Tag Archives: Metal Gear Solid

Contemplating The Mirror: Manhunt Revisited

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Javy Gwaltney

Memories Rockstar’s Playstation 2 games were the video nasties of my generation. I remember my father reading an article in USA Today about prostitution in Grand Theft: Auto Vice City and telling me that I couldn’t have it. Likewise, the … Continue reading →

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Gamer Profiles: The Hardcore Dad

Posted on December 18, 2012 by A

I have a problem. I’m 31 years old and I no longer have enough time to play games. In recent years gaming has eclipsed cinema, literature and music as my favoured medium, so I’m a little perturbed by this situation. … Continue reading →

Posted in Gamer Profiles , SERIES | Tagged Alan Blighe Gamer Profiels , boxing , Dark Souls , Elder Scrolls , Fatherhood , Grand Theft Auto , Ico , martial artist , , Nethack , Roguelike , rollercoasters , , Sopwith Camel | 5 Comments

Spreading the Virus: A Forensic Review of Prototype 2

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Kyle Carpenter

Recently, Medium Difficulty EiC Karl Parkenings and I had an interesting experience that I have to recommend to all of you: we got to play a game with a person who helped to make it. The game, in this case, … Continue reading →

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Ketchup, Rations, and a Handkerchief: The Influences (and Iconoclasm) of Hideo Kojima

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Ed Smith

by Ed Smith Speaking in the December issue of gamestm, translator Jeremy Blaustein has nothing good to say about Hideo Kojima: “He simply doesn’t understand the nature of game translations and the need to make adjustments for cross-culture reasons.” After … Continue reading →

Posted in Criticism | Tagged Ed Smith , Guns of the Patriots , Hidoe Kojima , Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance , , Resident Evil 4 | 1 Comment

EQUIP WOLF SHIRT> USE: WHISKEY// On What I Stan For

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Michelle Perez

By Michelle Perez Every morning when I wake up, I drink some coffee and put listen to this as loud as humanly possible. If you don’t, I feel sorry for your lot in life. A man who doesn’t know what … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns , EQUIP WOLF SHIRT>USE:WHISKEY , Humour | Tagged , , , Gen 13 , , , , , , , , Phil Fish , , , , , | 3 Comments