Category: Gaming

Heart of the Swarm Trailer

In case you have not gorged yourself upon this wonderful preview of the upcoming expansion for Starcraft 2, here is your chance. We may be late to the party in posting it but we here at Pixelated Geek are more than enthusiastic about this expansion. If only Blizzard would actually tell us when it would arrive

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Gaming
Andrew Plein

Roccat Kone+ Mouse

With the release of The Old Republic , it was time to dust off the PC and locate a proper mouse. My infamous Logitech Revolution is primarily used for design work, and something with more buttons would make MMO-ing just a bit easier. After a vigorous search, the Roccat Kone+ caught my eye. Armed with

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A Long Time Frothing: Writing and Emotional Responsibility for a DM

Brace yourselves.  I’ve got quite a bit to say, and most of it is rambling and smacks of “back in my day, we didn’t have feelings!”  Also: end-notes.  When you see this symbol (*), scroll to the bottom for some addendum that is neither funny nor pertinent. So it’s been a hot minute.  And I only

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Gaming
James Trauben

Journey – Wandering in the Wilderness

Like Flower before it, thatgamecompany’s latest opus Journey features only elemental game design – yet that’s enough. Also like Flower, it’s interactive in all the ways that matter. It’s no surprise it’s currently the fastest-selling PSN title of all time. The setup is simple: a robed figure rises silently from the shifting sands of a

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Gaming
Andrew Plein

Review: Naruto Ninja Storm Generations – PS3

While SDCC 2011 was jam packed full of many amazing things, one of the highlights was stopping past the Namco Bandai booth where I got my first hands on with Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations. I was particularly amazed by the size of the playable cast (though the grin on my face was just

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Gaming
James Trauben

Mass Effect III – Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory

Seldom has a game infuriated me so as Mass Effect 3, and it’s not even because the majority of the game is bad. If anything, the remarkable quality of the rest of the game is just the salt in the wound. Mass Effect 3 is around twenty-five to thirty hours of positively inspired gameplay, evocative

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Official Launch Date for Diablo III Announced!

Well, it’s official. The Blizzard site has set Diablo III‘s release date as May 15, 2012. Digital preorders and downloads are already available, and World of Warcraft players who want to get in on the action free can do so on the Annual Pass until 12:00 A.M PDT on May 1st. Retail copies will be

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Assassin’s Creed 3 trailer release

The world has its first, eerily The Patriot-esque glimpse of Assassin’s Creed 3, now firmly confirmed to take place during the American Revolution. Ubisoft’s next entry in the Assassin’s Creed series, starring a Native American-English protagonist, will be released on the Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and the upcoming Wii-U. Predictably, the tale will include the

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Gaming
James Trauben

Asura’s Wrath – Always Angry, All the Time

It’s hard to review Asura’s Wrath like any conventional game. Thanks to long years of clichés, you’ll think this is a fancy way for me to praise it. It isn’t. Asura’s Wrath at times tests its classification as a game, because the actual game design is elementary bordering on novice. Like independent production Dear Esther,

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