A Streetcar Named Starcraft 2
My current game of choice is a cruel mistress–or perhaps more accurately, it is an abusive slack-jawed husband. I’ve recently been introduced to Starcraft 2, and I just don’t know how to quit it. I...
View ArticleBuy the Game, Take the Ride
A horrible phenomenon I’m sure almost anybody that has spent too much time on one game has experienced is game rage. You know the sensation: yelling obscenities, stopping the game to physically release...
View ArticleVideo Games Made Me Smarter
I enjoy saying that playing video games has made me smarter, but it is not a boast that applies to every gamer. Although it is difficult to pinpoint where the knowledge I’ve acquired from video games...
View ArticleBooze and Bullets
I enjoy playing video games about as much as I enjoy drinking. A sobering fact I have deduced from overlapping these two pastimes is that you should never drink and drive, even the slightest bit drunk....
View ArticleThe Future of Gaming, from a Certain Point of View
Will non-FPS games go the way of silent films? Fred examines the way gaming has been shaped by improvements in technology and compares these advances to the history of cinema.
View ArticleWill Physical Game Media Soon Go the Way of Records?
It's a JRPG for the Saturn. You've probably never heard of it. With digital download sales numbers higher than ever, physical media may soon be heading for specialty stores and the collections of...
View ArticleReal Talk about Real-Time Strategy
Fred teaches us that the best way to learn a new RTS is with a little help from your friends.
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