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Gamer’s Poor Attittude

Caleb — Sat, 16 Nov 2013 02:45:30 +0000

In this post I would like to talk about the way that gamers act like complete megalomaniacs. To do this I’d like to discuss a couple of posts that I have seen in recent months that most flagrantly involve this issue. Specifically I will be referencing Polygon’s Review of Dragon’s Crown, the controversy surrounding Cube […]

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Gaming Websites

Caleb — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 21:19:21 +0000

So I’ve been reading a bit more of video game related posts for either research or leisure reading, and I’ve begun noticed some interesting trends. These may apply to a variety of different sites, but for the purposes of this article I am going to focus on three. These are IGN, Kotaku, and RockPaperShotgun. There […]

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My First Experience with Wikipedia

Caleb — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 20:48:40 +0000

So this past week I decided to get into Wikipedia contribution. Let me tell you about my experience. I decided to edit the Wikipedia page involving the PS Vita. I chose this page for two reasons. The first of which is that I have been researching the new PS Vita slim that was recently announced […]

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History of Controllers

Caleb — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 19:09:00 +0000

Hey check out this storify post I made in which I go over the history of video games controllers and attempt to predict what might come next: https://storify.com/caljerpon/an-analytic-history-of-the-evolution-of-video-game

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Used Games and their Effects

Caleb — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 00:59:19 +0000

Being Used: http://www.gamerswithjobs.com/node/48812 In the post linked above, the author discusses used games and how they don’t really bother him. His main arguments are as follows: first, saving money is always beneficial, second, the fact that you are able to sell any used games, no matter how out-dated, to stores is a great thing. I […]

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Steam Controller: Innovation or Failure?

Caleb — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 03:08:13 +0000

Official Steam Announcement: http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/SteamController/ Will the Controller Catch On: http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2013/09/steam-controller/ Hands-On: http://tommyrefenes.tumblr.com/post/62476523677/my-time-with-the-steam-controller/ These posts are all about the announcement of the new “Steam Controller” which is the third in a series of announcements from the Company Valve, concerning their foray into the console space. This peripheral is very different than standard controllers, and Valve is […]

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Video Game Reviews and Scores

Caleb — Wed, 02 Oct 2013 15:45:35 +0000

http://kotaku.com/the-problem-with-review-scores-part-v-1326561822 This blog post written by Jason Schreier talks about how scores affect gamers as a whole, and all of the odd and negative behavior that comes about as a result of a score based reviewing system. This post is written in the light of recent events related to the release of GTAV which is one […]

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