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  • (Why I Hate) Minecraft On Steroids…

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    I hated it.

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    I hate Minecraft. I know, I know...some of you are probably wondering about all those blogs I posted about the game where I gush about how amazing it is while claiming it's one of the greatest games of this generation for its brilliant design and... More
  • Annual Game Informer Online Blogging Statistics For 2012…

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    Reporting Period

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    With the end of the calendar year it's time for the annual Game Informer Online blogging statistics report to be compiled and published. First and foremost, the data collected in this blog is not officially collected, compiled or representative of... More
  • Why Steam Box Is The Biggest News This Year…

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    TIMING

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    The night before last as I was finishing up a blog and preparing to go play when I checked Game Informer's front page news and was shocked to discover an article about the Valve and Xi3 cooperative effort to produce what is being called the Steam... More
  • Member Herding Contest For January…

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    Three birds, one blog.

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    I'm trying to kill not two but three birds with one blog tonight. First, I got all wrapped up playing Minecraft because I thought tonight's blog was pretty much ready to post, but when I tucked Steve in bed for the night and powered up my laptop... More
  • Video Game Jargon…

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    jar·gon

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    There are words in the English language that I like and others I try to use sparingly. Jargon is one of those words I don't really like and try to never use. Unfortunately, sometimes it's just appropriate and must be used. Oh sure, I could use... More
  • 1001 Video Games, Number 1 – 5…

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    First up, the 1970s.

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    There seems to be a trend regarding books listing 1,001 things you should experience before you die. I've seen them for books you should read, movies you should watch, songs you should listen to, places you should visit and even beers you must taste... More
  • Love ‘Em Or Hate ‘Em, GameStop Is Clever…

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    Some people like GameStop...and some people don't.

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    Last night, I was in a bad spot. It was later in the evening and I was all alone. I thought I could resist the urge I was feeling, but I just couldn't. There was a GameStop right there...calling to me. Still reeling from the post-holiday influx of... More
  • The Reemergence Of Classic Gaming Systems…

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    Ah, nostalgia. Such an amazing feeling.

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    I've always been aware of the movement to preserve classing gaming by crafty coders who have created emulators and ROMS for virtually every system and for every game, at least for those released over the past couple of decades. Personally, I've... More
  • Little Moments In Big Games (2012)…

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    Spec Ops The Line

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    Like many of you, I played a handful of great games last year, but honestly I couldn't tell you a play by play account of each of them. The endings, perhaps. I wish, well I wish for a lot of things, but I sometimes I wish that I remembered every little... More
  • What Far Cry 3 Has Taught Me (So Far)…

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    Speaking of commandeer...consider the following:

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    Honestly, after a mostly dismal experience with Far Cry 2 (the game was beautiful but I abandoned the game early on because of the lackluster story) I wasn't really tracking Far Cry 3 on my RADAR, until I got an insider tip that the game was awesome... More
  • Welcome (Back) To The GIO Blogging Community…

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    Here's to 2013 - let the blogging begin.

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    If you were here this time last year then you might recall I posted a blog very much like this one, and the truth is I'm going to borrow a lot of content from that blog because it is still applicable. Last year was a great year for the blogging community... More
  • Ushering In A New Year: Saint's Resolutions And Predictions For 2013…

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    RESOLUTIONS

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    New Year's Day is a mere few hours away and as I put the finishing touches on this blog, I consider for just a moment what 2013 is going to be like for my family and me. It will be a year of change and with change comes a certain amount of stress... More