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When was the last time you entered a local store to purchase a music CD of your favorite band? Consider the time you accidentally scratched that CD because it was left on the cupboard near the cutlery set in the kitchen. I won't bother getting into all those occasions where you lost your precious media because it got jammed in the couch cushions or left on the car dash to melt in the summer heat. Thankfully, we are blessed with a plethora of choices in either recovering physical media, or better… Continue

Here are some of my favorite game quotes of all time (note these are not literally "game" exclusive, but could probably apply in many cases):

"Play every game as if it is your last one."
- Guy Lafleur

"Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game."
- Voltaire

"For when… Continue

Here are some of my favorite quotes of all time from philosophers, politicians, scientists and other great persons throughout history:

"I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have." - Thomas Jefferson

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." - Thomas Alva Edison

"If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants." -… Continue

PROLEGOMENAN

Every year it seems like there are fewer games out on the market that truly stimulate, excite, and even shock those who play them for the first time. It often takes several years to develop a game with a rich atmosphere like that found in the Diablo series of RPGs. The risks are high and the rewards uncertain, especially for Indie developers, even with a good team and solid scope. Several types of genres will on occasion bring about these fresh perspectives gamers desire, from firs… Continue

Just like any other industry, the game industry is a fluid and moving target that changes from year to year, even month to month in many cases. Over the years we’ve seen several shifts happening. The demographics of gamers have grown younger, games have been blessed with 3D graphics and 30” LCD monitors, the Internet has allowed us to share our experiences together, and porn has largely been removed from the game industry's advertisement toolbox (seriously).

THE… Continue