Pokemon Black and White Impressions
Well, I guess I called it, months ago. Welcome to the world of Pokemon, indeed. I’ve not beaten Black and White; that would be ridiculous. Rather, I’ve sunk a good half dozen hours into the title, and...
View ArticleThe Bond of Gaming
Imagine a scenario where you are playing a game on its normal difficulty and you’re a quarter of the way through the game. You’ve been having a good time, especially for the last couple hours....
View ArticleVisible Puppeteers
Breaking the immersion is a popular criticism in games these days. Perhaps not with those exact words, but anything that pulls a player out of the world within the game for any reason, be it a bug or...
View ArticleColor Coded
When playing a game, what is the first thing that comes to your mind when you see a horizontal red strip? How about a horizontal blue one or a yellow one? What if I show you a bunch of little purple or...
View ArticleWild Pokemon Gray Domain Spotted
In spite of its development being denied earlier this year, a domain name has been registered for Pokemon Gray. While this could be a simple case of protecting the name for the future, it wouldn’t be...
View ArticleNo more surprises
Pokemon Blue may in fact be one of the most influential games of my childhood. It is a series that has worked hard to create a massive world of its own inhabited by fascinating creatures known as...
View ArticlePokemon and samurai collide in Pokemon + Nobunaga's Ambition [UPDATE]
CoroCoro magazine recently teased the reveal of a brand new, “shocking” Pokemon title to be revealed in their January 2012 issue. Turns out Jump Festa had other plans, seeing as they decided to...
View ArticleRabid Speculation: Genetics in Pokemon Black and White 2?
We’ve got another one of those entries in a popular franchise whose announcement can be solely, “It exists, get hype!” and get away with it. At least with this one we have some images of combined...
View ArticleFailure – I Choose You!: The Rise of Self-Enforced Hardcore Modes
Very rarely does one consider the power of failure. Yet, our shared desire to avoid failure is often integral in the direction we take our lives. It greases the wheels of our existence, keeps us...
View ArticleThe cold science of Pokémon
On the fifth of July, 1996, Dolly was born–the world’s first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell. While Dolly was not the first cloned animal in the world, she quickly became a media...
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