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Old Is New: This Year’s Best Games Are All About The Classics
This fall, we’ve been getting the best sort of déja vu. From Dishonored to XCOM, many of the best games of the fall have learned from past classics and reworked them into smart, satisfying, fresh-feeling games. Is this new appreciation for 90′s classics a trend, or an anomaly? What exactly does “old-school” mean? Does the future of gaming depend on this current crop selling well? Is Mitt Romney actually a giant spider?
Why We Love Stealth Games
There’s just something special about games that make you sneak. The push, the pull, the contemplative pause… and the rush of action. We’ve been spending the last week playing one of the most enjoyable stealth games in recent memory, and so we thought we’d take a closer look at the genre. What makes sneaking so much fun? What do we look for in a game about stealth? Is Metal Gear Solid about the sneaking, or is it about everything else? Short version: Why do we love stealth games so much?
Which TV Shows Would Make The Best Video Games?
If you like video games, there’s a good chance that you like TV shows. But which TV shows would make for the best video games? Is there anything that video games could learn from TV shows? Would some shows be better if you could watch them from within a game? And when the heck are they going to make The West Wing into an educational game?
Should Video Game Fans Care More About Sports?
Sometimes it feels like gaming has two camps: Those who play sports games, and those who don’t. It’s not unlike the jocks and nerds in high school, really. Could non-sports gamers find something to love in sports games? Should Mass Effect players give Madden a shot? How do sports tell stories, and how are story-based games like sports? And what would a Friday Night Lights video game look like?
Why Do We Love StarCraft II More Than Diablo III?
For this week’s Burning Questions, Kirk and Jason talk about Blizzard games, specifically Diablo III and StarCraft II. Which game do they like better? Do the two games compliment one another? Why is pro-level StarCraft so fun to watch? What would it be like to live in a house made by Blizzard? Is “Eight Legged Freaks” the funniest hyphen-omission in cinematic history?
Can Nintendo Convince Us To Care About The Wii U?
For this week’s Burning Questions, Jason and Kirk return from E3 to talk about their impressions of Nintendo’s next big console. What kinds of new games will the Wii U make possible? What will it take for the Wii U to be a success for gamers? Why the hell can’t any company but Microsoft make an easy-to-use gaming network? What’s the story with Carl’s Jr., anyway?
Which Video Game Controller Is Best?
For this week’s Burning Questions, Jason and Kirk talk about video game controllers. Which controller is better, Xbox or PlayStation? What do touchscreens like the Wii U and the Vita hold for the future? Is the Kinect good for anything? What is the difference between “Effect” and “Affect”?
Why Aren’t Games More Compatible With My Social Life?
For this week’s Burning Questions, Jason and Kirk look at how gaming impacts their everyday life. Why is it so hard to maintain a social life and play games? Is there something about some games that is simply incompatible with being social? What games do we like to share with people, and what games do we play alone? Will Kirk ever get a date?
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