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M-Rated Games Only Make up 5% of All US Releases

Despite what your parents might think, the ESRB says that a mere 5% of all games released during 2010 were rated “M” for ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMarch 15, 2011

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Microsoft Kills the Zune

After a half-decade of wallowing in consumer indifference, Microsoft has finally decided to pull the plug on the Zune. When the Zune media ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMarch 15, 2011

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Brink‘s Lead Writer Tells How to Write a Multiplayer Game

It’s a tough problem to create a nuanced and believable setting in a game that’s really just a series of multiplayer maps and ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMarch 15, 2011

Extra Punctuation

Why Regenerating Health Sucks

Video games are never going to be free of health systems. It’s just an inevitable necessity of the medium. A game is a ...

By Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw Legacy AuthorMarch 15, 2011

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PAX East 2011: Pokemon TCG Expanding to Digital Realm for Free

The free-to-play Pokemon Trading Card Game Online should draw in both new players that want to learn and experienced battlers looking for opponents ...

By Tom Goldman Legacy AuthorMarch 15, 2011

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Pratchett Gives Thumbs Up to Discworld Cop Show

One of the most unique fantasy worlds around is about to get a big infusion of new stories. Sir Terry Pratchett has signed ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorMarch 15, 2011

Reviews

Homefront Review

Homefront really pisses me off. I don’t mean in that controller-throwing, armchair-beating, small-animal-kicking way that the most difficult and frustrating games elicit (although ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorMarch 15, 2011

Critical Miss

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By Grey Carter Legacy AuthorMarch 15, 2011

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No Ordinary Family Stars Hedging Their Bets on Second Season

With the superhero show struggling in the ratings, its stars are already looking for their escape routes. The superhero-themed family show No Ordinary ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorMarch 15, 2011

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Infamous 2 Dev Looking for Beta Tester Creativity

Registrations for Infamous 2’s beta test are now open, albeit only to US residents. Your work could appear in the upcoming open-world superhero/villain ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorMarch 15, 2011

Exploding Barrels

The Princess Problem

It’s one of the oldest stories: A beautiful young woman of noble blood is abducted, incapacitated, or otherwise inconvenienced by some form of ...

By Alfie Simpson Legacy AuthorMarch 15, 2011

Editor's Note

Exploding Barrels

What’s in a cliché? Games get a bad rap for leaning heavily on what we consider tropes like, for example, the exploding barrel. ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorMarch 15, 2011

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