Tag: EDITORIAL

Of Heroes and Failure: Revisiting The Empire Strikes Back’s Best Scene...

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On the 40th anniversary of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, I take a dive into how it delivers on one of the most...

The Pirates of the Caribbean Franchise’s Biggest Hurdle is Jack Sparrow

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With the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise taking up the limelight at the moment, I take a look at how the central character became...

Changes We’d Like in the PlayStation 5: Fixing Online Only Trophies

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While the impending release of the next-generation is always exciting, there are some improvements we'd love to see. Today, we're talking about trophies. PS5...

Oddworld’s Munch Deserves Another Chance at the Spotlight

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The Oddworld franchise is filled with interesting characters and themes, but we make the case for why Munch deserves another chance to shine. With Oddworld:...

Playing ‘Till the Cows Come Home: Why Stardew Valley is the...

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When asked to consider what I feel my “game of the decade” is I had to truly scour my brain — delving deep into...

The Last of Us is Still the Perfect Halloween Horror Game

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With Halloween upon us, I decided to take a look back at Naughty Dog's The Last of Us and how it manages to be...

We Need More Films Like The Beach Bum

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As we approach the Summer Movie Season and the various blockbusters it brings, we take a look at why The Beach Bum is exactly...

The Reality of Video Game Remakes & The Industry’s Long Love...

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Take a peak around any gaming community these days and you’ll find complaints in abundance about the recent trend of video game remakes/ports to new consoles. I hate to break it to you, but it’s not a new trend.  Let’s talk about the history of gaming remakes and why they serve a more important purpose than pissing off people. 

Games We Can’t Stop Playing: Harvest Moon

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The Harvest Moon series, known in Japan as Bokujo Monogatari, has been capturing the hearts of its fans with its simplistic gameplay style for nearly twenty years. The series originally launched on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1996 and fans have been losing their lives to the time sink that is Harvest Moon ever since.

Game Making: Common Indie Dev Woes and How Best to Avoid...

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Indie game studios are popping up all over the world. From freshly graduated student teams, to game industry vet collaborations. From the one-man-band to the massive orchestra. Kickstarter campaigns here, Greenlight proposals there, in a constant battle to get a game noticed.  As a gamer and someone with an avid interest in the Indie games industry, I have noticed patterns and trends settling into successful and not so successful Indie studios. Here I will attempt to identify recurring problems and mistakes new Indie studios make, and offer the best medicine I can muster.

Hasbro Reveals New Figures Based on Classic Timothy Zahn Novel!

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The final "Imperial March" reveal from Hasbro brings some iconic characters from the Thrawn Trilogy to the Black Series line for the first time!...

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