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Editorials
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Mass Effect 3 ‘Space Edition’ contest launches: Your hunting guide
24 Feb 2024 by Sarah Fox / No Comments
This week marks the start of Bioware’s marketing campaign to launch early copies of Mass Effect 3 into space for their die-hard fans to track and capture. Though the idea is simple, you may need a few tools to get the job done. -
Game of the Year 2011: Staff Picks
04 Jan 2024 by Taylor / 2 Comments
Welcome to the end of the year 2011! With the end of the first official year of the website we all thought it would be a fantastic time to introduce a Game of the Year article. Simply put this is your one-stop shop for the best games of 2011 according to our editor staff. Each staff member has a page; to move on to the next page you can use the page numbering at the bottom. For convenience I will type a small index at the end of each page to help you navigate through out editors. First up is Taylor.
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Does Genre Matter When Determining If A Game Is Great?
29 Dec 2023 by Tony Hsieh / 4 Comments
2011 has been a banner year for great games; just the sheer number of 9.0+ review scores has been simply staggering. Uncharted 3 has been pulling in 10s across the board, Skyrim and Arkham City have been getting 9.5s, so on and so forth. -
Holiday Gift Guide: From Gamer to Geek unique finds for under $30
02 Dec 2023 by Sarah Fox / No Comments
Everyone has someone on their list that deserves that special something, a unique gift for their unique friend. Well there is no need to break the bank this year finding the perfect trinket of affection, we found some of the best gifts you can give for under $30. -
Are HD Ports Indicative of Sequels?
03 Nov 2023 by Jordan Torres / No Comments
Lately, there has been a new trend in the gaming world. HD ports/remakes of classic games have become the new “it” thing to do.
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Is Linearity In Games A Bad Thing?
02 Nov 2023 by Tony Hsieh / 1 Comment
As a lifelong gamer, I’ve had the privilege of experiencing the world of video games from the Atari all the way up to the current generation of consoles. I’ve played games from simple pixels that bleep and bloop all the way to games like Arkham City, which is essentially a long movie. -
Nintendo president Iwata confirms no news on Wii U until E3 2012
29 Oct 2023 by John Stewart / 2 Comments
The headlines for Nintendo have been bleak recently, with a dismal earnings report that came out last Thursday, a sluggish start to the Nintendo 3DS and now Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has confirmed that Nintendo won’t be showing any of its Wii U console until E3 2012. -
Choosing the Playstation Vita, a personal reflection on laziness
23 Oct 2023 by Sarah Fox / 3 Comments
Whether you have been burned by handheld devices in the past, or your devotion to non-Sony devices forbids you to try anything new, there are many reasons why you should give the Playstation Vita another look. -
Xbox Live – What We Pay For
10 Oct 2023 by Jordan Torres / 3 Comments
Online gaming on consoles has become one of the biggest aspects of the video game world today. It started in the previous generation, but it has been heading toward its high point in this one. For Sony and Microsoft’s consoles, the online component has been integrated into the workings of the system and the games.
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How (Not) To Hype Your Game
21 Sep 2023 by Jordan Torres / 2 Comments
You all are probably aware of the fact that I’m a gamer. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be qualified to put articles on this site. Like all of you, I buy games, and enjoy them just about every day.
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Fastest Lap With The Tone – 9/8 – 9/13
15 Sep 2023 by Tony Hsieh / No Comments
Hello folks and welcome to another Fastest Lap! I loved this week; a number of my favorite cars were part of the reveals. This week we have a couple of modern American muscle cars, a Lexus LFA, and one weird looking Mazda. Let’s dive in! -
Exclusive Games – A Dying Breed
12 Sep 2023 by Jordan Torres / 1 Comment
A little over a decade ago, we were experiencing a new era of video games many of us might have been too young to realize. Sony built a name for itself off the Playstation, and a few short years later, its successor, the PS2, reached legendary status.
