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Being 50 Cent: Blood in my Shoes

Posted by Harrison Lee, 20 February 2013 -

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Bacons Gambit

Heroes are the ultimate archetypal foils to everything that is considered “evil”. They stand against criminals, villains, demons, and entities that are considered inherently bad. In pop culture, the hero is the greatest thing a person can aspire to. Video games follow a similar pattern, featuring heroic characters who defy all odds to save the world,...

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2D or not 2D: The Rise and (Not) Fall of 2D Gaming

Posted by Harrison Lee, 13 February 2013 -

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Bacons Test, Contest Entry and 1 more...

As a modern consumer of electronic entertainment, I like my video games to look “cutting edge”. Crank up the tessellation, I say. Add those high definition textures and give me more draw distance. And why shouldn’t I demand perfection? Most AAA-quality video games push sexier visuals, more sumptuous special effects, and more immersion within...

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The End of THQ: What's Next?

Posted by Harrison Lee, 23 January 2013 -

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THQ, Ubisoft, Koch Media, SEGA

I really hoped this day would never come. The financial gurus and forecasters sang death knells long before today, but I refused to lose hope. And now, it's come to pass; THQ has been dissolved and will be no more in the next few weeks. It's hard to see one of my favorite publishers be pieced apart at auction, but I'm optimistically hopeful for...

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Debunking the Call of Duty vs. Medal of Honor Debate

Posted by Harrison Lee, 20 July 2012 -

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Inevitably, there’s one major annual contest for game superiority between two rival publishers, EA and Activision. In all of the potential genres where the two companies could butt heads, the main battleground is the First-Person Shooter. While Activision continually releases new iterations to the Call of Duty franchise, EA mixes things up with the Medal...

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Why I'm Absolutely Stoked For Sleeping Dogs

Posted by Harrison Lee, 15 July 2012 -

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Sleeping Dogs, Square Enix and 4 more...

I'll admit it; when I first heard of the newest entry to the True Crime series, I let out a groan. I thought to myself, "Another flawed open-world crime game? I think I'll pass." It wasn't until I got a better view of just how awesome True Crime: Hong Kong (renamed Sleeping Dogs) is that I realized I'd made a...

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Spec Ops: The Line Review and GIVEAWAY

Posted by Harrison Lee, 01 July 2012 -

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2K games, Spec Ops, XBOX 360, PS3 and 2 more...

DISCLAIMER: As I wrote this review, I found it difficult to put into words the emotions I felt from playing Spec Ops: The Line. As such, prepare for a lot of anecdotal discussions and open-ended questions. While this may be a review, it's a broader introspective evaluation on the modern shooter and the player's role in said genre. Prepared? Then...

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How gaming is servicing our service members

Posted by Harrison Lee, 19 June 2012 -

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Medal of Honor, EA, Activision and 3 more...

There's a common thread among war shooters these days; they all go for big explosions and massive set pieces. The stark reality of war doesn't fit in with the gaming world's picture of big-budget blockbusters and guns-blazing combat. While video gaming may emphasize the violence and carnage of virtual battlefields, gamers also tend to remember...

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The Official Krater Review

Posted by Harrison Lee, 12 June 2012 -

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Krater just came out today but I've been playing the heck out the beta for the past couple of weeks. If you've never read my preview or heard of the game, Krater is a cross between Diablo and X-COM. It also happens to take place in Sweden after some horrible Apocalypse-like event. Krater focuses on giving players a team of three lovably odd...

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Why Prometheus is a failure

Posted by Harrison Lee, 10 June 2012 -

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Prometheus, Ridley Scott, Movie and 1 more...

Before I go on about Prometheus, I must stress that I really loved the Alien movies. As a big fan of those films (except for the latter entries following 2 and 3), I was excited to finally discover the fate of the Space Jockeys. Alien and Aliens were both masterful executions of suspense horror, intertwined with moments of intense action, violence, and...

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Loco's Top Five E3 2012 Picks

Posted by Harrison Lee, 07 June 2012 -

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This year was relatively quiet in terms of hot announcements. Publishers like Namco and Nintendo induced yawns over their lackluster showings for new products, and I couldn't help but feel that this year was much tamer compared to past events. Nevertheless, there were a few standout titles that really stole the show.

1. Watch Dogs

I was utterly...

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