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[ Editor's Note: As Nick Olsen is a writer for Theory of Gaming, this won't be counted in the monthly Vox Pop prize. However, it is very much a worthy read. ]
By Nick Olsen
Co-founder, Theory of Gaming
In 1985 Nintendo started a revolution when it...
Simple Pleasures and Retro Memories.
I feel like I watch too much of the same movie lately. What movie you ask? Why, none other than "The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters." This was a DVD that I... read more...
A Dialogue in Crysis
I've just finished Crysis, and while it will take a while to get over the stupefyingly gorgeous visuals (I literally went through half the alien spaceship bit before... read more...
The art of reviewing: Aural pleasure
Since nobody was interested in hearing about how I'm invited to the opera and then later will appear on national radio, I suppose I'll just continue talking about the different aspects of my reviews. read more...
Scaredy Cat
Back in the halcyon days of my youth, my parents were occasionally concerned with the amounts and styles of media I was taking in. That's not to say I was sheltered... read more...
Gaming: The Final Frontier
Unless you're an Azerothian devotee, gaming on Apple computers is a lonely proposition. The switch to Intel hardware and the introduction of Boot Camp (and other... read more...
Winning Friends through Greater Control
With the introduction of the Wii, Nintendo has finally broken the quintessential video game controller form. Over the years this beast has gone through a number... read more...
Political Correctness
Well, it was bound to happen. With the recent blog in the manifesto about the creation of the PAC, video games is no longer a "fad" or an underground phenomenon. read more...
Sex!
Yeah I knew that would get you in. Well I didn't lie with the title... kind of. You're not going to get any breasts, there won't be any ASCII porn or links to some... read more...
Advertising
AOL, the infamous (and shitty) internet service provider has been going for a long time. Remember all those CDs you used to be swamped with every time you... well... read more...
Bioshock Nega-Review
For a fairly 'indie' game, Bioshock has made quite a name for itself, garnering the top spot in nearly every Game of the Year listing so far. And this isn't without... read more...
Soft Boiled Hardcore
Outside of the adult film industry, the term "hardcore" needs to be dropped. All this talk of "hardcore" games versus "casual" games and "non-games" just serves... read more...
Those Were the Days
Nintendo appears, to me, to be a corporation filled with evil and malice. Sure, they treat the masses to waggle-loads of fun with the ever enticing Wii, but at what cost? read more...