Welcome to the debut edition of e-SportsCenter, a new weekly column bringing you the latest news, updates, and info about all things to do with e-sports…if I can stop watching the MLG Orlando streams for long enough to write, that is.
Starcraft Universe is holding an Open Developer Preview over the US and EU Battle.net from October 19th to October 30th while the developers are at BlizzCon. The preview takes place in the “Encephalon Grid,” a player-vs-player arena allowing players to start as level 30 with a full set of gear tailored towards PvP. The player’s
A new walkthrough video is available for the upcoming Deus Ex: Human Revolution downloadable content pack “The Missing Link,” dealing with Adam Jensen’s three-day absence in his search for the truth during Human Revolution. Narrated by designer Antoine Thisdale, the new video displays a section of the second half of “The Missing Link,” due for
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
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.
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.
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
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
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