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Josh

HEY! My name is Joshua Velez and one of the new writers. I live in New York City and I am going to school as a Communications Major. I enjoy playing all sorts of games! The games I am currently playing are World of Warcraft and Call of Duty. Add me on XBOX live: Deserter11 or Twitter: Joshjvelez

What is the Future Of Massive Multilayer Online Games?

Massive Multiplayer Online games have really changed and evolved through the years. They have taken gaming in general to a whole new level, adding creative new aspects to the way we play and to get us involved in the game.  They have added classes to give a specific role in the environment, which lets you

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Motion-Sensitive Controllers: Leveling Up to the MMO?

Nintendo was the first to introduce the concept of motion-sensing controllers to the gaming world and as of late it has taken off. Motion-sensing technology has become such a hit, all major platforms have imitated the Wii with their own perspective on it; Microsoft came out with the Kinect and Sony with the Move. With all

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Free to Play Vs Pay to Play

There are two types of Massively-Multiplayer Online games; the ones you have to pay to play and the free-to-play variety. Just by looking at a few forums you can find people ranting about which is better and why. If you have had the time to play both the free and the money-waster you can see

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Kirby’s Epic Yarn Review

When Kirby’s Epic Yarn first was introduced at E3, I was not too sure what to think of it. The game was developed by Good-Feel and Hal, and they knew that this game had to hit hard being the first Kirby platformer since the days of Nintendo 64. Before getting into the nitty-gritty I will

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Sony Online Entertainment Announces New Character for DC Universe Online

Today Sony Online Entertainment announced another character in their masterpiece DC Universe Online. The character is Circe the Sorceress, the ruler of Aeaea. SOE gave a brief introduction to her story: “Circe made a pact with the witch goddess Hecate in her efforts to become even more powerful, becoming Hecate’s instrument of vengeance against the

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Guild Wars 2 Panel at NYCC

At the New York Comic Con panel, Arena.Net answered many questions the crowd had about Guild Wars 2 and made the crowd even more excited about the upcoming game. Guild Wars 2 will be incredibly different than the original. Arena.Net explained many things about how the world will be, how some of the economy will

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Four New Characters Released for Marvel vs Capcom 3 at NYCC!

At NYCC, to excite the crowd even more about the long-awaited Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Capcom employees allowed us to play the game and also announced four new characters. While there, I was allowed to play the game for a while. The game runs extremely smoothly and is also a ton of fun. Frankly, I

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New York Comic Con Cosplay

New York Comic-Con: a place where people can break out of their shells and show off versions of their favorite characters. As with all comic-cons, there were hundreds of people participating in the cosplay. Although most of the costumes were a bit questionable, there were those that stood out and kept our attention. Go past the break

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