what can wait. Goozernation's got a list of the must have day one purchases for multiplayer fans, Battlefield 3, MW3, Gears of War 3, or Uncharted 3? Gamers who enjoy deep single player games there is Batman Arkham City, Dark Souls, Skyrim, Deus Ex Human Revolution, and so many other great games.
In this week's edition of Primed & Ready, Default Prime columnist Tom Peeters discusses how the hype of Duke Nukem Forever (followed by complete disappointment) caused him to be possibly too cautious about what ended up being an excellent game in Deus Ex: Human Revolution.
Pixelated Sausage talks about the unintentional humour one can find while playing Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Apparently punching people in the face is a lot of fun.
"GamingShogun writes: "Prey was one of those games that took quite a while to be developed, being used as a test-bed for a number of game engines back as far as 1995 by 3D Realms. After being contracted out to Human Head Studios, the game finally released in 2006 to very good reviews, praising the game’s unique, gravity-altering mechanics, pretty visuals, and the interesting internal struggle of the main character – a Native American former-soldier living on a reservation (think Johnny Fireclo..."
Square Enix recently began to announce cancellations to some of their upcoming titles. They have not yet announced which titles will be cancelled, however - even though their recent financial situation stems from a multitude of factors including the Japan disasters, this could have all been avoided if these 3 games simply made it into fan's hands sooner and gotten S.E. into more gamer's wallets.
COD Black Ops DLC Escalation has hit the 360. But will it be enough to keep gamers interested in the series? This summer is shaping up to be a good year for games and Black Ops is going to have to compete with a lot of games this summer including Duke Nukem Forever, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Brink, as well as several AAA titles.
"Did you ever look at an evolutionary tree of life? The kinds of diagrams they show in biology class that show when different species diverged from each other and the paths they took. If you’ve ever seen one, you know that life can split off in amazingly divergent directions. Hippos and whales sharing a relatively recent common ancestor for example. Or a small group of African primates splitting into three directions giving the planet intelligent humans, barbarous apes, and amorous bonobos. Ga..."
"A decade has passed and Deus Ex still receives no shortage of praise. Some people, including myself, consider it gaming royalty. It transformed my perception of video gaming’s capabilities. I became more than my avatar’s puppeteer. My fond memories were not the result of dramatic events or plot twists laid out by the developers, but rather, my manipulations of the world and the ability to shape my own path."
After seeing the gameplay presentation of Deus Ex 3, all hopes have not only been raised, they have skyrocketed. Here are 3 reasons that Deus Ex 3 was by far E3 2010's best game.
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