10.14.2011 |
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by Danielle Delp With the increased ease of communication and ubiquity of gaming networks that came about with the current generation of consoles, video games have begun to shift from a product-based industry to a... |
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by Nick Bovee Around the time the Xbox 360 was released, a major trend in video game distribution began. Downloadable content (DLC) and micro-transactions rapidly started to pour into the market, driving profits up for... |
09.23.2011 |
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by Brett Slabaugh There’s no doubt about it — the video game industry is booming. What began as a niche hobby has grown over the past few of decades into a cornerstone of modern entertainment that rivals even the feature film... |
Views 2011 |
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by Brett Slabaugh Every year, Spike TV holds its Video Game Awards, a ceremony that has become the Oscars of gaming. The most prestigious award, of course, is the Game of the Year title. Past recipients include “Red Dead... |
4.11.2011 |
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by Danielle Delp Spring is always a big time for new video game releases, and 2011 is no exception. Some of the most anticipated games for this year are “Portal 2,” “Mortal Kombat,” and “Duke Nukem Forever.” All three of these... |
03.25.2011 |
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by Steven Markowitz As video games gain more attention in the media and entertainment industry and continue to make more money than films and novels, their existence as an art form has come into question. Traditional critics... |
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by Adam Watts “If a hundred artists create art for five years, how could the result not be art?” said Tycho Brahe in the popular webcomic “Penny Arcade.”
If you look up the word “art” in a modern dictionary, you will... |
03.18.2011 |
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by Adam Watts Video game violence is an issue I thought had been beaten more than the proverbial dead horse. This relic of the ‘90s and early 2000s was argued and, I had thought, resolved in the political discourse of the... |
12.17.2010 |
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by Amanda Imperial You’ve been dating your significant other for a while. Things are getting serious between you two, but will this one stand up to your mother’s standards? Reporter is here to offer you a serious dose of... |
