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Judging a Book by its Cover
I've largely been ignoring politics lately, so I'm not entirely up-to-date on the latest pearls of wisdom Glenn Beck has shared with the world. I know his show on Fox was canceled, which he deftly spun...
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Sorceresses Gone Wild: Witcher 2's insidious sexism
A quick disclaimer: I consider The Witcher 2 to be one of the finest western RPGs I've played. It's fun. Combat has this distinct sloppy rhythmic weight to it. Cities feel refreshingly alive in the...
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Horror Games - Blogs of the Round Table
This is my entry for October's Blogs of the Round Tablethis is me scared. I'm no expert on horror games, movies, or literature. I haven't played many of the essential horror titles like Silent Hill 2...
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Mainichi by Mattie Brice
Video game designer/ critic Anna Anthropy's book The Rise of the Videogame Zinesters was a call for people - inexperienced or otherwise - to create highly expressive, personal games. This would...
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Book Review: The Last Unicorn
Peter S. Beagle's novel The Last Unicorn (published 1968) is a fantasy classic. As the title suggests, the protagonist is a unicorn - the last of its kind. However, in the beginning she's unaware of...
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XCOM
It's been a while since a game has sunk its hooks in me quite like XCOM:Enemy Unknown. It reminds me of Persona in the way you make tons of important little decisions while time rolls on. You control...
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Why I Quit XCOM
I'm a damned dirty liar. I made that there post down there a few weeks ago about how enraptured I was with XCOM: Enemy Unknown and how, despite its entirely uninspiring run-of-the-mill alien invasion...
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This is my addition to Critical Distance'sBlogs of the Round Table for the month of April. On memorable experiences with Non-Player Characters.When I think of Non-Player Characters, what immediately...
View ArticleBook Review - Anna Anthropy's Rise of the Video Game Zinesters
The author of The Rise of the Videogame Zinesters has a problem with videogames. Anna Anthropy says exactly that to start the book, but she's quick to distinguish herself from the politicians,...
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