


Mass Effect and Nintendo: How Fanboys Alter the Gaming Landscape

Top 5 Reasons to Play Minecraft

Numbers vs. skill: My problem with number-based combat
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50 Games in 2012 – #12 UEFA Euro 2012 [PSN]

Google Fiber will change gaming as we know it

Used Games: An inside look from a retailer’s perspective

A salute to Wario Land

EA Interactive boss says “humans like free stuff,” not sure about free-to-play on consoles

Freemium is the future-says EA
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50 Games in 2012 – #11 Journey [PSN]

Path of Exile: Everything I wanted from Diablo 3

Why the decline of splitscreen gaming sucks
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50 Games in 2012 – #10 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 [PS3]

Portal speed run shatters both world record and laws of nature
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50 Games in 2012 – #9 Mario Party 9 [WII]

Dear Roger Ebert, can you answer some of those questions ?

Customization gives players a voice in their games

ATMs and bad games getting sequels

Games that Rocksteady could make instead of Batman

Meet the Mob: David O’Neill

How I temporarily became a griefer

Why Guild Wars 2 looks awesome to a Guild Wars fan

Before Kickstarter: How Konami made dating-sim fans into investors

Meet the Mob: Erich Sherman

‘All Your Mines Are Belong To Us’: Minecraft and its Intricacies

Androids, iPhones and Mobile Gaming Future

If this is your wingman in Battlefield 3, bail out

“The Lighthouse” peers through the darkness of Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
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50 Games in 2012 – #8 Escape Plan [PSV]

Video Blips: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, PlanetSide 2, and Firefall

Not trying to be Target: Origin vs. Steam

My thoughts on Diablo 3

Nintendo will try to repeat its formula for success with the Wii U

The Top 5 Gaming Podcasts
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50 Games in 2012 – #7 Super Stardust Delta [PSV]

My own deconstruction of “The Demise of Guys”

A Brief Reflection: Mass Effect Series

The Walking Dead, A New Take On Interactive Media?
