Category: Console Games
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Dragon Age III: Inquisition Is Announced
Bioware announced the title for the upcoming Dragon Age game, and it’s Dragon Age III: Inquisition. Further press releases and statements place the game as a late 2013 release, which seems like a long time when they’ve already been working on the game for two years…but we remember the things we didn’t like about Dragon…
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Dragon Age 3 Speculation, Part 3
Part 1 – Part 2 Part 3 of my look at what might come to pass for Dragon Age 3 is a look at what characters may return. Both Awakening and DA2 had some appearances and references to previous characters, in fact they were thick on the ground for me at one point in DA2,…
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GamesRadar’s 100 Best Games of All Time – OH REALLY
The folks at GamesRadar threw down their list of the top 100 games of all time, and while I’m not going to comment on every game (I haven’t played all of them), I’d like to point out what I think they got right and what they missed. 99. Â Ducktales – Excellent pull here, actually, as…
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Dragon Age 3 Speculation, Part 2
Part 1 of this series looked at the story of Dragon Age 3, and what potential plot hooks are available for the next game in the series. Part 2, here, will deal with other aspects of the new game, such as technical or gameplay changes. Combat changed in feel quite a bit between the two…
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Kinect Star Wars Suggestions
Kinect Star Wars was just released for the XBox360, and has drawn quite a bit of attention. Not all of it was good, as there was quite a bit of negative buzz yesterday for the Han Solo ‘dance party’ song “I’m Han Solo”. Complete with dancing Han rising up out of the carbonite chamber. A…
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Trying Again – Mass Effect 2
I’ve had my troubles getting into the original Mass Effect, most specifically the inventory management interface being sucktactular, among other things. I read about the differences (which many didn’t like) between ME1 and ME2, and I decided these differences might actually make this a better game for me. So, I’m starting with Mass Effect 2. …
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Dragon Age 3 Speculation, Part 1
So Dragon Age 3 is happening, while future content for DA2 is shelved. Bioware is looking for feedback on the future of the Dragon Age franchise, and the first thing I thought of is, where can the story go? There are a ton of plot hooks out there, and any number of them could make…
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Vintage Gaming – Oni
Beat ’em up games have a long history, whether in the arcade or on your various console systems. From Renegade to Double Dragon to River City Ransom, this style of game was a fun diversion from my RPG and Sim game-filled life at the time. You might consider Oni a logical extension from those games. Made…
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Gaming Is Good For Your Brain
I saw this article pop up on my Twitter feed (my apologies if you tweeted it and didn’t get credit), and I have to say, I can definitely see it. Although since I’m kind of bad at most games, I wonder if it really helps me that much. Heh. The main thrust of the article:…
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Skyrim Mod Idea
Posting it both to keep it somewhere I’ll see and remember it, and to see if anyone else is interested in it…I’ve been thinking about taking a stab at a mod that would let you use mundane items (like brooms or empty bottles) as weapons. I just think it would be hilarious to beat a…
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Player versus Developer Narratives
David Jaffe, designer of the Twisted Metal series of games, made a splash recently at a DICE summit presentation. The Ars article linked has a good breakdown of it, and if you want the full talk, go here (he’s a bit obnoxious and vulgar, FYI). Here’s a pertinent snippet: My talk is actually a warning,…
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Skyrim – Mod It
So, Bethesda finally released the long-awaited Creation Kit for Skyrim, so the modders of the world can finally really sink their teeth into the game and start producing outstanding content. Well, there’s some good stuff already, but the options are now thrown wide open. If you are interested in giving it a whirl, they’ve got…