I’ve got part III of my Windows 8 series pretty much buttoned up, but figured I’d get this in before I get to my final thoughts on the OS. Today I logged into World of Warcraft after a long while, and…
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Death, Taxes, and Diablo III
As I have spent the majority of my 30 years in the Philadelphia area, it’s only appropriate that I start with some words from the greatest Philadelphian in history, Benjamin Franklin. He did a lot of great things, mainly illustrating…
Diablo III and “Always On” DRM
[Article first published as Diablo III and “Always On” DRM on Blogcritics.] Over time, publishers have resorted to multiple methods of enforcing digital rights management (DRM) on many forms of media, but it started with games. Of course this had its humble beginnings…
Capcom Producer Admonishes Street Fighter x Tekken Players for Hacking On-Disc DLC
[Article first published as Capcom Producer Admonishes Street Fighter x Tekken Players for Hacking On-Disc DLC on Blogcritics.] I remember that there once existed a time when gamers had to accomplish a feat to unlock additional content for a game. This was especially true…
Why I was Done with Soul Calibur V in a Month
[Article first published as Why I Was Done with Soul Calibur V in a Month on Blogcritics.] I was seriously looking forward to Soul Calibur V before its release last month. I’ve been a huge fan of the Soul series since their first entry (not counting Soul Edge), and…
Call of Duty: Black Ops Awarded “Best Video Game Ending” World Record, “Shenanigans” Called Worldwide
[Article first published as Call of Duty: Black Ops Awarded “Best Video Game Ending” World Record, “Shenanigans” Called Worldwide on Blogcritics.] I found some interesting information the other day. Unbeknownst to me, Guinness (the record book people, not the beer people) have been…
91. Documentary Mistakes Gameplay Video as Footage of Real Terrorism
[Article first published as Documentary Mistakes Gameplay Video as Footage of Real Terrorism on Blogcritics.] I write a lot about the evolution of videogames from the primitive game we know and love as PONG to their being nothing short of a form of art. Games now…
88. Aggresive Behavior and Video Games – More Darwin than Bloody Violence?
[Article first published as Aggresive Behavior and Videogames – More Darwin than Bloody Violence? on Blogcritics.] The effect videogames have on the human mind has been thoroughly and widely argued for years. And that argument rests solely on one seemingly central focus:…
83. World of Warcraft and Add-ons: the Fall of a Purist
[Article first published as World of Warcraft Add-Ons – the Fall of a Purist on Blogcritics.] Now if any of you read this with any sort of regularity, you’ll know that I play World of Warcraft. Until recently, I may…
