On Being a “Good” Player of Video Games

When I sat down to write this post, I initially had in mind to cover some of the recent news concerning Far Cry 5, due out March 27th, concerning it’s length. The crux of the article was going to be something along the lines of “does game’s length matter anymore?” But then, as I was…

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Epic Releases $12 Million Worth of Paragon Assets

Earlier today, Epic Games announced that about $12 million worth of assets from it’s defunct MOBA game, Paragon, are now available on the Unreal Marketplace for all Unreal Engine 4 developers to use. This by itself is pretty amazing, but here comes the real kicker: it’s all free!

Virtual Bastion T-Shirts are Here!

We’ve got a very special announcement today, folks!  Virtual Bastion has recently opened a t-shirt shop on SpreadShirt!  Right now, we’ve got several variations on the classic Virtual Bastion logo, and we’ll be sure to add more snazzy new designs in the future.  Show off your love of gaming from retro to modern with some…

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Sunday Video Round Up: March 11 – 17

Sunday is finally here and that means it’s time for an all new edition of the Video Round Up. Kick back as the latest gameplay videos and trailers from the industry have all been collected for your viewing pleasure. All you need to do is turn up the volume and press play. One of the…

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YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #50

Welcome back to our humble abode, dear friends and acquaintances.  This week marks our fiftieth YouTube highlights post, and oh, what things we have to share for it! We bid a bittersweet adieu to one Let’s Play, traveled with a dragon as it took down beasties of all sorts, and enjoyed a lovely piano tune…

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Is Gaming Teachable?

I’m not one for having random conversations on public transportation, but every now and then, a random human manages to briefly crack my self-imposed shell. And on rare occasions, the words that arise evoke something interesting. One such occasion happened to me just a couple days ago. I was on the bus minding my own…

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Fortnite is Going Mobile

If there’s one game that’s blown up massively, it’s Epic Games’ take on the 100-player free-for-all multiplayer game type: Fortnite Battle Royale. The game is everywhere. It’s all over consoles, it’s massive on PC, and it’s recently become the king of Twitch. And soon, it’ll be available on your smart phone too.

Day 18: Favorite Protagonist

The slow-paced madness that is the 30 days of video game topics…thingy continues with yet another head-scratcher.  My favorite protagonist.  Again, being asked what my favorite is of anything is always quite troublesome.  My favorites change constantly, and as difficult as it was to decide upon my favorite villain, as was the topic of day…

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Sunday Video Round Up: March 4 – 10

Another weekend means it’s time for another brand new edition of the Video Round Up. As always, we’re bringing you the the best trailers and video content from the week that was. Pull up a chair, relax, and press play! Time flies when you’re having fun, right? StarCraft, Blizzard’s Sci-Fi RTS, is turning 20 this…

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