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The Blur Between Cinema and Gaming: Alan Wake, Heavy Rain

February 5, 2010

In 1997, the greatest game ever created was released.  One of the most interesting things about it was the story.  I was introduced to a fantastic world with characters I immediately bonded with.  And there were cut scenes.  And in 1997, those cut scenes were unlike anything I had ever seen in gaming.  More than [...]

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Amazon likes video games and Alexander Hamilton

January 27, 2010

This is hot off the press:  Amazon.com is giving a ten-dollar credit when you purchase Mass Effect 2.  If you haven’t heard, it’s received an overall 96 rating on the Xbox Console.  That means it’s amazing.

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Who’s Who in Street Fighter 4 Online play

January 21, 2010

I have an addiction to Street Fighter 4.  I throw Shoryukens at random people in the grocery store.  I practice EX dash cancels outside, pretending I glow gold and inkblots materialize from my sweat glands.   See what I mean?  My favorite part of the addiction:  pwning online.  But I’ve come to notice, from both ranked [...]

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Hollywood’s Proposal to the Gaming World, and Why that’s a Problem

January 19, 2010

It seems here at Gamer Road, we’re pretty big on film adaptations of games.  I encourage you to check out the articles by David Stephens and Philon before coming back.  But come back.  Technology has so vastly improved, both with films and with videogames, that a legitimate crossover was bound to happen.  And yes, there [...]

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