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A life lived in ignorance is a life half-lived On Sunday, November 16th 2014, Half-Life 2 turned 10 years old. Crazy, right? And even after a decade, the influence of Valve’s most monumental sequel can still be felt in the current gaming ecosystem. The Half-Life name is just as potent …

It’s a big world out there If you can remember all the way back to Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag, you might recall an email on an Abstergo bigwig’s computer that traces the geographical path of Desmond Miles’ family line. While some locations on the list were familiar, like Renaissance …

Enemies are made when you cant swim Water is the most essential element of life. We need it to survive. But don’t ever forget that it can be an unstoppable force of nature. You never know when H20 will stab you in the back–remember those cute little droplets of water …

More clever than a CD key In this increasingly digital era of gaming, many are succumbing to the dark allure of piracy as they look for a way to avoid paying for their interactive entertainment. For as long as there have been games, there have been pirates: people willing to …

Play it again, Sam. And again. And again. Quality gameplay never ages, and you can learn a lot from enjoying the classics. Unfortunately, gaming moves so fast that the dust barely has a chance to settle on your old consoles before new ones come out. If you ever want to …

And check out this video celebrating the Dreamcast games that still look great today… Sweet dreams are made of these 9/9/99 feels like a distant fantasy now. That day in September, when the Dreamcast went on sale in North America, and I purchased the system, it seemed like the start …

A treasure trove of gaming riches You probably heard all about the great big-name announcements that came out of Sony and Microsoft’s Gamescom press conferences. The Bloodbornes and Halos, the Uncharteds and the Tomb Raiders–great stuff, all of it. But both conferences contained lots of equally interesting games from smaller …

The Batman: Arkham Knight (opens in new tab) demo at Gamescom 2014 is amazing. I’ve just tumbled out of it. Here’s how it goes down… The scene begins with police and Commissioner Gordon standing on a bridge outside the ACE Chemicals Plant. Batman arrives on the scene to hear that …

When I heard the news of Rise of the Tomb Raider‘s Xbox One exclusivity on yesterday’s morning commute, I clutched a Tomb Raider comic book in my hands and wailed in great sorrow. Okay, not really, mainly because you don’t want to weep openly on a crowded train–but I was …

Do the creep It’s happened to all of us at some point. You pick up the latest E-rated mascot platformer and get ready to settle in for some family-friendly fun–and suddenly you jump out of your chair in disbelief as you stare at the monstrosity before you. This isn’t a …