The Trends of the Wii U Section

66d ago ... Obviously as a Nintendo fan I frequent the Wii U section more so than the others and comment on related articles more often. To put the headline into context, here is my observation; EDGE put out a review of an upcoming Wii U exclusive called Lego City Undercover. It was one of the earliest reviews, and they granted the game a 5/10 score. This particular article generated some sizable buzz (...

Princesses Are Pretty Important.

67d ago ... How many of you have heard that Princesses Peach and Zelda were weak or Damsels in Distress? How many of you have heard that they are objectified chattle? Probably a lot right? Well, I'm going to explain why Princesses Peach and Zelda are probably the most important characters of their respective franchises. When you think of either Princess, you can see they are a main character but sometimes...

Some of the Reasons for New Lara's Praise Are a Bit Disturbing

68d ago ... The new Lara Croft is now upon us. She's less sexy and experiences things a little differently this time around. She's praised as a massive improvement, in large part due to her appearances. She's "sensible" now. Smaller breasts, no short-shorts, no cleavage...but what makes the opposite of those not sensible? If a real woman can make the conscious decision to wear short-shorts and show...

The games industry: Pushing consumers toward breaking point

68d ago ... I honestly believe as gamers we enjoy the best hobby available, video games. Games, unlike most other forms of entertainment are capable of providing us with a combination of other great forms of entertainment, such as the cinematic experience of movies, the emotional depth and subtle sub text of music and the gripping plot lines, characters and unique worlds of classic story telling. The...

Part 1. The greatest non lead female video game characters in supporting roles.

68d ago ... A fair warning, this blog is probably going to contain some heavy spoilers. Again I am limiting my choices to female characters from games that I have personally played so as to ensure an accurate and personal examination. First up. Princess Zelda from the critically acclaimed The Legend of Zelda franchise. Oh, how I do love controversy. As most of you already know, Anita Sarkeesian ha...

The Spectrum of Subjectivity

68d ago ... I'm not entirely sure why I used to be as defensive of Nintendo as I used to be (hell, to an extent I still am but not as much as before, I'd say) but I can tell you this; it led to nothing but a bad attitude, some nasty arguments and some bittersweet conclusions. It was quite often in response to extremely negative comments in regards to, at the time, Nintendo's upcoming console the Wii U. Thi...

Evolution of Gaming Hardware, Why it Matters

69d ago ... In the 90’s Playstation helped take gaming away from the image of childish plaything to a widely accepted form of mainstream entertainment. Since then gaming has expanded way beyond the boundaries of that box under your TV and into an endless sea of varying devices. Developers have answered the need for smaller more accessible games to capture an audience that play on non-dedicated hardware w...

The Japanese like cute girls...get over it!

70d ago ... Time & time again in reviews of JRPGs that has 'moe' or cute girls in them tend to take the brunt of being unfairly judged due to their assumed over sexualization. For example today i read a review for Atelier Ayesha at Destructoid (source: http://www.destructoid.com/review-atelier-ayesha-the-alchemist-of-dusk-248458.phtml) that clearly proves that western game media simply do not understa...

Satire: My faith renewed in Sony.

70d ago ... As some of you may be aware, the other day I committed one of gaming's cardinal sins, and for this I am truly sorry. For I did dare bring up the lack of native BC (backwards compatibility) in regards to Sony's next generation console the PS4, as a negative. Gaming's lord and saviour, the all mighty PS4, the 4th incarnation of our one and only true home gaming console, it is of course beyo...

PS3: Weak Start...Strong Finish Part 2

70d ago ... With the launching of Sony's new Playstation 4 console later in the year, many people feel the era of the Playstation 3 is coming to an end. Now it's no secret Sony continues to support their consoles well after the successor is released, so by no means does anyone believe the PS3 will be simply retired after November. However, beginning in 2014, Sony's main focus will shift over to the PS4. Th...

