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I recently reactivated my World of Warcraft account for a month’s time in part because I wanted to re-live my former days as a healer (I play a Tauren shaman on the Kil’Jaeden realm), but also because I wanted to see the new level 60-to-70 content that was added in the Burning Crusade expansion. [...]
The remaining half of this year should prove to be a groundbreaking season for the gaming industry. For anyone who doesn’t follow the news (I recommend Gaming Today), the months between now and the holiday season will see the release of what should be genre-defining, genre-blending, or genre-innovating titles (Alex crosses his fingers). [...]
I haven’t played a video game seriously in about a year. And by seriously, I don’t just mean picking up a controller at a friend’s house to test-drive a brand new title. At the very least, a serious gaming spree involves a few hours of devoted playtime over the course of a week [...]
When we play video games, we tend not to think too much of the random violence and idiocy that characterizes our virtual worlds. That, or we think it’s hilarious. We think it’s kind of funny when we fail to make the same stupid jump over and over again and land ourselves in totally ridiculous-looking black holes that have no business being there or anywhere at all.
There is a general feeling in the air that playing video games is wrong, bad, and all together self-depreciating. While the misconception finds its roots in the prejudices of more conservative parents who suck at everything, it’s now become a pretty popular belief with grounding in all sorts of social circles. Admittedly, things were [...]