Film Review – Bad Teacher

This review can also be found at the Yorker (where it was uploaded ages ago, and I forgot to mirror it here…) I never go to the movies alone. The idea of sitting in a theatre – especially a near-empty theatre – …

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Film Review – Demons Never Die

This review can also be found at the Yorker. I’m not particularly well-versed in horror films, but a lifetime of cultural osmosis has left me with a good understanding of how it’s supposed to go. Morally bankrupt, personality-lacking, or otherwise Orange County …

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Have You Played – Resonance of Fate

This article can also be found at the Yorker. Japanese RPGs fall into some rather typical camps. There are the menu-heavy games like Pokémon and Final Fantasy VII, slow affairs where reaction speed isn’t a focus; and action RPGs like Kingdom Hearts …

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Summer Backlog: Kirby’s Epic Yarn

Woah, I’m behind on keeping this updated. This article can also be found at the Yorker. Kirby’s Epic Yarn was something of an experimental title, letting Nintendo take some different steps in how they designed their platforming titles. The entire game revolves …

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Character Design: Weighing in on Women Protagonists

This article can be found at PixelxCore. Like all media telling a story, characters in video games require detail and definition – especially player characters. It’s not just the gameplay mechanics that make up your digital avatar; exploration into interesting costume design, …

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Games and Fan Participation

This article can also be found at the Yorker and PixelxCore.   Video games as a medium have an advantage other media very rarely get – fan participation. Every so often – and especially in the current age of gaming where developers …

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A Glimpse into Navigator

“So, what is all this Navigator business?”Navigator is PxC’s 1st publically released project, a puzzle game starring the titular Nav, a pioneer in virtual reality. He works alongside Professor Claire Nova, building the first-ever virtual reality survival puzzle game. “Survival Puzzle game?”That’s …

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An Inside Look at Operation Moonfall

In a time where video game companies and the fans of their products can interact through social media – fans are lucky enough to have gotten an increasingly powerful voice in regards to the things they want from their games; and in …

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Summer Backlog: Kingdom Hearts Re:coded

    Sharing a similarity with films, video games that get enough sales in their initial release periods are almost guaranteed to see a sequel. Mainline developers that produce only standalone titles are few and far between. This can be attributed to …

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Summer Backlog: Bayonetta

I collect video games as a hobby; in a way, I do this more than actually play them. It’s a bad habit, but not one unique to me – you wouldn’t have to look far to find someone who hoards DVDs or …

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Tryezz – Solar Winds

It’s pretty evident to say that music sales are less and less involved with physical retail. iTunes, Spotify, Bandcamp… hell, a few years ago, pop stars were being discovered via MySpace accounts. However, the presence of artists who distribute their work entirely …

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