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Tag: on the ball

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On the Ball

On the Ball: Man Versus Machine

It’s officially StarCraft week at The Escapist, which means that in addition to clocking a couple hours each night with the StarCraft II ...
By Jordan Deam Legacy AuthorApril 7, 2010
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On the Ball: Out Of Control

It’s easy to take it for granted that you’re a gamer. Over the years, you’ve probably spent tens of thousands of hours mastering ...
By Jordan Deam Legacy AuthorMarch 31, 2010
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On the Ball: AAA Extinction

God of War III is a special kind of spectacle. Plowing through it in a couple unbroken four-hour sessions last week, I experienced ...
By Jordan Deam Legacy AuthorMarch 24, 2010
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On the Ball: Like God of War, But ?

Game journalists love their shorthand when it comes to describing games. Take the classic example of “X game meets Y game.” Fallout meets ...
By Jordan Deam Legacy AuthorMarch 17, 2010
On the Ball

On the Ball: Two Shooters Enter ?

This is the main event, folks. Last week, one of the world’s biggest publishers of electronic entertainment, Electronic Arts, released a game that ...
By Jordan Deam Legacy AuthorMarch 10, 2010
On the Ball

On the Ball: To Infinity Ward and Beyond

Let’s face it: In games journalism, there aren’t too many opportunities for real reporting. It’s relatively easy for games journalists to share their ...
By Jordan Deam Legacy AuthorMarch 3, 2010
On the Ball

On the Ball: A Shoddy (Star)Craftsman

“Hi. My name is Jordan, and I’m a recovering Command & Conquer player.” That’s how I’d introduce myself to each of my StarCraft ...
By Jordan Deam Legacy AuthorFebruary 24, 2010
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On the Ball: Teabagging in Rapture

Count me as an early skeptic of BioShock 2‘s “Rapture Civil War” multiplayer mode. When 2K announced it at E3 last year, I ...
By Jordan Deam Legacy AuthorFebruary 17, 2010
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On the Ball: Scanning, for Fun and Profit

This article contains potentially significant spoilers about Mass Effect 2. Read at your own risk. After about 24 hours of play in the ...
By Jordan Deam Legacy AuthorFebruary 10, 2010
On the Ball

On The Ball: A Little More Conversation, A Little Less Action

I’m no iconoclast. Unlike a certain other Escapist editor, I barely managed to go a full week before caving to the hype and ...
By Jordan Deam Legacy AuthorFebruary 3, 2010
On the Ball

On The Ball: So Indie It Hurts

Since this week is The Escapist‘s Indie Developer Showcase, I’ve been thinking a lot about indie games and the people who make them. ...
By Jordan Deam Legacy AuthorJanuary 28, 2010
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On The Ball: Pimping Bayonetta

Where do you draw the line between fan-service and creative expression, between marketing ploy and genuine artistic statement, between pandering and just playing ...
By Jordan Deam Legacy AuthorJanuary 20, 2010
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