front page of bitmob!
okay guys! somehow or another i ended up in the community spotlight over on bitmob on the front page! for those of you who don’t know, bitmob is a community driven website were people can post articles, reviews and other such stuff. each week, different articles are taken and highlighted. i just got home from … Read more
Alan Wake, Heavy Rain, and the Art Debate
Its been a long, long time since I’ve written on here and for that I apologize. Going to try to get back more regularly from now on. This article, however, is what I’ve been thinking about lately. Its mostly about the whole video games and art thing, but from a comparative perspective. Hope you like … Read more
best. commercial. ever. period. and it was banned
in all the hype that surrounds the big game, the advertisements get almost as much press as the players and the play itself. the commercials have been, and now will always be, part of the pure ethos of the superbowl itself, inextricably linked from the spectacle of the event–a momentary cult of personality. over at … Read more
the prince of irony: the prince of persia and the illusion of choice
There has been much ink spilt in the last several months over the new Prince of Persia (hereafter POP) from Ubisoft studios. Whether in defense of the game or in detracting from it, it has certainly raised the ire of the video game intelligentsia. On the one hand, the masterful artwork of the game, the … Read more
a requiem for a podcast; the fall of 1up
mea culpa, mea culpa! its been way too long but things have been pretty crazy over the christmas break. i have been absent from these pages for far too long. i want to jump right into the post by giving a brief personal update for those of you who haven’t heard how things are going … Read more
masters….confirmed; final fantasy iii….confirmed
for those of you who actually check this thing out, i have clearly been absent for the last three or so weeks. and with good reason. i had to defend my master’s thesis two days ago and, having been out of the loop of graduate studies for a little while, i was a little bit … Read more
still alive: finding the lines on the mirror’s edge and portal
i’ve thought a couple of times about how i wanted to begin this post and all i can honestly think to say is “wow.” i just finished playing mirror’s edge for the second time and i am smitten. in love. this game is amazing. i absolutely am infatuated with this game. now, i know the … Read more
farcry 2; mirror’s edge; world of warcraft midnight launch
i’ve been playing farcry 2 this past week, but i won’t be finishing it just now as i rented it from gamestop (one of the perks of being an employee! get to take home used games for four days for free!). i also have my copy of mirror’s edge reserved so i’ll be picking that … Read more
subsuming the ego: fallout 3 and the road, by cormac mccarthy
as i recently posted, i have been playing Fallout 3 a great deal lately. Currently, i’ve logged about 20 hours and have leveled up to a 13 (there is a level cap of 20 in the game). one of the things i love about this game is that i have been playing for 20 hours … Read more
influence and derivation; or, dead space and every other game/movie that is slightly scary or set in space
so it has definitely been a little bit longer than i would have liked since i posted last, and chris kindly reminded me that you don’t tell people you are going to do something like this and then not do it. but — mea culpa, mea culpa — i have a had two very good … Read more
