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James Trauben

Killer is Dead and shallow absurdism

Criticizing any Suda51 game for not making sense is a dangerous business. Surrealist, deliberately bizarre narratives are the eccentric developer’s stock in trade. And Killer is Dead’s jumbled mishmash of vague globe-trotting assassination narrative, well-worn eclectic gameplay, and decidedly jarring neon aesthetic is too deliberately incoherent – studiously so, even – for mere accident. Making

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James Trauben September 11, 2013 2 Comments

Starcraft Universe releases first multiplayer raid encounter for Kickstarter

With their Starcraft Universe Kickstarted headed into its final days, Upheaval Arts has an enticement for prospective donors: its first, entirely free multiplayer content released to the public. Starcraft Universe: Final Testament is a “complex boss raid, tailored towards hardcore fans of MMO raiding.” This boss encounter is the first multiplayer content released for Starcraft

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James Trauben September 4, 2013 No Comments
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Gaming
James Huneycutt

[Preview/Beta Impressions] Insurgency

New World Interactive‘s Insurgency is an Early Access Title available through Steam, currently in Beta. New World Interactive has stated their intent to create a “community driven development experience,” and to bring about an “indie revival of the tactical shooter genre.” I have to admit that I find it hard to imagine a world where any part of the

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James Huneycutt September 3, 2013 No Comments

[Review] Game Dev Tycoon

As a simulation of the gaming industry that places you in the driver’s seat of a studio making games, Game Dev Tycoon is meta to the point of textbook definition, but its execution is infectiously charming. Each industry has tricks, tools, hazards and obstacles, and Game Dev Tycoon functions as commentary on the very nature

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James Huneycutt September 3, 2013 No Comments
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Gaming
Leland Pierce

Saints Row IV

Saints Row IV is the fourth in the Saints Row series of open world action-adventure games. Just like in the previous titles in the series, the player controls the leader of the Third Street Saints, who has now become the President of the United States of America. The game takes you back to the fictional

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Leland Pierce August 30, 2013 No Comments

[Gamescom 2013] The Sims 4 Gets Emotional

On a “gaming addiction” scale from one to ten, the Sims franchise tops out somewhere around eleventy-billion. The franchise is on a completely different level of financial impact, with 3 flagship Sims titles across every conceivable platform and countless expansions. Its addictive design-and-micromanage game-play is married with a charming art-style, intuitive controls, and endless customization.

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James Huneycutt August 26, 2013 No Comments

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