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Upselling in video games

One of the biggest trends to hit games in the last two generations has been publishers pushing developers to have upsell opportunities…
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KevinJan 14
American Truck Simulator

American Truck Simulator

“So wait, you’re just drive a truck around? You don’t even kill any hookers or anything?!”
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KevinFeb 8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive gets a big update

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive gets a big update

I don’t want to use this blog (or, more to the point, this iteration of this blog) to post news. There are plenty of resources for news…
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KevinFeb 18
Microsoft unifying Xbox console & PC

Microsoft unifying Xbox console & PC

When Microsoft launched Xbox it had a grand vision. The idea was to bring their games API suite to the living room. That suite is called…
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KevinMar 2
Journey

Journey

This post originally appeared on Pixel Attacks last year on the day that Journey was released as a downloadable title on PSN, on the PS4…
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KevinJan 30
Let’s chat about: Downwell

Let’s chat about: Downwell

Roguelike. Platformer. Inverted Doodle Jump.
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KevinJan 10
Just Cause 3 to get multiplayer

Just Cause 3 to get multiplayer

Just Cause 2 was a fantastic romp of an action game. But it critically missed one feature: multiplayer. Kind of like the older GTA titles…
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KevinJan 2
The problem with Nintendo

The problem with Nintendo

As a kid, I never had a SNES, NES or even a GameCube. I’m one of those kids who graduated from MegaDrive (Genesis, if you’re American) to…
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KevinJan 26
Let’s chat about: Broforce

Let’s chat about: Broforce

Over the past week or two we’ve been inundated with wonderous discounts from the PC gaming overlord’s finest gift to the world: Steam…
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KevinJan 1
Rule No.1, we don’t talk about Punch Club

Rule No.1, we don’t talk about Punch Club

It’s 2016, a new year, and another year that I’m out of shape. Having said this, I’m also too broke to go to the gym because I need to…
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Craig EllisJan 15
EA is leaving E3

EA is leaving E3

E3 is probably the leading global trade show for video games. For a few days beforehand, we’re battered with press conferences from the…
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KevinJan 28
Firewatch

Firewatch

‘Games as experiences’ is a relatively new concept to me. A few years ago we had Thirty Flights of Loving, which I absolutely adored for it…
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KevinFeb 12
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