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Hello Game Developers, I Just Solved Your Difficulty Issues
24
May
Games and Gaming
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- Categories Games and Gaming
- Author The Devil Tesla
Lets Lay Off Duke Please
9
Apr
Games and Gaming
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It is extremely weird to say something like “we welcome feminist anger,” but Randy Pitchford of Gearbox Software, the developers who are finally going to finish Duke Nukem Forever, said exactly that. He claims that if some kind of humanitarian organization uses Duke to further their cause, he’s all for it. That leads to the obvious question: Why make these organizations angry when you could just not make something sexist?, but beyond that it’s something of a refreshing interview. He makes a surprisingly clear eyed statement of purpose at the end: “[Duke] is not misogynistic, he’s just hedonistic.”
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- Categories Games and Gaming
- Author The Devil Tesla
The Completely Objective Videogame Rating System For The Betterment Of The Industry
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Apr
Features Games and Gaming
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I once read a post where someone proved, once and for all, that Gears of War is better than Killzone 2. You see, Gears of War was given a 94 rating on Metacritic and Killzone only got a 91. That guy’s crazy, right? Well, he’s not alone. Executives brag about their company’s average scores in press releases and even employee bonuses have been dependent on looking good on Metacritic. The industry is crying out for an objective way to determine the worth of a game (you know, beyond sales) and I mean to give it to them.
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- Categories Features, Games and Gaming
- Author The Devil Tesla
Zombie Games Forever
18
Mar
Games and Gaming
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Generally a game has to be kinda off the wall to catch my attention. I’d much rather play, say, a game about punching bird people over another military shooter man game. But zombie games have a magical super power that keeps them from getting old, and I think I know why:
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- Categories Games and Gaming
- Author The Devil Tesla
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Living First Person
It’s 1977. I’m 12 years old. It’s a gorgeous Northern BC summer day, one of those glorious fleeting perfect days that are all the sweeter in the frozen north, because the memories of mud and slush barely fade before the leaves have already begun to turn again. Utterly pure blue sky, sun warm on the skin, grass a deep impatient green, a light breeze off the lake that is so invigoratingly packed with oxygen and piney perfume it might as well be cocaine. I’m playing third base, it’s what we’d call little league if we called it that in Canada back then, I’m just beginning to feel the awkwardness of adolescence, but the sheer pleasure of being alive and standing on that dirt under that gigantic bowl of sky on that day is more than enough to let me ignore my self-consciousness. I’m a big, strong kid, and even if I’m more bookworm than jock, I enjoy sports.
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Full Glass Empty Clip Podcast: Technical Peccadilloes Edition
We return after holidays, work, and the inevitable technical breakdowns, but we persevere to bring you another podcast! This week, we discuss the impossible: Minecraft goes 1.0, the unfortunate: GSC Game Studios and GamePro fold, and the stupid: EA continues their über-ban policy, parents name their kid after a character in Skyrim, Telltale gets caught [...]
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I Hate You So Much Right Now
Making video game characters with whom I can fall in love takes a cocktail of hard work, genius, luck and Jennifer Hale. It turns out that making video game characters I can hate takes practically no effort at all. In this short series of articles a small collection of pixels, logic and random events will [...]
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Full Glass Empty Wallet: Week 3.5
To get myself back in the groove, I will make this short and (hopefully) sweet. I have 3 Steam copies of Worms Reloaded to give away. All you have to do is comment below, and I will randomly pick 3 winners. No stories needed! I will pick the winners Thursday night, and announce them sometime [...]
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Full Glass Empty Wallet: Portal 2 Edition!
Well, hell, it’s been a long time. I’m sorry for the disruption in service. To make up for it, I’m giving away 2 copies of Portal 2. You might have heard of Portal, it helped launch the Orange box, made TF2 a household name (at least in my circle of friends) So, here is the [...]
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Full Glass Empty Wallet: CIV V Edition
Welcome back to the feature formerly known as Do You Like Free Stuff. This time around, I am offering up one pre-order Direct2Drive copy of Civilization V. The contest will run til 8:00 P.M. Eastern Thursday September 2nd. How do you enter? Just leave a comment below. I will randomly choose one winner this week [...]
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The Completely Objective Videogame Rating System For The Betterment Of The Industry
I once read a post where someone proved, once and for all, that Gears of War is better than Killzone 2. You see, Gears of War was given a 94 rating on Metacritic and Killzone only got a 91. That guy’s crazy, right? Well, he’s not alone. Executives brag about their company’s average scores in [...]
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Swarms. Of Aliens. Free Ones.
Steam News: Two years ago Valve hired the talented team behind the popular top down co-op mod Alien Swarm. Since then they have been busy working on the Left 4 Dead Series, and now Portal 2. However, we never forgot about Alien Swarm and the team has spent a lot of time bringing the game [...]
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Lego weaponry
So you thought you were good with Lego? Jack Streat, a British 15 year old has garnered quite a following for his fully working lego guns. After construction, he takes videos of them target shooting in his hallway from an FPS viewpoint, along with shots of the mechanisms at work.
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Full Glass Empty Wallet: Portal 2 Edition, Winners!
Sorry for the announcement delay, it was a long and busy weekend. The winners are: SpacePope NiceGuyMike Congratz to the winners! Sorry to all that did not win, but check back soon for more fun and exciting contests.
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L4D2 NPC’s and Infected Rejected Out Of Hand
Oil Derrick Worker You never see them, because, well, they’re kinda isolated, but you hear reports about them, and they sound terrifying. Tai Chi Master If you ever swing that ax faster than an heavily sedated sea sponge, he goes down immediately. But should you go slower, HOO EEEEE!. Hipsters You only ever encounter their [...]
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Full Glass Empty Wallet: Portal 2 Edition!
Well, hell, it’s been a long time. I’m sorry for the disruption in service. To make up for it, I’m giving away 2 copies of Portal 2. You might have heard of Portal, it helped launch the Orange box, made TF2 a household name (at least in my circle of friends) So, here is the [...]
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Full Glass Empty Wallet:Poker Night at the Inventory Edition-Winners!
Thanks to everyone who typed some letters and then hit the “Submit Comment” button! The 5 lucky winners are: Timothy beardlace Lawton27 gamegeneral Gemmy check your email, or steam popups. Enjoy your prizes! Stay tuned for our next event.
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Full Glass Empty Clip Podcast: An Auspicious Start (11.18.10)
Hello, Full Glass Empty Clip readers! We’ve received a literal trickle of emails complaining about the lack of sensory stimulation that our humble blog provides. Here’s an example letter: “Dear Full Glass Empty Clip: Your website is wondrous to behold, a treat for the eyes, both in design and the uniformly high quality of the [...]
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