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Game informing, revisited 12 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
Four years ago, I wrote a post called "Game informing," in which I gathered the concluding sentences of several previews from a single issue of Game Informer. I did this because I possess the ability ...
Quiz: The Citizen Kane of games 6 Jun 2013 | 06:00 pm
Which game is being called the Citizen Kane of games? 1. ...not just the finest game that [the developer] has yet crafted and an easy contender for the best game of this console generation, it may al...
Inconsolable 31 May 2013 | 06:00 pm
It was just past 9 on a Friday night. The baby was asleep. My wife was turning in early. Finally, I had a chance to pop in the copy of Tomb Raider that a friend had lent to me. Not to go all sitcom-da...
The Phoenix, to ashes 16 Mar 2013 | 10:15 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, J...
Never-on DRM 6 Mar 2013 | 09:44 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 th...
Maybe violent video games can be harmful. Maybe we should find out. 1 Feb 2013 | 07:00 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 indirect...
Spec Ops: The Line or K-Cup? 27 Jun 2012 | 10:00 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 at K...
Max Payne 3 14 Jun 2012 | 09:00 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 po...
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier 31 May 2012 | 09:00 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 31 May 2012 | 01:00 am
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 Diablah ...
