November 15, 2012
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Dan Hoyt
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Sometimes people email me and say nice things about my work. Unfortunately, the standard that I’ve come to accept though is usually more akin to misspelled criticism about some random thing like my inability to live up to … Continue reading
October 17, 2012
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Dan Hoyt
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In this video discussion we’re talking about the comments by Assassin’s Creed 3 Lead Designer Alex Hutchinson during an interview with Edge Magazine in which he said, “A lot of games have been ruined by easy modes.” It’s … Continue reading
June 1, 2012
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Dan Hoyt
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In case you missed the short clip that we discussed yesterday, today the BBC published the complete audio documentary on harassment in video games. While it does an excellent job of focusing on sexual harassment toward women in … Continue reading
May 30, 2012
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Dan Hoyt
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Heads Up! Due to the adult nature of this discussion it contains profanity. The BBC World Service recently did an excellent report on harassment in video games, in which they specifically discussed misogynistic attitudes on Xbox Live. While … Continue reading
May 24, 2012
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Dan Hoyt
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This is a continuation of a series about used games. While the first and second installments are interesting they are not necessary reading for this article. A while back, a rumor was circulating that the next generation of … Continue reading
April 26, 2012
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Dan Hoyt
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For the purpose of this article I’m going to refer to these as achievements, but everything I say is true for trophies on the PS3 or some PC games like World of Warcraft. There have been plenty of instances … Continue reading
April 20, 2012
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Dan Hoyt
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In the past few days we’ve heard about Sony posting record losses amounting to around $6.4 billion for the fiscal year that ended in March. This news coupled with the drop in game and hardware sales of around 25 … Continue reading
April 11, 2012
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Dan Hoyt
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Spoiler Alert! This critique is intended to serve as a more in-depth look at Assassin’s Creed: Revelations. For a spoiler-free review of the game look here. One of my favorite game series for the past several years has … Continue reading
April 5, 2012
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Dan Hoyt
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Throughout my gaming career I seem to have developed a strange habit. When confronted with a puzzle, I attack it. I don’t mean that as a metaphor for trying to solve it, I mean that I use some form … Continue reading
March 29, 2012
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Dan Hoyt
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Lately, it has become pretty difficult to go anywhere on the internet related to gaming without running into something debating the ending of Mass Effect 3 and while I’m not going to actually debate the ending of the … Continue reading