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Waiting to buy the Vita and 3DS

Written by Erik Kubik, kube00 Monday, 10 October 2011 05:00

Its interesting to see Nintendo drop the price on the 3DS so soon. They wanted to get the consoles in households for the upcoming holiday seasons because several hot must-have games are coming out. The Vita is set to come to the states early next year at a reasonable and competitive price. The question is, should you buy now or wait?

Embracing the Unique Through the Years

Written by Ryan Johnson (RyanDJ) Saturday, 08 October 2011 11:00

By now, most gamers who follow Kinect or Twisted Pixel know the origin story of The Gunstringer (if not, it can be read here on Joystiq). A chance meeting not to be wasted, the developers took anything they could find and pitched it to Microsoft, hoping to get their foot in the door with whatever they had. Whether you think the game is good or not, one must admit that it is a unique concept. Many game companies stick to the tried-and-true, because after all, if it sells, it sells. Rarely, though, game companies take a chance, and we find something new and unexpected, thanks to people willing to take a chance. Twisted Pixel could have run from that meeting. They could have pitched something safe. They could have thrown out the Gunstringer's idea, then convinced Microsoft to go another way another day. However, they held on to it, and from what I've played so far, created a rich, unique world that makes you interested to continue.

Don't Cancel Your Netflix!

Written by Brock Poulsen, brockst4r Saturday, 08 October 2011 05:00

If you own a game console, chances are very good you use it to stream Netflix. After hearing people complain about a lack of quality shows, and after the Qwikster debacle has caused many people's Netflix faith to be shaken, I was inspired to compile a list of some great reasons to hang on to your streaming subscription.

Dark Souls Stolen in Transit, UPS Saves the Day

Written by Michael Rohde Thursday, 06 October 2011 12:40

This is one of those stories that you hear about happening, but it always happens to someone else, it's the type of thing that you hear about but never really experience. In this particular instance, this story happened to me. Even though I was rather shaken up by it when it happened, I managed to live to tell the tale, which I will tell you now. 

Dark Souls Animation

Written by Michael Rohde Monday, 03 October 2011 13:36

Those of you who follow me, Michael Rohde, on Twitter and Google+ and so on, know that I've been playing around with Adobe Edge for the past few weeks. Adobe Edge is currently in Preview and is an animation tool that codes in HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript. I put this together in anticipation of Dark Souls coming out tomorrow. This animation should work in all browsers except Internet Explorer 8 and lesser. It does work in Internet Explorer 9. To replay it, just refresh the page. The animation is missing a soundtrack, so just imagine the sounds of howling winds, shreiking banshees, swords clashing, dragons swooshing and so on. You're all gamers, use your imagination and click on through to the other side.

Can I Really be a Social Gamer?

Written by Ryan Johnson (RyanDJ) Monday, 03 October 2011 05:00

Even though I'm a dad of two now, and have substantially less time to game than I did back in my college days, I would still probably put myself in the "hardcore" crowd. I don't have an insane "kill streak" in any online FPS, nor can I proudly tout that I'm at the top of any leaderboards, but I would say that gaming still flows strong in my blood. I'm not so detached that all I play are random Wii games at parties. No entertainment media pleases me more than a couple hours in front of the Xbox with a good story driven game.