“Do you remember why you started playing video games?” It’s a simple question. Or is it? When a blog post with this title by Creative Rhino popped up in my feed, I was immediately intrigued, because I like it when folks tackle broad, open-ended questions about gaming. Posts like that tend to be intelligent, tough,…
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Destiny: Strike Exclusive Loot
Image captured by Hatm0nster It’s been two weeks since the Taken King was released, but the discoveries just keep on coming! In terms of loot alone the difference has been dramatic. Before, everything that wasn’t legendary or higher might as well have been worthless. Now every piece of equipment you receive has the chance to…
Engaging the Enemy Isn’t Required (But it’s Highly Encouraged)
Image captured by Hatm0nster It’s not easy being a ghost. Your continued existence hinges on not being seen, and the only time you can deal with people is when you catch them completely unawares. Otherwise they’ll not only be unfazed by your efforts to remove them, but will also be able to easily overpower you…
Considering Rare Replay and Video Game Compilations
When Rare Replay comes out next week, it will join heralded company alongside the likes of Activision Anthology, Namco Museum, Capcom Classics, along with many others. That of the video game compilation. Game compilations are nothing new, and, classically speaking, they’ve been a primary way that publishers have pushed out or re-introduced old content to…
Valiant Hearts: The Great War Review – Remembering The Past
The following post was submitted by GamerCrash. The original can be found here. — I love history. There’s just something fascinating about learning from the past and getting in the mindset of how people viewed the world at specific points in the past. It’s because of that love for history that Valiant Hearts: The Great…
Saturday Video Round Up: March 22 – 28
The following post was submitted by GamerCrash. See more trailers and news at GamerCrash.com — It’s Saturday once again and a brand new Video Round Up is locked and loaded for your viewing pleasure. There’s a lot of stuff to get to so here’s a small taste of what kind of video content is waiting for…
Overlooked: Pointless Giant Things in Ocarina of Time
In this particular series of posts, I like to write about strange things that can often be, well, overlooked by most gamers. Most of the things I write about are useful or, at the very least, mildly interesting. This post is an exception.
Dying Light Impressions – Staying Alive or Die Trying
The following post was submitted by GamerCrash. The original can be found here. — Dying Light is a game that I felt held a lot of potential as I watched during its development cycle. In a generation full of remakes and sequels, this title was trying to bring something new and fresh to the table,…
[REVISITED] What Does Nostalgia Do To Your Games?
Image By Flickr User: Richard ‘Tenspeed’ Heaven Nostalgia is a subject that often comes up when talking about video games and it’s something that’s been on my mind lately. It certainly has a power over games, but what exactly does it do to them? I’ve touched on the subject before and think the discussion is…
Saturday Video Round Up: March 8 – 14
The following post was submitted by GamerCrash. The original can be found here. — Even though there was a major conference taking place last weekend with PAX East, that didn’t stop the flow of new trailers from gracing the internet. The Round Up is back once again compiling all of the best ones I could…
VIRTUAL BASTION 