War is Not a Game
Do you want to know what war is? It is a 19-year-old kid who is drafted by his government to serve in a war he doesn’t understand.
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August 11, 2012
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Dragon Age: Warden vs. Champion
By: Ashley Wrigley After the huge success of Dragon Age: Origins—a game worthy of the rarely deemed description of 100% perfect—the anticipation for Dragon Age 2 was barely containable. The game trailer was officially categorized under “epic” as Origins’ “Sacred Ashes” trailer had. In case you never saw either,…
April 10, 2011
Mass Effect
By: Ashley Wrigley Take a moment to consider any emotionally intense film you’ve ever seen. Think of the war movies like We Were Soldiers and Saving Private Ryan and how they made you feel when the credits rolled. Think of Lord of the Rings, Blow, and Dark Knight. Like…
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March 12, 2011
Bioware: All Their Endowments
By: Ashley Wrigley Sex sells. Fact. What sells better? Sex on the other end of a romance in a good story—or, at least, let’s hope so. It’s everywhere—in books, movies, and even video games. As viewers, we like seeing couples get together, share their first kiss, and even branch…
March 1, 2011
Alice: Return to Madness—And the Trend of Vid-Ja Games
Like so many other games, Alice: Return to Madness plays with the theme of insanity not for any enlightened purpose—which, granted, neither did the Grand Theft Auto franchise either, and many others. So, how and why does that make it any different?
February 20, 2011