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A Game Of Dwarves

Posted by Erik "wordsmythe" Hanson –
There's a lot going on — too much, and not enough time. It's not an uncommon situation in my life, and it's the sort of situation that makes it difficult for me to play video games as often as I might like. It's also the sort of situation that makes certain games especially appealing.

Secret of the Magic Crystals

Posted by Julian "rabbit" Murdoch –
I want to make one thing clear right from the beginning: Secret of the Magic Crystals is not for you. Despite the fact it is most likely sitting in your Steam library, and it got there because someone paid real money to give it to you. And the developers of Secret of the Magic Crystals, Artery Studios, are really just fine with that.
Skyrim Hearthfire Boxart

Keeping the Home Fires Burning: Skyrim's "Hearthfire" DLC

Posted by Colleen "momgamer" Hannon –
I broke out laughing in the middle of my local gamestore. I was standing in line and they were playing the usual mélange of marketing bullshots on the screen behind the counter, and it had rolled around to the newest The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim DLC,”Hearthfire”.

Swords and Plowshares: Civilization 5 and the Gods & Kings Expansion

Posted by Colleen "momgamer" Hannon –
"Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed." - Mao Tse-Tung

Wanna Get Away?

Posted by J.P. "kincher skolfax" Grant –
I wanted to hate Pocket Planes, I really did. At first, Nimblebit’s follow-up to its freemium iOS hit Tiny Tower certainly felt like the same species of cute-but-empty time-suck.

Johann Sebastian Joust

Posted by Julian "rabbit" Murdoch –
The most amazing thing about Johann Sebastian Joust isn’t any component of the gameplay. It’s not the sound design (which is fantastic), the simplicity of the experience (which is fantastic) or the physical folk-game goofiness of shoving your friends (which is fantastic). It’s that it’s political.

The Prisoner's Dilemma

Posted by Erik "wordsmythe" Hanson –
Back in Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, players began as they step off a ship, having been released from prison and shipped to a colony off the mainland by special order of the emperor.
Galaxy At War main screen - ME3 Datapad app

Farmer in the Sky: Mass Effect Companion Apps

Posted by Colleen "momgamer" Hannon –
Yes, I'm talking about Mass Effect 3 again. Not the game itself, but the supporting applications. There are two of them: the ME3 Datapad app, and a full-on iOS game called Mass Effect: Infiltrator.

Zombies, Run!

Posted by Julian "rabbit" Murdoch –
“I got an email from Korenchkin this morning saying he was coming up for an inspection. And when he arrived it was... something... revolting... it was Anatoly... but it wasn't... at the same time it seemed beautiful... and I felt like part of it... He sang to us... all of us... and we felt like one of Many...”System Shock Audio Log

Dear Esther Revisited

Posted by Charlie "TheWanderer" Hall –
Fair warning: I’m not going to just spoil Dear Esther. I’m going to ruin it. If you haven’t played it already go do it now, as I won’t be held responsible for my actions after the break. As a special favor to me, maybe play it twice.

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