Video game characters who suck at their job
Mario Let's get the obvious out of the way straight away. Mario sucked at his job and I don't mean plumber. Let's face it, the guy's never held a wrench in his video game life so I don't think that read more...
Console Modding
Console Modding
Today, in gaming news, it was ruled that the owner of site MrModChips , should not be incarcerated for the selling of those technological marvels they call 'chips'. The site read more...
Pirates of the Gaming Sea
Piracy. It happens, we're all aware of it. Some people take a game that costs money, and uploads it to the Internet for all to download illegally and play for free. Lots of people have uploaded games, read more...
Videogames: Addiction, Hobby or Cult?
The experience of video games varies from individual to individual. Some gamers play a couple of hours a week, and others play a couple of hours every couple of hours. But I'm sure you already know read more...
Gaming and its social element
How old are you? No, there's no hidden agenda to that question and with the second question all shall become clear: when did you start playing video games? Well, maybe everything doesn't become read more...
Half Life 2: A Retrospective
Continuing with our ongoing theme of originality this month, as well as living up to our high standards for featuring the best in new content (even in the most controversial), 3scapism presents read more...
Dumbed down gameplay is not the way to play
I can't help but notice how much...easier games are becoming. Yes, I may be slow to the realization, but nevertheless, our favorite games of today seem to be more watered down than melted ice in read more...
Wii Fit Claims First Casualty
For Jim Fixx, Wii Fit was supposed to be a way for him to have fun losing weight by playing video games. Sadly, Nintendo’s fitness game, intended to draw a more casual audience to video games, read more...
Theory of Morality; a response to Sandineyes
This is a response to Sandineyes' post of May 19, 2008: "Morality in video games" I felt a blog post was necessary, rather than a comment, as I'll be going to length and depth to which a read more...
The Futility of Prequels
Is it just me or does anyone else have a sense of futility while playing a prequel? I mean, it’s nice to know some more back-story to a game, particularly a game you like, read more...
Morality in video games
How do you quantify good and evil? In most games that have a "morality" system built into them, this is based on points leading to either good or evil based on conversations and read more...
Weapons in shooting games
When it comes to shooters, weapon design is usually considered a very important feature. However, they are generally only rated on what they look like and how original they are. But I do read more...