Why the Digitalisation of Games is Not So Great
Tim is going through what we as gamers sign, when we install Steam, Origin or any other account system. What has he uncovered? Is the digital age all that its hyped up to be?
Archive for Rants
I want my ending! The Mass Effect 3 Controversy
Tim tries to break down the two main argument for the Mass Effect 3 ending controversy, and to get a proper discussion going. Read on and chime in.
Through the Looking Glass…
Games, literature and philosophy… What does have withered away old men with their long gone books have to do with games? Well, probably far more then we would think at first glance. What, by the name of Valhalla, is Tim talking about? Read on, read on!
The Milk’s Gone Bad – When Online Passes Expire
You’re probably thinking to yourself that the sun is going to rise tomorrow and that Online Passes couldn’t get anymore annoying than they already are. You’d think these are simple facts; certainties that can be relied upon with the same dutiful consistency as gravity.
Well, punch yourself in the taint, because you’re wrong….
The Cake Really is a Lie
Valve writer Erik Wolpaw has had too much cake, and like any little boy with a sugar-induced tummy ache, he’s letting everyone know.
As one of the primary writers of Portal, Wolpaw told Gamasutra he’s fed up with the amount of three-year-old jokes spawned by his genius literary and gaming…
RANT: Discussing the iPad's Potential
Several weeks after the announcement of Apple’s new iPad there has been a lot of talk regarding the presence of the new device and how it will impact the gaming industry (if at all). Some sites have gone so far as to blatantly make fun of the device (not that it doesn’t necessarily…
RANT: Discussing the iPad’s Potential
Several weeks after the announcement of Apple’s new iPad there has been a lot of talk regarding the presence of the new device and how it will impact the gaming industry (if at all). Some sites have gone so far as to blatantly make fun of the device (not that it doesn’t necessarily…
RANT: Is Mass Effect More "Film" Than "Game"?
Anticipation/hype for BioWare’s Mass Effect 2 is hitting an all-time high right now as we near the game’s release in just a few short weeks. Counting myself among the pumped, I noticed an interesting story over on Joystiq (via IGN) where Mass Effect Project Manager Casey Hudson went on the record…
RANT: Is Mass Effect More “Film” Than “Game”?
Anticipation/hype for BioWare’s Mass Effect 2 is hitting an all-time high right now as we near the game’s release in just a few short weeks. Counting myself among the pumped, I noticed an interesting story over on Joystiq (via IGN) where Mass Effect Project Manager Casey Hudson went on the record…
RANT: WHERE’S THE LOVE?!
My fellow Axeheads, today I am taking time out of my assignment filled week to bring an issue to light that needs to be address…..hate. No I’m not talking about kitten punters or the angry neighbor who yells at kids from his porch. I’m talking about gaming discrimination, the hate that gets spread…