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Fastest Lap With The Tone: 9/1 – 9/7
08 Sep 2023 by Tony Hsieh / No Comments
We’re back with another edition of Fastest Lap With The Tone! Turn 10 has decided to grace us with not 3, not 6, but 9 reveals per day starting this week, so as you can imagine, I’ve got my hands full with automotive goodness. And with that, let’s get started! -
The FPS – Old and New
01 Sep 2023 by Jordan Torres / 2 Comments
We all know of the First Person Shooter genre. This generation of gaming has undoubtedly made it very familiar with everyone.
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Fastest Lap With The Tone – 8/25 – 8/31
01 Sep 2023 by Tony Hsieh / 2 Comments
I’m going to start this week off by announcing that Fastest Lap is going with a new format. Since Turn 10 started releasing 6 cars a day in their Forza Garage as opposed to 3, keeping up has become quite a chore. It’s starting to take up a lot of time that I don’t have to spare, so this week I’m going to try a new format. -
The sideways world of side-quests in games today
27 Aug 2023 by Sarah Fox / 4 Comments
In a generation of open-world games, housed on enormous blu-ray discs or multiple cd’s, the side-quests and trophy/achievement quests are a staple of most game genres. -
Fastest Lap With The Tone – 8/18 – 8/24
25 Aug 2023 by Tony Hsieh / No Comments
It’s another Thursday, and that means another edition of Fastest Lap With The Tone! Now that I’ve gotten into the groove of writing about double the amount of cars from previous weeks, the nervous breakdowns have stopped, and things are proceeding quite smoothly.
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Sony and Nintendo Need Not Stand Against Mobile Platforms
24 Aug 2023 by Jordan Torres / No Comments
Over twenty years ago was a time when Nintendo was considered the king of the video game world. In 1989, it would once again crown itself as king of the world of handheld gaming due to the release of the Game Boy.
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Oblivion to Skyrim – Faces of The Elder Scrolls
19 Aug 2024 by Jordan Torres / No Comments
The Elder Scrolls series has become known as one of the greatest western RPGs in gaming. Its memorable lore, open worlds, and exciting freedom to do anything and be anyone you want are just a few fundamental pieces of what made The Elder Scrolls games great. -
Fastest Lap With The Tone – 8/11 – 8/17
18 Aug 2024 by Tony Hsieh / No Comments
Turn 10 has decided to start pumping out their car reveals at twice the pace starting this week; but fear not! Your resident gear/petrol head is still here, wading through all the automotive goodies that I can get my hands on. -
The Game Of the Year Contenders
11 Aug 2024 by Jordan Torres / 3 Comments
It’s August, and you know what that means? It means that summer is nearly over; autumn is nearly here, and with that, the holiday season, which is the most popular time of the year for video games.
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Fastest Lap With The Tone – 8/4 – 8/10
11 Aug 2024 by Tony Hsieh / No Comments
We’re back with another installment of Fastest Lap! Turn 10 didn’t release as many cars this week, but we have a few gems in this batch. This week we look at the Olivia Wilde (if you think she’s gorgeous) of cars, the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento, and the complete, polar opposite, the 1970 Datsun 510. Let’s get started!
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Nintendo’s Precarious Position With The Wii U
07 Aug 2024 by Jordan Torres / No Comments
Being the first console out the door in a new generation can come with some major pros and cons. The good side is that they’re the first to start the race. This tends to give them the upper hand, at least for a time. -
Fastest Lap With The Tone – 7/28 – 8/3
04 Aug 2024 by Tony Hsieh / No Comments
Hello there, folks! It’s another week, so that means another batch of automotive goodness! This week Turn 10 treated us to a few cars from the British Isles, a few from our German buddies, and a batch of Aussie monsters. So here…we…GO! -
Fastest Lap With The Tone: 7/21 – 7/27
28 Jul 2024 by Tony Hsieh / No Comments
Hello, welcome, and zoom zoom, car fans! Welcome to another installment of Fastest Lap With The Tone! This week we have a bucketful of cars from Turn 10′s reveals; everything from another Honda Civic to a legendary British beauty. With that in mind, let’s dive in!
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