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Diablo 3 – from Good to Great

October 6, 2014 | 11 Comments

After having been away from Diablo 3 for awhile, I come back and take a detailed look at how Blizzard’s changes have influenced the endgame and player motivation…

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Warlords of Draenor Cinematic

August 14, 2014 | 2 Comments

Blizard released the Warlords (WOW expansion 5!) cinematic today!

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Naughty Dog at E3

June 10, 2014 | 2 Comments

What would E3 be without a Naughty Dog trailer?

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Golden Oldie – The Legend of Zelda

February 7, 2014 | 9 Comments

I revisit one of the seminal fantasy games of all time with my son, offering up not only my own review, but his too…

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Hearthstone Beta Review

January 6, 2014 | 5 Comments

Blizzard takes on the “wizard duel” category of Trading Card game — virtually — with their usual polish and playability…

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Naughty Dog News

December 8, 2013 | 12 Comments

There’s a bunch of Naughty Dog news in the air that I thought worth commenting on…

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Pixelvolt Interview

September 25, 2013 | 22 Comments

I was asked by Pixelvolt to answer a few interview questions about my career. As usual, I’m posting the answers here too…

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Crash Fan Fun

August 7, 2013 | 8 Comments

This is a very fun little fan animation starring Crash. It’s very much in the spirit of the little orange guy and his Looney Tunes roots…

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UK Playstation Mag Interview

July 8, 2013 | 29 Comments

An interview with questions spanning the length of my career, from the early days, to Naughty Dog, to much more recent times…

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The Last of Us – My Review

June 26, 2013 | 79 Comments

I finally got the chance to play all the way through The Last of Us. Here are my thoughts on what is probably the best narrative video game yet made…

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The Last of Us – Review Roundup

June 5, 2013 | 5 Comments

The Last of Us is almost on us, and with the review ban lifted I round up over 50 reviews…

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More Crash for Charity

May 1, 2013 | 8 Comments

Crash super fan Matt Wallace is auctioning off various Crash Bandicoot swag for charity on e-bay…

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PS2 Memory Lane

April 25, 2013 | 320 Comments

My first PS2 glimpse was hardly typical. In the spring of 1999, I had to go down to LAX and claim my prototype unit…

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The Last of Us – Red Band

April 3, 2013 | 10 Comments

April brings us The Last of Us two minute red band trailer… awesome…

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Crash Valentines

February 14, 2013 | 25 Comments

In honor of Valentines, I share with you both a cute fan pic, courtesy of die hard fan Daisy Parker, and fan Aaron White’s latest stop motion fan film…

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The Last of Us – Zombie Time

February 5, 2013 | 19 Comments

Yes I know, they’re “infected”, but name change or no, it’s still Zombie Time!

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Mists of Pandaria

WOW Endgames – Mists of Pandaria

January 11, 2013 | 49 Comments

My epic survey of World of Warcraft endgames concludes with a detailed analysis of Mists of Pandaria…

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Crash Live Action Tribute

December 12, 2012 | 16 Comments

A fun “live action” Crash Bandicoot tribute film by 18 year-old filmmaker Mat Hill…

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Game Shop Crash

December 2, 2012 | 5 Comments

Game Shop is a cute little episodic SitCom that takes place in a mall video game store. Episode six is all about none other than Crash Bandicoot!

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WOW Endgames – Cataclysm

November 28, 2012 | 19 Comments

Blizzard, never afraid to shake things up, literally rocked the whole vanilla world of Azeroth and rebuilt not only the endgame but the rest of the game as well…

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