5 Video Game Characters with Tragic Backstories

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As games continue to innovate every year, the heroes in our games are getting more and more complex. In some games, once we reach the end our hero becomes an unstoppable killing machine that can mow down hundreds and hundreds Continue reading 5 Video Game Characters with Tragic Backstories

The Best Video Game Cutscenes of All-Time

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Video game cutscenes are there to serve various purposes. They can help improve the storytelling in the game, they can be a reward when players finish certain quests or tasks, or just to add more immersion into the game. Traditionally, Continue reading The Best Video Game Cutscenes of All-Time

5 Video Game Betrayals You Never Saw Coming

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In storytelling, betrayals are tools used to evoke drama and tension in the plot. Playing your favorite video games, you can’t help but be more and more invested in your player/s as the game goes on. In most games today, Continue reading 5 Video Game Betrayals You Never Saw Coming

Old-School PC Games that Deserve a Remake

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The late 80s through the 90s was the golden age of PC games, setting the foundation for the amazing games we get to enjoy today. While not as graphically spectacular when compared to the games of today, 90s video games Continue reading Old-School PC Games that Deserve a Remake

The Surge Review – A Terrifying Near-Future Seen Through a Dark Lens

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The Surge Deck13 Interactive Dystopian science fiction has always been a favorite genre of mine. But I must admit I’m a little biased since I have written several novels within the genre. Evidently this is a widely shared sentiment of Continue reading The Surge Review – A Terrifying Near-Future Seen Through a Dark Lens

Endless Space 2 Review – Endless Possibilities for Endless Strategies

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Endless Space 2 Amplitude Studios/Sega Ever since a little game called Master of Orion came out back in 1993, I’ve been hooked on 4X games. A few years later its sequel (MOO 2) dropped on the gaming masses like an Continue reading Endless Space 2 Review – Endless Possibilities for Endless Strategies

Galactic Civilizations III: Crusade Expansion Pack Review – The Reinvention of a Modern Classic

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Galactic Civilizations III: Crusade Expansion Pack Stardock We seem to be going through some interesting times as far as strategy games go. The strategy genre as a whole is very, very different from what it used to be back during Continue reading Galactic Civilizations III: Crusade Expansion Pack Review – The Reinvention of a Modern Classic

PC Game Characters We All Love to Hate

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Whether hero or villain, there are those characters that we just love to hate. Back in the early days of video games, the story would be your cliché good vs. evil and good wins in the end. But games have Continue reading PC Game Characters We All Love to Hate

Interesting Ways Developers Punished Video Game Piracy

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Video game developers put in hours and hours to perfect their craft. The livelihood they’ve chosen is to entertain us and engage us in the best of what their creativity, coding, and design skills can offer. Unfortunately, certain groups would Continue reading Interesting Ways Developers Punished Video Game Piracy