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We aren’t the only ones!
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Tetris Heaven
This is n unrelated post that anyone who has played tetris will find interesting: http://www.gudmagazine.com/games/heaven/
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Simple Differences
The differences between novice and expert gameplayers are expectations of the game and other players, knowledge of the games they play and amount of time played.
Countergaming without Modding
This latest chapter from Galloway described countergaming and its prevalence in mods throughout the span of blockbuster game titles. I would like to challenge the restriction of countergaming to just mods and offer the possibility of a form of countergaming being within … Continue reading
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Sexy or Sexist?
In this link I find the videos presented more interesting than the article. An interesting question is whether the first video portrays a Lara Croft sort of complex or is it just straight up sex advertising? A follow up would be what, … Continue reading
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Nintendo Goes Bananas
In the first reading we learned about Nintendo and all of its successes in their rise to power. In their history, Nintendo was quick to take legal action first, then to sort out a solution next. In recent times there has been … Continue reading
Classic Game Remade for the oscilloscope
Recently I found an article discussing the demake of a game from the classic series The Legend of Zelda. More here.
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Pacman Anxiety – A First Read, by James (the not Mufasa)
Heart racing, palms sweating, eyes twitching I played my way through the three versions of Pacman. I often forgot that this was supposed to be fun. Continue reading