Category Archives: game culture

Dante’s Inferno: The Wretched

Posted on May 6, 2010 by

Dante: “Where are the others? Why aren’t the other damned down here with me?” Lucifer: “This isn’t their Hell, Dante. It’s yours.” – from Dante’s Inferno Dante’s Inferno is a half-hearted action game that gets caught up in its own … Continue reading →

Posted in action, game culture, reviews, xbox 360 | 3 Comments

The Video Game Demo: advertising catalyst or legitimate demonstration?

Posted on September 21, 2009 by

Within the first fifteen minutes of playing a video game, I can tell if it will be good. I have yet to decide whether this is a useful skill in the context of adult life. Services like Steam and the … Continue reading →

Posted in console gaming, demos, game culture, gaming media, pc gaming, xbox 360 | 6 Comments

Gaming Made Me, Part 2: Critical Mass

Posted on August 7, 2009 by

This is the second part of a two-part series. Read “Part 1: Discovery” I started thinking about writing full length reviews of video games in late 2001. I was still at University. I was going to make a website and … Continue reading →

Posted in 3ps, console gaming, features, fps, game culture, gamecube, gears of war, pc gaming, real time strategy, rpg | 6 Comments

Gaming Made Me, Part 1: Discovery

Posted on July 30, 2009 by

The “Gaming Made Me” series of video game retrospectives started by Rock, Paper, Shotgun came from games industry writers, journalists and the designers that make them. It’s become a kind of collective autobiography sourcing the video games that shaped who … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, features, game culture, pc gaming, real time strategy, rpg, shoegazing | 5 Comments

chasing the shivan dragon

Posted on June 24, 2009 by

Magic: The Gathering is a property that formed the foundation of a tabletop gaming empire for a new generation of gamers, changing the face of a hobby that until then was buried in basements and isolated in musty smelling comic … Continue reading →

Posted in collectible card games, console gaming, game culture, reviews, xbox 360 | 6 Comments

sinking creativity to new depths

Posted on May 15, 2009 by

Now that proper BioShock 2 video previews are circulating instead of scanned magazine covers and wild fan speculation, I can’t help but feel like the gaming public is being duped and they don’t even realize it. Or maybe they don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in fps, game culture, gaming media, pc gaming, rpg, xbox 360 | 3 Comments

the big come down

Posted on January 22, 2009 by

For the last three weeks, I have been completely absorbed by an XBox 360-induced euphoria. Getting this console was both the best and worst decision I made in 2008. As if my current playlist wasn’t big enough, I now have … Continue reading →

Posted in console gaming, game culture, xbox 360 | 3 Comments

Should DRM affect game reviews?

Posted on October 29, 2008 by

I recenly picked up a copy of the December 2008 issue of PC Gamer while waiting at the airport. I haven’t read it since 2004, but it’s not like I have a choice for PC-centric commentary in print now that … Continue reading →

Posted in game culture, gaming media, pc gamer, pc gaming | 5 Comments

Tales of a Scorched Earth: year five-point-five

Posted on October 27, 2008 by

After finishing my tenure at The Cultural Gutter and jumping ship from Game Set Watch after a three-post stint, I threw together a summary of what I had been listening to over the previous year, and then essentially stopped writing. … Continue reading →

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The Long Road Back to Gaming

Posted on June 27, 2007 by

For the last nine months, I have considered myself a non-gamer. Not a reformed gamer, mind you, but someone who just hasn’t had the time to dedicate to playing games or keeping up with the industry. Once again I felt … Continue reading →

Posted in game culture, mmorpgs, the cultural gutter, world of warcraft | 2 Comments