My wife and I have always played video games together. Back when we were first dating, she bought a gaming PC and left it over my house so that she could come over and play Neverwinter Nights and Baldur’s Gate with me. Later, we played Dungeon Siege, Champions of Norrath and Gauntlet Legends together. These [...]

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CollegeHumor has been coming out with some pretty funny videos recently. Check this one out.

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I’ve made no secret of the fact that Dragon Age: Origins is the best game I’ve played in years, due primarily to the writing. The storyline and the characters are absolutely stellar. But as good a job as Bioware did with the game, I can’t claim to have loved everything they’ve done. Let’s take a [...]

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Although I’m smack in the middle of a big ole writing drought on this site due to real life issues, I thought I’d share my Dragon Age online profile. EA does a lot of stuff that gets on my nerves, and the integration of Dragon Age’s DLC has rubbed me the wrong way a bit, [...]

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As I continue to play through Borderlands, after having completed the main quest, I notice more and more the external influences that must have affected the game’s design. For example, the pillar of light that appears when you activate quick travel looks very much like the pillar of light coming from City 17’s Citadel in [...]

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This is the continuation of my series on the themes that I most enjoy in video games. Today, I’ll be writing about games that include really good tactical combat. It’s interesting to note that 50% of the games run on Dungeons and Dragons rules, and that 50% of them are turn-based, while the other 50% [...]

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I’ve been spending a lot of time with Dragon Age recently. I think I’ve figured out the basics of combat, and I’ve gotten mostly used to the camera. I’m going to relate my thoughts on the game so far, and if I seem to be overly vague at times, it’s only because I want everybody [...]

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I know that Dragon Age is a great game. I love the story and the characters, and as long of a game as it is, I plan to play the game through to its ending at least once. But damn did the game piss me off last night.
It’s not just about the difficult battles. Those [...]

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I just read a fantastic Dragon Age: Origins review from CVG, and it’s gotten me even more excited to play the game. And although I’ve ben excited about a Baldur’s Gate-like pseudo-turn-based RPG for some time, what’s gotten me really excited about Dragon Age is the game’s setting.
Let me quote a couple sections from the [...]

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Last week I had a $25 GameStop giftcard burning a whole in my pocket and wanted something new for the PSP. I’d read some quickie previews of Half-Minute Hero, it was within reach and my spending limit, so I picked it up on impulse. This has quickly turned out to be the most fun I’ve [...]

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