Category: Gaming

Sony Hacked, Again.

After the PSN hacking debacle back in April, and Sony’s subsequent apology, hackers are trying yet again to obtain user data from Sony. According to the report, nothing of value was lost.  All credit card information and personal data was left intact, with only minor service interruptions.  As a precaution, Sony temporarily locked approximately 93000

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Gaming
Jess Brohard

[Review] NinjaGuy for iOS

NinjaGuy, Immunity Studios’ debut game, is a 3D action-adventure platformer, launching October 15 for iOS. This game was designed to incorporate some of the unique abilities of the iPhone and iPad with innovative console-like controls.

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Tough Crowd, How Gamers Can Be Their Own Worst Enemies.

We’ve all seen or heard them. The angry forum user who lashes out against anyone, the opponent or teammate with a microphone spewing a stream of obscenities at random players, or just another gamer who will speak to how poor your choice of game was because it was the same one he or she chose.

Why are we gamers so mean to each other? As a social group that is often stereotyped as wearing glasses and residing in a subterranean layer why is it seemingly so common that we are fighting each other as often as we are supporting each other? You could certainly write some of the comments off as the vocal minority speaking louder than the more friendly gamers who just dont speak up as often but I feel that it goes beyond that. Where there should be solidarity between everyone who calls themselves a “gamer” you may instead see a console player being talked down to by a pc player, or a “hardcore” player going in depth as to why the “casuals” are ruining everything. If we,as gamers, wish to see the stereotypes and the negative connotation of being called a gamer vanish then we must relax or repress our rage instincts and be more welcoming to new gamers and to gamers of different interests.

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Gaming
Rett

Top 5 Moments in Halo

With not one, but two Halo games slated for release this year I have had Halo on the brain lately. For many gamers of my age group Halo was the game that introduced us to the FPS experience and will always hold a special place in our hearts. I can still remember learning to use

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Gaming
James McCaulley

You Should Check Out “How Games Saved My Life”

Video games mean so much to so many people. I know for me, they allowed me to escape from a broken home. For others, they meant an escape from bullying, an opportunity to learn critical thinking skills, or pure relaxation. Ashly Burch, of Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin’? fame, did many of us a favor by

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Gaming
James Huneycutt

Real Talk – I Play Madden. I’m Not Ashamed

There’s an awfully large group of gamers with this strange conviction that sports games aren’t games. Which, in principle, confuses me. You put it in a system, you pick up a controller, and you direct an avatar in pursuit of a goal dictated by the software. You can win, you can lose. You can be

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Sega Releases Dreamcast-era Trailer for Sonic Generations

With only about a month to go until the release of the much anticipated Sonic Generations, Sega continues to build the hype with the release of a new trailer.  The trailer depicts three stages from Sonic’s Dreamcast era (technically two, since Seaside Hill is from the post-Dreamcast Sonic Heroes), and it’s hard not to get

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Portal 2 Soundtrack Volume 3 Available, DLC Release Date Announced

For those of you that have been enjoying Portal 2‘s soundtrack — “Songs to Test By” — the final volume has been released. The final volume contains 24 tracks, from the end of the single-player campaign and the co-op missions.  The best part: it is available for free.  To date, the first two releases have been downloaded

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Gaming
James McCaulley

The Way Down: Pretty Sneaky, Sis.

Whenever I buy a game, I always make sure that I know what I’m getting. I understand that I have to buy NHL 12 new because of the ridiculous online pass. I also understand that by using that online pass, EA has guaranteed my enjoyment of that title online. If for some reason the online

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