Life as Gamer

On Being A Fanboy

2008-07-23T22:30:39Z

Watch as Simon Jeffery, head of Sega America, crushes the dreams of Sega fanboys everywhere. No Seaman 2. No Shemue 3. No Dreamcast 2. Big surprise, right? However, if you do watch the video, notice his demeanor. He denunciates Seaman 2 a...

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Lets change hands and oh boy... what a waste

2008-04-23T04:24:33Z

Lately I have been taking full advantage of my state ID at Gamestop. I can trade as much as I please without the hassle of asking for someones help.(It feels nice lol.) I have gotten done with Final Fantasy: Crisis Core and if you haven't bought ...

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In Defense of Turtling

2008-07-15T19:54:38Z

...or In Defense of Turtling in the Single Player Game And Not Multiplayer Unless It's A Designer-Intended Tactic (for those that find the title too inflammatory). In computer and video games the term turtle, named after the turtle animal, ha...

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Animation as Communication

2008-07-12T22:01:23Z

Shadow of the Colossus was a special game, with many wonderful features, too numerous to go into here. If there is one thing that SotC does right, and arguably better than any other game, it's animation. Animations are the glue that bind video ...

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Where is the Gaming Mecca?

2008-07-12T11:34:58Z

When I was younger, traveling to London was a huge event. It was so big, so lively. My Dad would have to grasp on to me for dear life, lest I float away in a sea of Tube passengers. It was nothing short of magical. However, for me, and many oth...

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Retrospective: Okami

2008-06-29T10:17:47Z

Uncompromising. Everything about Okami can be characterised with that one word. The uncompromising length, coming in at 35 hours. The uncompromising vision, with plenty of references to Japanese Shinto that go straight over Western gamers' he...

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Everyone's a Critic. It's Far Easier.

2008-06-27T11:43:27Z

Paul Barnett, EA Mythic's Creative Director, at Rock, Paper, Shotgun: Carrie Gouskos works for EA Mythic. She used to work for Gamespot. She did a lot of in front of the camera reviews. I met her when she worked for Gamespot and she was basical...

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Death at a Funeral: The end of LucasArts

2008-06-26T19:29:51Z

Regardless of what LucasArts is publicly saying, the general opinion of all concerned is that LucasArts will cease internal development after the current games in the pipeline (such as Fracture) are complete. It was coming, and it has been comi...

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sooooo waiting for this... i have a job but I might leave for this lol

2008-06-25T17:50:07Z

I only bring this up now because everytime when I have a clear head I think of this game that has so much chances of showing up this fall. The only full proof I have is this video and this picture.I only hope to gawd that SE says something about...

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my wii did not sacrafice in vain! I made sure of it ;)

2008-06-25T17:31:07Z

Before MGS4(Metal Gear Solid 4) and DBZ:BL(Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit) came out I was dead broke and really wanted the games. I realize then what I was playing less of and what was collecting the most dust in my room. That was my Wii. Even though ...

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