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Exanima and Game Discovery

Exanima and Game Discovery

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The present climate of video games can make it difficult to discover particular games. Small, independent studios are releasing games left and right. The Steam Marketplace has become a monster of a service that provides sale and access to a ridiculous amount of games. The importance of properly marketing your game and getting its name out there has become a real challenge for smaller developers. There’s only so much space on the Steam store front, and while I think Valve…

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Rad Listed: Chats with Rad is back!

Rad Listed: Chats with Rad is back!

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I know. It’s been a year and a half since my last post.  I could bore you with the myriad of excuses I’ve come up with for my own benefit, but, we’ll just sum it up with: life happened.  Before we jump headfirst into video games again, though, I’d first like to thank all of those friends that approached me throughout the hiatus and asked me what happened with this blog. It meant a great deal to me to know…

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Gone Home

Gone Home

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Sometimes, in the gaming industry, a game comes along that makes you redefine what a game really is.  A lot of individuals like to limit things with their definition.  To claim a video game isn’t a game because it doesn’t have the particular mechanics you are accustomed to seeing in a game, is absurd.  What I’m trying to say, is, that the definition of a word is flexible.  As independent developers continue to emerge, we begin to see more and…

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If World of Warcraft were a card game…

If World of Warcraft were a card game…

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I was first introduced to trading card games by my father when I was about 10 years old.  The game was Magic: The Gathering, and while I was only a young kid who didn’t quite know the highest of grand strategy, I embraced it with gusto, and thoroughly enjoyed playing with my dad or watching him get beat in tournaments.  When I got into middle school, I revisited the game with a group of friends where we’d face each other’s…

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Next-Gen November

Next-Gen November

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November is going to be one of the biggest months of gaming we’ve seen in a very long time.  Not only do we have two major new generation consoles coming out this month, but we also have a slew of release games to accompany them.  In fact, the launch list for each console is exhaustive and the competition has already started, with quite a few day one exclusive games on each. Sony’s Playstation 4 will be the first next gen…

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Pokemon X and Y, a Nostalgic Dream

Pokemon X and Y, a Nostalgic Dream

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Pokémon has always been a fantastic RPG.  While its combat system is simple, when you dig deep, there’s an interesting paper/rock/scissor system that gets you excited when you hear that super effective noise after you use Flamethrower on a Grass type Pokémon!  However, admittedly, Pokémon seems to be a game that is best enjoyed with the condition of nostalgia, which lends to Pokémon’s rabid fan base, who have all been playing since they were young. Don’t let that admission be a…

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Rad Listed: Final Card Theft

Rad Listed: Final Card Theft

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This last week of gaming has really shown me how fortunate we really are as gamers in the current gaming climate.  I am agonizingly torn every time I sit down and decide to play a game.  I have so many amazing options I sometimes find myself paralyzed by the choice.  This very ‘problem’ has given rise to a new feature coming every Friday, called Rad Listed. In Rad Listed I will devote one short paragraph for each game I’ve played…

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GTAO: Stupid Fun

GTAO: Stupid Fun

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It only took about a week or so to become playable, but Grand Theft Auto Online seems to be completely stable now with only a few minor hiccups.  I know I was one of the few that opted into waiting a week before hopping into the online portion of GTA.  By doing so, I was able to avoid some of the game-breaking glitches and all around frustration surrounding its launch.  These issues included money loss, reputation (experience) loss, and complete…

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October, the month of the Pokemon

October, the month of the Pokemon

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This October is a pretty busy month when it comes to new releases.  With the new consoles coming out at the end of next month, publishers seem to be scrambling to bring out their current generation games to make room for the new generation.  The biggest release this month is coming on October 12th, with the release of Pokemon X and Y on the 3DS handheld console from Nintendo.  This will be the first ever fully 3D Pokemon game released….

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Card Hunter, an adventure in your web browser!

Card Hunter, an adventure in your web browser!

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A couple of years ago, I picked up a game called Penny Arcade: Gamers Against Evil, and enjoyed it immensely.  This was my first introduction to the genre of deck building games.  Deck building games can basically be described as a game where you begin with a small deck full of basic cards, which you will expand with better and more efficient cards as the game progresses.  The power progression of all the players and the interesting strategies that can…

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