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Dreams of Casual-fornication
The business practice of nerfing games is not only creating crap games but is forcing developers to make massive changes to how their games work - reducing the pleasure fans take in them. Yet despite how keenly I feel that the grasp for the consumer’s pocket money has once again harmed an industr...
Published by Tara Roth on Jan. 3, 2013
The New Wii Mini: Nintendo, What are You Doing?
Now in a bid to attract more console owners, Nintendo has released the "Wii Mini" exclusive to Canada and available for purchase starting on December 7th. I'm guessing the release of a mini console was meant to ape the success of the Playstation slim over the years in dragging out hardware purcha...
Published by Tara Roth on Nov. 27, 2012
Results: The 4PlayerNetwork's Troll of Honor Awards
Finally! The results of the 4PlayerNetwork Troll of Honor Awards!
Published by Tara Roth on Nov. 26, 2012
4PP Troll of Honor Awards
After weeks of having my head buried in the sand with work I am back to request your nominations for:
Published by Tara Roth on Nov. 7, 2012
The Siren Song of the MMO
After the last bout with Rift I swore I had grown out of the MMO phase. The samey environments, the tedious bland grind sandwich. The contrived and highly repetitive quest equation: Kill x number of monster y for lazy asshole z. The only part of the experience that was fun was playing with other ...
Published by Tara Roth on Nov. 7, 2012
PETA Releases Pokemon Black and Blue
I remember the innocent days of childhood, sitting in the backseat of my parent's hatchback with a Nintendo Game Boy and a copy of Pokemon Red. Oh the innocence of those days. I didn't know... I couldn't know... the horror I was visiting. How could I have known that the heartless battling of grou...
Published by Tara Roth on Oct. 11, 2012
Ratchet: Deadlocked To Be Released...At Some Point
Insomniac announced during their 10th anniversary panel at PAX Prime that the Ratchet and Clank Collection line-up shall be finalized with the 2005 PS2 title Ratchet: Deadlocked to be released on the PSN “sometime by the end of the year.” While Deadlocked is arguably the worst of the series, once...
Published by Tara Roth on Oct. 11, 2012
Ratchet and Clank HD Collection
Ratchet and Clank has always been one of my favorite series for the Playstation. In every game, there is an incredible array of weaponry, a number of vehicle sections that aren’t TOO hideously painful, and enough varied platforming and environments to keep the experience fun and interesting.
Published by Tara Roth on Oct. 4, 2012