Dennis C. Scimeca Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Who Put The CCG In Mass Effect 3?

Shooter multiplayer modes live or die by two things: partners and options. The importance of having partners varies from game to game. Someone ...

By Dennis C. Scimeca Legacy AuthorJune 1, 2012

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EA Pulls A Fast One WIth Battlefield 3

Imagine you joined a club that provided facilities and officials for any team sport you wanted to play with your friends. If you ...

By Dennis C. Scimeca Legacy AuthorMay 18, 2012

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Microsoft?s New Deal

On May 7th, Microsoft began a pilot program at Microsoft Stores in the United States to offer the Xbox 360 Slim with a ...

By Dennis C. Scimeca Legacy AuthorMay 11, 2012

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It’s Okay To Be Dumb

Why does it need to be said that videogames are dumb, as journalist Taylor Clark insists? Clark says he wants to “splash some ...

By Dennis C. Scimeca Legacy AuthorMay 4, 2012

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The Challenge of Popularizing eSports

While competitive videogaming, also known as eSports, is decidedly popular outside of the United States, the growth of eSports in America has occurred ...

By Dennis C. Scimeca Legacy AuthorMay 1, 2012

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Journey Is A Mirror

Journey does not demand cooperation, as it can be completed solo, but the cooperative jump mechanic is central to understanding this game. I ...

By Dennis C. Scimeca Legacy AuthorApril 16, 2012

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Who Really Owns Mass Effect 3?

This article contains spoilers for Mass Effect 3. The question of ownership is central to understanding the controversy over Mass Effect 3‘s ending. ...

By Dennis C. Scimeca Legacy AuthorMarch 30, 2012

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I Shouldn’t Have Feared The Reapers

(Warning: Spoilers for the first half of Mass Effect 3) Western role-playing games may have overarching plots that drive their quest structure, but ...

By Dennis C. Scimeca Legacy AuthorMarch 22, 2012

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Falling In Love At GDC

The Game Developers Conference is first and foremost about discussion and celebration of the science and art of videogames. The product reveals and ...

By Dennis C. Scimeca Legacy AuthorMarch 15, 2012

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Killzone 3 Free-To-Play?s Most Important Lesson

On February 28th, Killzone 3‘s multiplayer mode went free-to-play on Sony Entertainment Network. I’m shocked it took a publisher this long to offer ...

By Dennis C. Scimeca Legacy AuthorMarch 1, 2012

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Dear Esther Is Beautifully Ordinary

Dear Esther is a Half-Life 2 mod that was released for distribution in 2008, and re-released last week as a commercial product on ...

By Dennis C. Scimeca Legacy AuthorFebruary 23, 2012

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David Jaffe, David Cage and Videogame Stories

Last week at the DICE summit in Las Vegas, David Jaffe delivered a talk in which he argued that videogames shouldn’t attempt to ...

By Dennis C. Scimeca Legacy AuthorFebruary 16, 2012

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