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‘A Legend of Zelda’ / ‘Star Wars’ crossover game isn’t too difficult to imagine

See what I did just there? Indeed, a Legend of Zelda/Star Wars crossover game isn’t too difficult to imagine. It wouldn’t be the first crossover game and there are bound to be plenty more. Many game developers like to go all out with a crossover game, hinting at such an idea with hidden Easter Eggs …

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5 Female sidekicks who outshine their male leads

  With Girl Power in Gaming, we’re exploring the role of females in our favorite hobby for the month of September. The series will attempt to explore gender dynamics, pre-assigned roles and both positive and negative examples of female characterization in the digital world. From Bayonetta to Lara Croft, there are a good amount of …

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An Open World is the Death of Narrative

Game worlds keep getting bigger. The arenas for our play keep expanding and expanding. As game systems become more powerful and developers are given ever increasing budgets, the future of gaming seems to be the open world. Though they are great achievements, open world games are not necessarily the best kind of game for all …

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Story/Stark: The Gaming Industry is Starving for Story

Rarely, if ever, is a game so exceedingly great it warrants a remake only a year after release.  This is, however, the case with The Last of Us, the late PS3 entry from Naughty Dog (the Uncharted series) that is coming to the PS4 in the way of The Last of Us: Remastered.  Perhaps this is merely an effort …

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Morality: Shooting Demons and Raising Livestock

Morality in videogames is something that has been explored in various forms. My first experience with a morality system was from the Fable series. In the Fable games your character’s appearance changes based on how good or bad you are and each route has its own benefits. Another game that springs to mind is Black …

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Ten Video Games We Wish Were Live Action Movies

10- Amnesia What’s scarier than waking up and not knowing where you are? How about not knowing where you are, who you are, and what’s trying to kill you? Welcome to Amnesia, in which you find yourself trapped in a dark castle without your memories while creatures slink about in the dark.Unlike most games, which …

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