Real Talk: The State of Game Journalism

Real Talk: The State of Game Journalism

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Gaming News On: 18 Apr

It’s been an issue ever since the internet became a mainstream tool used by the masses: How can websites make money? In the beginning, adopting the models of traditional news outlets seemed like a reasonable solution. “We’ll sell advertising space and create subscription models that offer member-exclusive benefits” said almost everyone, everywhere. But, in an [...]

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TL;DR Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Gaming News On: 15 Mar

The gaming industry has come under fire for years now about a variety of issues. Today’s installment of TL;DR will focus on the big ones, and try to show the outside world, including certain news organizations who oh-so-gleefully get their kicks vilifying the industry by spreading baseless, fact-less misinformation, that game makers are actually deserving [...]

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Violence and Gore Bores Me.

Posted By: Rian Quenlin In: Blog On: 28 Jun

A large amount of recent releases topping the charts the last few years are rated M for things ranging from sex, violence, harsh language, and so on. To be honest, this is beginning to grate on my nerves.

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Oh I Don’t “own” the Game? Then Replace My Disk On Demand!

Posted By: Rian Quenlin In: Blog On: 20 Jun

DRM blah blah blah doesn’t work blah blah blah. Okay let’s cut to the chase. There is one thing that bugs me about the mentality of companies that use DRM, and that’s the fact that they believe you don’t own the game, only a license to use it.

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Like Free Money?

Posted By: Nick Hernandez In: Blog On: 10 May

We are coming close to our 2nd birthday here at IGX and our way of saying thanks for the support is hearing what you have to say about us! Over at our Facebook page we are asking everyone to submit one thing you like about our site and one thing you dislike and in return [...]

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I don’t Think Racy Outfits are Demeaning to Women, but they are Indeed Pathetic.

Posted By: Rian Quenlin In: Blog On: 15 Apr

Night Elves, you dress like sluts. Vierra in Ivalice, you’re fetish fuel. Bunny in Bunny Must Die, are you kidding me you flat-chested rabbit/cat-eared albino in a bunny suit? Sill Plain pre-Sengoku Rance, your kimono looks a lot better than being practically naked. Any woman ever drawn by Luis Royo, you’re a whore, not a [...]

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Cheating AI is Bad Game Design

Posted By: Rian Quenlin In: Gaming News On: 06 Apr

Did a Mazda MX-5 just overtake your lightning-fast Polyphony F1 car? Does the enemy have a literal army before you even get a Tesla coil up? Is the AI looking through walls at you? Is a chess game making OUTRIGHT ILLEGAL MOVES? Congratulations you are up against a cheating AI.

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A Modder Who Cannot Spell is a Waste of Time

Posted By: Rian Quenlin In: Gaming News On: 05 Apr

Mods are a big thing. I’ve said that before, their adding longevety, showing current and previous interrest in a game, and give some brilliant ideas. Moders are the reason I *dont* loose interest in games even years later. All typos in this paragraph are intentional and have been seen in mods I have played.

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Do Gamers Realize When They Break the Law?

Posted By: Rian Quenlin In: Blog On: 02 Apr

Sometimes I’m disgusted to call myself a gamer. Communities rife with pirates, racists, sexual harassment, homophobia, nationalism, hackers, threats… put the kettle on I’m writing another novel-length opinion piece. I’m not a programmer, I’m not a designer, I’m not anyone who makes content for sale. Despite this you all know my opinion of piracy; I [...]

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Why I’m happy about GAME’s Shutdown

Posted By: Rian Quenlin In: Blog On: 26 Mar

As I may or may not have mentioned, I’m originally from Scotland, a lovely country, small but lovely (except for those damn neds). We have a good industry, we got a huge boost from shipbuilding, and we are home to James Watt, one of the best engineers to exist. We’re also home to stores that [...]

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User-Created Content is Important to Game Longevity

Posted By: Rian Quenlin In: Blog On: 08 Mar

A month ago I got on my horse, and took to the wilderness. Looking up at the sky for one of the airships that hung idly in the sky. Seeing one, I dismounted my horse and dropped down some dust. Throwing my sword into the pattern of blue dust, I used my tome to activate [...]

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Are Games Easier, or are we Just Better at Them?

Posted By: Rian Quenlin In: Gaming News On: 05 Mar

You’ve heard it a million times, games these days are easy. This is said often, also mocked, parodied, and cited. Is it even true? I don’t think it is at all. I think there are other underlying factors to this.

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