The Zone of Influence: How Paratext Can Change Our Experience With Games

Guest writer tomcat explores how a game's paratext can be creatively used to enhance our affection for a game's developer or our experience of the game itself. In the study of literature, we frequently talk about paratext. The paratext comprises all...

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House of Horrors: Alan Wake

I don't really see the difference between horror or thriller actually. When selecting movies, if I want my adrenaline to pump, I'll frequently choose either horror, thriller, or suspense. The hero can get really badly effed up even if he/she can't...

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Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen - Undead Dragon Gameplay Movie

GameSpot's Jonathan catches up with Kento Kinoshita and Minae Matsukawa and talk about the new things in the upcoming Dragon's Dogma expansion, the main game's ending, parallels between this and Monster Hunter, and even tidbits on Monster Hunter 4's...

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Surgeon Simulator 2013 Review

"Perform a heart transplant." These are the words that greet you at the beginning of Surgeon Simulator 2013. Beyond that, there are no instructions to speak of: it's just you, a table full of surgical instruments, and a patient whose life you hold in...

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Nordic Games gets Darksiders, Red Faction

The auction results for bankrupt publisher THQ's remaining assets have been published, with Nordic Games taking the Darksiders, Red Faction, and MX vs. ATV franchises for $4.9 million. The publisher also scored the Destroy all Humans!, Summoner, and...

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BioShock Infinite: Baptism of the Human Heart

Youth pastor Ashley Dusenbery offers his personal perspective on the use of baptism in BioShock Infinite. SPOILER WARNING: If you haven't finished BioShock Infinite and don't want to know what happens, don't read this article. Nothing in BioShock Infinite...

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Gaming Meme History - You Must Construct Additional Zerg Rushes

Yay, I got my Gaming Meme History fix; thanks, Jess! I think Sinistar would be a great meme to cover.  : )  "I AM SINISTAR." and "BEWARE, I LIVE!" and "RUN, COWARD!" and "I HUNGER!" ...Damn, I can't believe no one's made a new Sinistar...

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AU ShippinÂ’ Out April 22-26: Dead Island: Riptide

First-person shooter Dead Island: Riptide was met with controversy for its Zombie Bait Edition last year, but that won't stop the game from shuffling onto Aussie shelves this week. The game picks up after the events of the original Dead Island, with...

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ShootMania Storm - Video Review

This week we check out Age of Empires II HD, Age of Wushu, ShootMania Storm, Halo 4: Castle Map Pack and Guacamelee! Beats provided by DJ Vinroc: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/dj-vinroc/id120161502 Posted Apr 5, 2013 | 2:14 | 18,872...

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ShootMania Storm Review

Accuracy. Speed. The ability to act on pure instinct. These are the qualities needed by gladiators in the bloodless arena games of ShootMania Storm. In this multiplayer-only competitive shooter, you move very quickly, and every hit counts. Its movement...

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Firefall goes open beta this July

April 18, 2013 5:54PM PDT Closed beta updates planned for May and July to wrap up game's major milestones. In a few months, the currently-in-closed-beta sci-fi shooter Firefall will finally be playable for the public. Red 5 Studios...

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Motocross Madness Review

The latest incarnation of Motocross Madness has its share of visual surprises scattered across its Egyptian, Australian, and Icelandic vistas, but none leaves so great an impression as a daredevil in the Elite Knight armor from Dark Souls flipping his...

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Defiance Review

Defiance is a difficult game to wrap your head around. That's not because it's all that complicated, but rather because it's just so much fun, even though none of the elements are done particularly well. Defiance is a massively multiplayer shooter in...

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Age of Empires II HD Edition Review

The appeal of Age of Empires II: HD Edition is readily apparent. After all, the original Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings and its expansion are so beloved that there is still a healthy modding and multiplayer community devoted to the game. This is...

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The B-List - Vanquish

@EvilShabazz It's a lot faster, it keeps you low to the ground, you can enter slo-mo mode when sliding, you can boost kick out of slide and then enter slo-mo while you fall, you can throw grenades like nothing coming out of slide, and you can roll...

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Top 5 Skyrim Mods of the Week - Zombie Nicolas Cage Attack

Skyrim meets Westeros in this special episode of Top 5 Skyrim Mods of the Week. Robert Baratheon teams up with Benjen Stark to kill Lannisters, before adventuring with Tyrion and direwolf chum Shaggy Dog. Naturally it all ends in...

