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Tag: video games

  • Bringing Positivity Back Into the Gaming Community

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    Today I read a disheartening IGN article — it’s all over the Internet on other sites, too — that got me thinking. It talks about former BioWare developer Trent Oster stating that one likely reason behind Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka leaving BioWare and the video game industry may well have been the negative fan reactions…

  • My Skyrim Puppy and Other Video Game Pets

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    Maybe it was those Tamagotchi pets I had when I was a kid, but I just love having a pet in a video game. There’s something so comforting about having a loyal companion by my side to take away some of the stress of battling all those in-game enemies. That’s why I wrote an article about…

  • Are Sandbox Games More “Addictive” Than Linear Games?

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    I like good stories in video games… and vivid characters, and all those rich goodies that make me feel like video games are the equivalent of films and books in making artistic statements and providing emotional impact. For all its size and beauty, Elder Scrolls: Skyrim has pretty much none of these. But last week I started…