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Chris Dahlen Legacy Author
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    Editor's Choice

    The Open Source Canon

    To hear Troy Hewitt, a writer and community event manager, tell it, The Matrix Online, Warner Bros.’ ill-fated attempt at an MMOG, wasn’t ...
    By Chris Dahlen Legacy AuthorJuly 31, 2007
    Edu-Gaming

    Playing to the Test

    Nothing can judge you better than a videogame. You spend hours or tens of hours feeding information into a system that gauges your ...
    By Chris Dahlen Legacy AuthorAugust 22, 2006
    2020 Redux

    This One’s For You, Coach

    I’m not a great gamer; I don’t have much hand-eye coordination; I’m terrible in a deathmatch; I make the same mistakes over and ...
    By Chris Dahlen Legacy AuthorJuly 11, 2006
    Rated M for Mature

    Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me

    I remember playing Planescape: Torment, the cult classic roleplaying game from Black Isle, a few years back. The game matches you with a ...
    By Chris Dahlen Legacy AuthorMay 2, 2006
    What's in a Game?

    A-A-B-A-A-A- CRAP!

    If you can walk, you can dance. Or, at least, you can pogo. Dance enthusiasts tell every novice they can learn if they ...
    By Chris Dahlen Legacy AuthorMarch 21, 2006
    Method Gamers

    I Enjoy Playing a Girl

    About half of the women you see in World of Warcraft are actually played by men. Nick Yee’s Daedalus Project came up with ...
    By Chris Dahlen Legacy AuthorJanuary 31, 2006
    Classical Studies

    Planescape: Torment

    Planescape: Torment was doomed to be a cult classic. Combine the unique and often disturbing setting, the cabal of antiheroes that follow you ...
    By Chris Dahlen Legacy AuthorAugust 23, 2005
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