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Jason Schreier
jschreier
News editor. Author of Blood, Sweat, and Pixels.

Yes, we’re going to do a spoilercast, but not for another month or two so everyone’s had time to finish the game. Maybe after E3. Read more

The video game industry tends to emphasize studio names, but the Bungie of 2017 is very different than the Bungie of 2004, and it’s important for gamers to be aware of that rather than blindly buying into marketing hype. I’m not trying to argue that one incarnation of Bungie is better or worse than another; I’m just Read more

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I’d guess they’re making it free so people can download, play it, and realize “wow this game is great but it looks like shit - I should just wait for the remaster!” No reason not to get it now as a demo of sorts. Read more

I thought it was called mipping, or mipmapping? Is that a different process? Read more

Yes! But I’m highlighting this game (and, specifically, this documentary) here. Read more

I am disappointed in myself for not learning she was Millium until after we recorded this. Read more

Right, and the problem there is bad writing, not the fact that BioWare wanted to put a trans character in their game. Read more

Three thoughts, which are all able to co-exist quite nicely in my head: Read more

Yeah, I’m playing on the final version. It’s got more than a few weird bugs and finicky problems, unfortunately. The game’s scope and scale are extremely impressive considering how small their team was, but bugs are bugs. Read more

Just like Final Fantasy, each story is self-contained with very loose connections that you don’t need to know anything about. Read more

Actually, I think it shows you the 3D version on top/retro version on bottom just for the opening section, then lets you choose. Read more

Having the amount of perseverance necessary to get through a task this long and tedious without giving up is rare. And impressive. Read more