Diablo III, DRM and modern gaming tomfoolery.

I’m a little late to the party with this one (as usual), but read it anyway! NOW!

I’ve always felt that I have a great sense of humor, and can laugh at jokes that others might find offensive. However, I do realize that there are certain types of jokes that can go too far, and that the best “offensive” jokes are the jokes that break stereotypes and make the audience uncomfortable in order to prove a point and/or make people think. These kinds of jokes, though, are being told by professional stand-up comedians that are masters of their craft. Internet trolls, online gamers and others in the World of Geek don’t seem to understand that. Homophobic, sexist

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  Does L.A. Noire live up to it’s name and encapsulate everything about film noir and pulp fiction? As a film noir junkie, I have some opinions.

Is the Mass Effect franchise one of the best in a decade? Does the ending to Mass Effect 3 ruin the series? For what it’s worth, here are my brain droppings on these issues and more.

Does the PlayStation Vita breathe new life into handheld gaming? Read on to find out.

Am I insane enough to actually defend Final Fantasy XIII, one of the most reviled Final Fantasy games of all time? That’s a definite maybe.

In the current episode of our podcast, we discuss the rumor that the next Xbox will ban used games and further discuss the used vs. new debate. I feel like I didn’t present a good argument on the show, mainly because I just wasn’t prepared to discuss the topic, and that I really should explore the used vs. new debate in a column. So, here we go. In the current episode of the A Jumps B Shoots podcast, guest Brad Gallaway from gamecritics.com makes the excellent point that many gamers don’t seem to understand that actual work goes into developing

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Is the remastered Final Fantasy: 20th Anniversary Edition on the PSP worth a JRPGer’s time? That’s a definite maybe.

2011 saw the release of some major titles that stole the spotlight from games that I believe are much better. Sure, some of my picks are also major titles, but all of these games were sleeper hits that had to take a back to seat to such games as Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3.  Here are my favorites for 2011.

Does the aging online Final Fantasy game hold up to today’s MMORPG standards, or does bite the big Moogle? Read on to find out.

The final press conference of E3 2011 featured Nintendo hyping up past successes, highlighting upcoming games for the 3DS and, most importantly, unveiling the system formerly known as “Project Cafe” — the Wii U. More specifically, the Wii U controller. The controller features dual-analog sticks, a d-pad, a/b/x/y buttons, L/R bumpers, and L/R triggers. Oh, and it has a 5” touch screen that appears to be in HD. The controller is capable of streaming games from the Wii U console onto it’s screen, allowing people to play the system while the TV is still in use. Graphically, the Wii U

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John Riccitiello lying to the audience about not using celebrities to promote games. A controller failure during a gameplay demo. Jack Tretton cracking jokes much too soon. Yes, it’s that time of year again — E3 2011! In all seriousness, this years conference is actually fairly professional despite some of the aforementioned events. There have been some good-looking games revealed and, of course, some not-so-good-looking games have been unveiled that the publishers are trying their best to demonstrate why these games should exist (Just Dance 3, Raving Rabids on the Kinect, most of the bullshit on the Playstation Move/Kinect, etc.).

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  My first experience with Leisure Suit Larry came when I was around 13-years-old. See, a friend of mine had an old Tandy computer complete with an extensive adventure game library. He wasn’t much interested in these games, but I became addicted to the quirky stories and fun puzzles found in games like Kings Quest and Space Quest. Despite my friend’s disdain for these games that required him to read, we would still sink hours playing these games during sleep overs because I actually knew how to solve the puzzles. One day, I received a phone call from my friend

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