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UncategorizedThe Kotaku Mixtape Vol 8: Metal
If the goal of your game is to make your player feel like a badass, you can’t really go wrong with good old-fashioned metal. Nothing beats it. Don’t get me wrong, you can still screw it up, but If I had my way, there’d be far fewer sweeping orchestras and more Slayer in games. Because,…
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International Dota 2 Championships to be Held During PAX Prime, Says Valve
The International Dota 2 Championships will be held during this year’s Penny Arcade Expo, Aug 31 to Sept. 2, the organizer and Dota 2 publisher Valve just announced. The International launched last year in Cologne, Germany during Gamescom. On the Dota 2 blog Valve confirmed that the teams DK and Na’Vi (the defending champion) are…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
My New Philosophy of Video Game Pitching Comes From a Pitcher Who Makes Video Games
After shaking off a line drive to the face, I finished out my rookie minor league year in MLB 12 The Show‘s Road to the Show with an unblemished record, 10-0 in about 16 starts at two classifications. The team still lost games I started but, somehow, they managed to at least get me out…
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UncategorizedNCAA Football‘s Dynasty is Back in Action—but First, Here’s Rece Davis with an Update
Career modes in sports video games do a superb job of helping you create the story of a single team or a player. Where even the best ones fall short is in making you feel part of something larger. Players are forced to hunt through menus for results and standings, and even then, it’s hard…
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