Tag: Games
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Video Game Violence – A Personal Reflection
Video games often get a bad rap. They are subjected constantly to a stream of criticism from many sources. They are accused of wasting time, encouraging violence or laziness, derided as simple entertainment – the list goes on. In particular, though, many people seem to believe that video game violence makes people violent. Sociologists and…
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A Tale of Two Drakes: Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End Review
Release Date: May 10, 2016 Developer: Naughty Dog Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment Genre: Third Person Shooter, Platformer, Action-Adventure System: Playstation 4 Completion Time: 15 hrs, 45 minutes (not including collectible hunting) Ludonarrative Dissonance, a heavy word to describe the contrast experienced between gameplay design and narrative structure. It’s a concept I’ve found a problem in…
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What is Speedrunning and Why I love It
*This is a freelance piece written by Cameron Mohr Gaming. When you think of gaming a specific image may form in your mind. You might be the type who remembers waking up on a Saturday morning to play your Nintendo 64 or your Playstation 2. You might forgo a console and stick with your PC…
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What We’re Playing This Week – PC Edition
Jake Rushing – Super Time Force Ultra (PC), Undertale (PC), Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood (PC) After beating Metroid II, I have tried to start playing Pokémon Trading Card Game, I have discovered that the save battery needs a replacement. As I’m waiting for the batteries to arrive in the mail, I decided that I going to…
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TellTale’s The Walking Dead: Michonne Mini-Series Comprehensive Review
Release Date: Episode 1, In Too Deep: February 23, 2016 Episode 2, Give No Shelter: March 29, 2016 Episode 3, What We Deserve: April 26, 2016 Developer: TellTale Games Publisher: TellTale Games Genre: Horror, Survival, Interactive Story System: Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One (Reviewed), Steam/PC Overall time spent – 3 hrs 15…
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What We’re Playing This Week – Star Fox Edition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cNp80bDRwQ Jake Rushing – Pokémon Yellow (Gameboy), StarFox Zero (Wii U) For this week, I will be focusing on going through Pokémon Yellow. So far, I managed to beat Misty, and now I’m going through S.S. Anne and battling trainers on the ship. I’ll try and get to the halfway point before Star Fox Zero…
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What We’re Playing This Week – Backlog Game Edition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5ErCf345BQ Jake Rushing – Pokémon Silver (Gameboy/Game Boy Color) This week, I’ll just play Pokémon Silver. I’m just past the halfway point since I beat the Elite Four for the first time and I just arrived at Kanto. Before I got to the Elite Four, I managed to evolve my Horsea to Seadra, and to…
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When Worlds Collide – Microsoft and Sony Cross-Platform Possible?
On March 14, Chris Charla wrote a letter regarding ID@Xbox and GDC updates that’s shaking things up when it comes to multiplayer gaming. The letter talks about cross-platform play between Xbox One and Playstation 4 consoles, starting with the hit game Rocket League: First, in addition to natively supporting cross-platform play between Xbox One and Windows 10…
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What We’re Playing This Week – Wandering Edition
Isaac: I’m finishing up Stardew Valley! I gotta say, it’s a fabulous game. It has its flaws here and there, but as many of you saw in my review, I thoroughly enjoyed it. I’m moving on to Factorio, a game about automation and industry. It’s… really, really addictive. It’s wickedly complex, often unforgiving, and a…