Video Games Can Never Be Art So Long As PR Bows To Pressure

70d ago ... I was going to write up a blog about the importance of characters like Princess Peach and Princess Zelda in their respective games, but I decided to table that in favour of a more pressing issue. If you hadn't heard by now, Sony bowed to the pressure of White Knights all over the internet and changed the name of the God of War Ascension trophy from "Bros before Hos" to "Bros before Foes". So...

Reviewers: Truly Capable or Not?

71d ago ... Reggie Fils-Aime has recently been commented on the bad feedback the Wii U has received from some reviewers by saying, "Reviews of a system or reviews of a game really come down to the quality and capability of the reviewer." Reading this sounds like a major burn to reviewers who fancy themselves as professional journalists, but it really got me to thinking about what Reggie is really saying. S...

The State of the 3DS, 2 years later. Part 2

73d ago ... A few weeks ago I posted the state of the 3DS, 2 years later. My article featured upcoming games and showed how far the 3DS has come. As the 3DS approaches its 2 year anniversary on March 27. I felt that now was the perfect time to show case some of the best games that I played on the 3DS. Super Mario 3D Land- brought to life some of the best elements of Mario 64 to the 3DS with unique feat...

Two of the greatest female protagonists in the history of gaming.

73d ago ... A fair warning, this blog is probably going to contain some mild spoilers. Since Anita Sarkeesian has yet again taken it upon herself to make all males who play games look bad, this time through a series of feminist videos apparently showing how women have been wrongly misrepresented over the years, I feel as a male gamer who has considerable knowledge of the medium that extends over 20 plus...

Why Indulge Hatred?

74d ago ... A recurring theme with the comment system here is that more often than not, if you're a fan of something and you say something positive in a related article about that something, you'll receive a lot of agrees and bubble ups. And this is perfectly fine. What I don't understand is when people agree with an obvious troll. This has happened on negative articles pertaining to any of the big thre...

It's Another Feminist Agenda Day

74d ago ... You know, I think I'm seeing this everywhere far too much, and I'm not even looking for it. Today, Anita Sarkeesian released her first Tropes vs. Women in Video Games video on Damsels in Distress. It's about 25 minutes of incoherent tripe, erroneous factoids, some french thrown in to make herself look cultured, and a continuation of the anti-love/anti-sex/anti-women- wanting-to-be-with-the-man-...

Game BAFTAS 2013

74d ago ... I love awards season. Film, television, music, literature; I enjoy the celebration of all creative endeavours, not just in the singling out an eventual winner, but in bringing together the best an industry has to offer and opening everything up to debate. But was 2012 a vintage year for gaming? It’s a tough question to answer and opinion is certainly polarised. So it was with some trepidatio...

Thoughts on GoW: Ascension Trophy, 'Bros Before Hos.'

74d ago ... Before I start, let me point out that these are, very literally, my first thoughts on the topic. I am open to other points of view, and encourage them. So yeah, thanks and enjoy reading. 'Bros Before Hos.' The phrase often used to guilt a buddy into hanging in the man-cave, rather than going out to dinner with his girlfriend. To those who don't know, however, it is also the title of a Playst...

What truly defines "Next Gen" and why it may not be what people expect it to be.

74d ago ... With a fairly in depth reveal of Sony's Playstation 4 console recently, and the all but certain reveal of Microsoft's rival next gen console due to be shown in April, the topic of "next generation" gaming is well and truly at a head. With gamers and tech geeks alike climbing the walls in anticipation for full reveals at E3 and inevitable Christmas launch windows when we can finally get our hand...

What if all Final Fantasies Were Connected?

74d ago ... The original Final Fantasy was Squares last effort in staying afloat in the video game market,Hironobu Sakaguchi was given the task to pull on Squares last resources and create a game. This game was called Final Fantasy (believing that it would be Hironobu last game). A note in the image shown it connects Oerba with Fisherman's Horizon and Costa Del Sol. The game was an overwhelming succe...