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Entries Tagged as 'Blogs'
Quote? Misquote? Cite?
July 7th, 2008 · 10 Comments · Blogs, Design, Industry
The best thing about the internet is that hyperlinking lets you direct readers to your sources. The worst thing about the internet is that nobody bothers pointing out their print sources. This came to mind when I finally got around to reading Chris Bateman’s critique of the Sid Meier bromide that a game is “a […]
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It’s Not “Just a Game”
July 6th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Blogs
I don’t usually read Kotaku anymore, just scan the headlines that Evotab puts out. And most of the time, I don’t bother clicking. So I missed Leigh Alexander’s June 23rd essay about how saying that something is “just a game” as a response to social or political criticism is a cop out that does more […]
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Spore Creature Creator Verdict
July 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments · Blogs, Electronic Arts
I love this thing. It’s a neat little toy, and it’s hard for me to put into words just how critical this game could be for the future of gaming as a mainstream pastime. So I’ll let four people smarter than me sound off. Soundbites from the Rock, Paper, Shotgun summary: John: It’s that cruel […]
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Strategy Games of the Half Year and 2008 so far
June 30th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Awards, Blogs, Me
It’s the end of June, so it’s time to look back at the first six months of 2008 and see how the genre is doing. Frankly, it hasn’t been a great six months. We’ve had a lot of expansions and a few original titles, but not much in the way of new games. The good […]
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Ben Fritz Thinks Colonization is Bad
June 26th, 2008 · 16 Comments · Blogs, Design, History
Ben Fritz, a video game blogger at Variety has some issues with the upcoming Colonization expansion for Civ IV. But goddamit, am I the only one who think it’s morally disturbing to make a game that celebrates COLONIZATION? It’s ironic, actually, because just a few months ago a friend sent me a link to some […]
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