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Motion is Out of Control

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There was coffee everywhere. I guess I should rewind a bit. I was listening to a podcast recently which was discussing Valve’s Steam Box and what we want to see in the next generation of consoles. It was when they said “more motion-control support and games!” that I proceeded to damage a lot of very expensive electronics by spitting my coffee…well…yeah we covered that part. With nothing to do with all my pent up rage towards motion control, I thought “what would an angry house-wife in the 1950s do?” and [...]

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Player’s Choice – A Laundry List for Next Gen Features

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One of my favourite strategies for avoiding people I don’t want to talk to is to immerse myself in my phone. Most often it leads to me cursing my way through a round of Temple Run. Sometimes though, it leads to constructive thoughts – like this one. During one of my diversion tactics, I came across a tweet by Cheat Central asking gamers what we really want to see from the next generation of consoles. It was after I had typed and erased four separate answers that I realized I [...]

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The Next Level – The Last Level

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Although 2011 was the year of the sequel as far as many franchises were concerned, there are some highly anticipated follow-ups due out this year. Headlined by Mass Effect 3 and Bioshock Infinite, expectations couldn’t be higher for two franchises so highly decorated in awards and praise. The question at hand is: will they be great because of what preceding games pioneered or will these titles find a new way to earn what the previous installments claimed? Mass Effect is adding multiplayer. Bioshock Infinite takes place in the sky. The [...]

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The Invisible Wall – An Author’s Response

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Every three or four years, I’ll mark a special day in my calendar. It’s not the leap year or the Summer Olympics. Actually I should put those in there. But the day to which I was originally referring is the release date of a new Zelda. The Legend of Zelda is my “desert island” franchise (“if you were stranded on a deserted island and could only bring one game…”). Most of us have at least one. That series of games that plays so familiar yet innovative and manages to engross [...]

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The Logic of Playstation as Witnessed by an Xbox Fanboy

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That moment during an argument when you realize the other person is right but you’re too proud to admit defeat. This is where the Microsoft faithful find themselves at times. The Xbox Live and PSN online experiences are as different as night and day, and it’s not often that we paint the picture in Sony’s favour. That’s a shame when they’ve clearly done plenty right. Right may not even be the proper word. They’ve done plenty logically. USB Controller They’ve died almost as many times as you have. The constant [...]

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Wii U Coming to CES in January

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This past week, we named the Wii U as the biggest story in gaming for 2012. Nintendo is getting an early start on our prediction by making their first appearance in 17 years at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES).

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Ask A-Rod: What are the most ridiculous questions gamers have asked?

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Getting a little off-beat this week, I was recently asked in a weekly chat what kind of ridiculous questions I get asked through “Ask A-Rod” and in general about gaming. Here are five of the most ridiculous; how are some of these people still alive?

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November 15: The Most Crowded Day in Gaming

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If you go by calendars, the biggest day for receiving presents is December 25th. For gamers however, you’d be hard-pressed to find a day more celebrated than November 15th. Here’s why. Every autumn is peppered with the biggest releases from franchises like Call of Duty and the various EA sports titles. But 2011 has redefined the term “blockbuster” and no better example exists than the middle of November. Today, over 26 games come out. Twenty-six. While some of them belong in the bargain bin by year’s end, a good amount [...]

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Ask A-Rod: Are they getting rid of physical game discs?

I call this "Empty - A Gamer's Attempt at Symbolism"

This week’s question is being asked more with each passing day. Recently it came up along with ten thousand other rumours about the release of GTA V being sold exclusively in digital formats. In this week’s column, we take a closer look at the ever-changing landscape of the video game industry and the way we buy.

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GTA V Trailer Impressions

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As we’re sure many of you know, the GTA V premiere trailer just went live. So let’s take a closer look at what it showed us and what we can speculate based on the first 85 seconds of footage.

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Grand Theft Auto V Confirmed

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We’ve waited and waited, and now they’ve announced that we can OFFICIALLY wait. And by gosh, we’re going to wait. so. hard.

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Ask A-Rod: What’s in a Good Trailer?

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You know those movie trailers that seem great, but the movie sucks because you saw all the best parts already? Yeah, we hate that too.

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Ask A-Rod: How do I choose between Xbox Live and PSN?

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This week’s Ask A-Rod question comes from Revolution via Operation Reality.

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The Minecraft Universe in the Palm of your Hand

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Building massive structures and buildings in the Minecraft Universe is already available on the Sony Xperia smartphone but thats all going to end this Thursday as Minecraft Developer Mojang confirmed that Minecraft will be available on all adroid phones September 29th. The “pocket” edition of Minecraft will look almost identical to the original pc version. Major difference with the original will be the lack of the regular updates, instead they rather implement those features that “make sense” for the touch-screen devices. For all the iPhone and iPad users, Mojang also [...]

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Battlefield 3 DLC arrives early on Playstation 3

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It’s a good day for everyone who are planning to buy Battlefield 3 and is a proud owner of an Playstation 3. DICE officially announced that all full blown Battlefield 3 downloadable content packages will appear at least one week early exclusively on PlayStation 3. Currently the only DLC package that we know off is “Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand” which will be released later this year.

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