The Importance of Timing
Timing is everything, especially in regards to gaming. Timing a jump at the right moment can lead to success or death, timing a combo can either lead to an amazing hit combo or a lame three hit combo....
View ArticleThought Experiment: Restart
Restart. It's a concept as old as video games themselves. It's simple and it's integral to how we play games as a form of escapism. For some of us that means to simply pass time and for...
View ArticleWhere Did Nintendo Go Wrong?
By this point, it's fairly common knowledge that the Wii U has not had the success Nintendo would have liked. In reality, the Wii U has not had the success that Nintendo frankly needs in order for the...
View Articlecodforlife's 31/31: day 9(Best Game Dev: Community Edition part 5)
It's the finals! And I can say that, once again, I'm surprised by who got in, more because I saw a different thing entirely happening. But, I do give two rounds of applause to these two game devs....
View ArticleSummer Winds and Comfort Zones: The Dog Days of Gaming
They’re called the doldrums--an unexpected and often fatal lack of wind to propel a ship toward its destination. For many sailors crossing the Atlantic in the 18th century, a lack of wind brought with...
View ArticleFive From V... a Short collection of Hopes and Expectations For GTAV
Happy Friday GIO... I am back to talk about the highly anticipated return of the Grand Theft Auto franchise. This blog has been in the works for at least two weeks with the help of another GIO...
View ArticleBeatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians Is Music To My Ears
Thanks to Metal Arcade, I was given the opportunity to review Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians, a new action-adventure game completely fueled by music. This game is the coolest thing I've seen since...
View ArticleNostalgia
Nostalgia: a sentimentality for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations. As gamers, we are no strangers to the sentiment labeled "nostalgia." As our stacks of games...
View ArticleThe Wii U State of the Union: A Strike-out or a Stepping Stone?
It’s no secret that this past week has been a polarizing one for the Wii U among critics. A summer of discontent with the console’s performance has been brewing and players and journalists alike have...
View ArticleLet's Play Quake 4 Part 4
Part 4 of my playthrough of Quake 4 is now live! Hope you guys enjoy it!(Please visit the site to view this media)
View ArticleVideo Game Life Lessons
Everybody has heard the complaints about parents in our society who let television or video games raise their kids. In fact, I think these parents get a bad rap.It's easy to say things like "sitting...
View ArticleThe Wonderful 101 Demo Impressions
For a while now, there has been much talk about The Wonderful 101, an action game developed by Platinum Games that will be exclusive to Wii U. On the surface to me at least, it appeared to be a cross...
View Article(31/31: Day 24) The New Vegas Diaries "Born Again" (M for Mature)
My name is Anita Blake. I was a courier for Mojave Express. I have stolen, I have killed, and I have seen and done things you wish you had never even heard of. I have been through death's door and...
View ArticleNintendo 3DS: From Skeptic to Believer
When the Nintendo 3DS launched back in 2011, I really didn't care for it. I'm not a fan of 3D, the launch lineup was weak and I already had my heart set on the PlayStation Vita. Dual analog sticks, 5''...
View ArticleGames as an Art Form: My Take
**Warning: There are some spoilers ahead for Read Dead Redemption**Many of you today, reading my blog, have been playing video games for a long, long, time. I started with the a plug in joystick that...
View ArticleMy Top 10 Nostalgic Game Franchises
"Nostalgia trips," as I like to call them, are periods of time when I have an unexpected, sudden passion for remembering and immersing myself in something I adored in years past. For example,...
View Article"A Gamers View" - Comics, Webcomics, comics about video games, and city...
Well hello there faithful fans! sorry about the late post but i promised it would be up sometime around 9pm cali time so here it is! welcome to A Gamers View! so our wonderful electric company PG&E...
View ArticleSome Bizarre Weapons In Gaming
Most video games have one thing in common, there's always an enemy you're to dispose of. Whether or not they poof into a cloud of flowers or instead explode into a mess of gore (always my favorite),...
View ArticleFind it difficult generating gold in RS
Find it difficult generating gold in RS? Well look at the where to sell rsgp for EURO links here. You'll choose free links to capitalize on your gold potential at the RS resource site. Money...
View ArticlePikmin 3 Review: Better Pik this up.
Pikmin 3 is a real time strategy game from the mind of famed game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. In this game you take control of the crew members of the S.S Drake, and command the strange life forms...
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