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If the Rumors Are True: 5 Reasons the Next Xbox Will Fail

Is the writing on the wall for the next generation's Xbox? Here are five rumors that could spell doom should they prove true. The battle has begun. As developers begin to squeeze the dying pixels from a fading era of consoles, the inevitable cold war...

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Top 5 Skyrim Mods of the Week - Zombie Nicolas Cage Attack

Skyrim meets Westeros in this special episode of Top 5 Skyrim Mods of the Week. Robert Baratheon teams up with Benjen Stark to kill Lannisters, before adventuring with Tyrion and direwolf chum Shaggy Dog. Naturally it all ends in...

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Top Five Skyrim Mods of the Week - Zombies vs. Nicolas Cage

April 13, 2013 9:00AM PDT In this weeks Top 5 Skyrim Mods, Cam and Seb run into good buddy Nicolas Cage. Hilarity ensues. Also, there are zombies. By Sarah Lynch, Associate Producer When not busy curating her novelty t-shirt collection,...

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GS News - Xbox 720 launching with Ryse and new Forza

Save big with Black Fridays, brought to you by Amazon.com, a new live weekly show that hooks you up with exclusive gaming deals. This week's lineup includes an exclusive offer on Kingdoms of Amalur! Offers only valid in the US. Posted Nov 2, 2012 |...

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Slender: The Arrival - Now Playing

@nuno999 @Saketume @ROEG-GAMER  And also, just to clarify, I've been a sub since 2006, my account was created in 2005. So I'm not just saying that the site has been annoying always, because that wasn't always the case... Love you guys,...

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GS News - EA named 'Worst Company In America' ...again

Please mention in the description they're the Madden publisher first and foremost. The NFL monopoly EA has on the football gaming industry is deplorable. EA has failed to innovate Madden year after year, stretching its rudimentary outdated engine beyond...

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GS News: Skyrim, Gears of War: Judgment updated

Skyrim meets Westeros in this special episode of Top 5 Skyrim Mods of the Week. Robert Baratheon teams up with Benjen Stark to kill Lannisters, before adventuring with Tyrion and direwolf chum Shaggy Dog. Naturally it all ends in...

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Featured Blog: Why Tomb Raider Failed as a Reboot

April 7, 2013 11:00AM PDT By Featured Blogger biggest_loser Lara is a vaguely established character in other games, and for this reboot we were told that this game would redefine her. But did it really? Editor's Note: This is part of an...

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Subscription-based Xbox 720 priced at $300, with $500 standard model?

Noted Windows blogger Paul Thurrott has claimed during the latest What The Tech episode (via NeoGAF) that the Xbox 720 will launch in November beginning at $300 for a subscription-based model. A standard model will sell for around $500, he said. He...

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BioShock Infinite - Gun Show

Lol, so damn funny. I agree about Elizabeth having one hell of an arm- one time she tossed me a Carbine from like fifty feet away. And other times I press the button to turn and she's standing right behind or next to me and gives me a hell of a shock....

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Call of Duty Championship 2013: Day 1 Wrap Up

On the eve of the Call of Duty Championships, we speak to Call of Duty captains from Australia's Team Immunity, Mindfreak eSports and Avant Garde about their style of play, the Australian eSports scene and more! Posted Apr 4, 2013 | 7:34 | 1,368 Views...

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Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity Review

The genre of game known as "roguelike" has traditionally been something of a tough sell to the mass market. Typical elements of these games, such as procedurally generated areas and the loss of valuable items and experience upon (often quite common)...

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Morhaime: The time is right to level-up StarCraft II as an eSport.

Blizzard cofounder Mike Morhaime says StarCraft II growth outside Korea has been a "big surprise." Blizzard cofounder Mike Morhaime believes that the time is right to level-up StarCraft II as an eSport. In a new interview with GameSpot, the industry...

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Blizzard unveils revamped $1.6 million 2013 StarCraft II tournament season

Today at a press conference in South Korea, Blizzard Entertainment announced a revamp to its StarCraft II World Championship Series which debuted last year, working with partners to create three equal and parallel leagues in North America, Europe, and...

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