Author Archives: Gmandam

Developer Mismatch: Why the Scorn for Gamers?

November 5, 2014

In my last article I discussed exactly why I believe the issue over hardcore is faulty. By the time this goes out, I’ll be back from my holiday and hopefully it’ll have generated some interesting discussion. This article builds off

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The Fallacy of the Hardcore

October 22, 2014

Hello one and all, you’ve chosen to read this article out either a frothing rage that I’ve basically just called the hardcore argument a fallacy, or you’re waiting for the inevitable shitstorm that such a proclamation generally causes. Though hopefully

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The Argument for Exclusivity: Is it really worth it?

October 7, 2014

Hello and welcome to another edition of vague rambling musings from, me, Gmandam. Today I’m going to talk about the argument for exclusivity. Namely, is it really worth the cost? While I’m mainly focusing on Lara Croft and her exclusivity

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First Contact: A Planetary Annihilation Review

September 23, 2014

Publisher: – Uber Entertainment/Digital Release (On Steam and Ubernet) Developer: – Uber Entertainment Platform: – PC (Vista 64 Bit or better), Mac (OS X 10.7 64 bit or better), Linux (Mainstream Distros, 64 bit OS) Genre: – Real Time Strategy

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GamerGate and Choice

September 16, 2014

There are many different opinions as to why GamerGate started. Is it because of the so called Social Justice Warrior? Is it because of the creeping political agenda in gaming? Is it because of corruption of ideology? Well, it’s all

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Betaview on the Game: Sunless Sea

September 2, 2014

Publisher: – Steam/Digital Distribution Developer: – Failbetter Games Platform: – PC (XP or better), Mac (OS X 10.6 or better) Genre: – Survival Horror/ Rougelike Released: – TBA Rating: – N/A Content Warning: – Horror, Cannibalism, Animal Cruality, Implied Corpse

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Software as a Service: What is it?

August 19, 2014

This is an example of a service, while the food itself is closer to a product. Hello, and welcome to another one of my articles. Today I’ll be talking about Software as a Service and how that affects the various

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Kickstarters: How Publishers Aren’t Complete Evil

August 5, 2014

Kickstarter is a nice concept that is firmly rooted in the power of the internet to bring people together and allow them to connect, share and collaborate on information. The primary purpose of Kickstarter, really it’s only purpose, is to

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Ransomware And How It Works

July 15, 2014

I’m sure many of you are familiar with the traditional gambit of predators on the internet. Viruses, Keyloggers, Worms and more all seek access to your computer via one method or another. Be it a drive by attack from a

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Boss Fights: Wildstar Style

July 1, 2014

Wildstar, if you didn’t know, is a new MMO from Carbine Studios. It is a studio that’s a veteran of various MMO’s including vanilla World of Warcraft and Burning Crusade. For those who don’t know much about MMO’s, the first

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