What a week. Good stories. See below.
Nintendo Explains Microtransactions In The Most Nintendo Way Possible – Am I allowed to start with one of mine? Yes? Not a complex post, but I’m always delighted when we can do something interesting about a game people weren’t talking about. In this case, a little 3DS crane game says a lot about how Nintendo approaches a key aspect of modern gaming
Call Of Duty: Black Ops III: The Kotaku Review – An entertaining review by Mike, who assesses the strange sum of some very good parts.
This Dragon’s Crown Statue Is Freaking Me Out – We are forever trying to find the right tone to cover game culture’s visual absurdities. Patrick nailed it here.
For Two Months, All I Played Was Destiny. I’m Taking A Step Back – Kirk figures out why he’s playing
I Hate My Shitty PSN Name – A good piece from that nerd idpl_mal
The New Tomb Raider Made Me Think About Going Back to Church – Evan deftly discussing the surprising use of religion in Lara Croft’s new game
Card Games Are Invading Your Video Games – Luke spots a trend and explains what it’s all about
That’s more than five! Whatever. I didn’t even get to Patricia’s terrific day–by–day Fallout 4 coverage. (And Brian’s Fallout face–coverage as well.)
Best headline: It’s Always Fun To Stop Shooting And Let Call Of Duty Play Itself
Best GIF (which is so much better if you know the back-story)
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