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The Phoenix, to ashes 16 Mar 2013 | 06:15 pm
Last week, after over 40 years in print, the Boston Phoenix ceased publication . There have been plenty of odes to the paper from some of its most distinguished alumni: Charlie Pierce , Susan Orlean ...
Never-on DRM 6 Mar 2013 | 04:44 pm
The release of EA's SimCity , with its controversial always-online single-player requirement, has caused its share of grumbling. Because the game won't work without a connection to EA's servers, and t...
Maybe violent video games can be harmful. Maybe we should find out. 1 Feb 2013 | 02:00 pm
But today we know that a portion of every dollar spent on triple-A military-themed video games flows into the pockets of small arms manufacturers, either directly through licence payments, or indire...
Spec Ops: The Line or K-Cup? 27 Jun 2012 | 06:00 pm
Above: Rich and powerful, mysterious and intense One of these quotes is from IGN, as seen in the launch trailer for Spec Ops: The Line . The rest are descriptions of K-Cups available for purchase a...
Max Payne 3 14 Jun 2012 | 05:00 pm
Above: Max's barber gives him the full Walter White. At first, I wasn't enjoying Max Payne 3 . Too difficult, too regressive, too joyless. And even though those things never really changed, at some...
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier 31 May 2012 | 05:00 pm
I reviewed Ghost Recon: Future Soldier for Paste. It's a fine game, albeit a very familiar one. I couldn't see recommending that somebody make an effort to play this game if they already have anythin...
Diablo III 30 May 2012 | 09:00 pm
Above: My weak-ass dude, CaptainPower. In an ideal world, Diablo III would be terrible. It is cruel of Blizzard to make a decent game whose name lends itself to so many putdowns: Diablows Di...
The middle 29 May 2012 | 09:00 pm
My favorite place to walk in Boston is across the Mass Ave bridge at night. You have a great view of Boston, Cambridge, and the Charles River, all at once. Despite the traffic, it feels quiet and peac...
Flow and transcendence and wheelies 14 May 2012 | 09:00 pm
Above: A rider reaches the fourth stage of enlightenment, sick-ass jumps. Back when Journey was the hotness, I was reading a lot of things about it that didn't match up with my experiences. People ta...
Honor Among Thieves: An overview 8 May 2012 | 09:00 pm
Above: From a higher angle this time! When I decided to make a board game, I had one goal in mind above all else. I wanted to create tension between players' goals and their behavior. I was imagini...
