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The Big Book of Controversies – Chapter VI

Emulating Extremism – The Ben Kuchera / Eric Kain Twitter Dispute January 2013 On January 27, 2013 Erik Kain, a contributing journalist at Forbes.com, ran an article detailing the recent release of a once-vaporwared Super Nintendo cartridge game known as

Last Gen Lost Gems: Warhammer 40k: Space Marine

Developer: Relic Entertainment Publisher: THQ Released: September 2011 Platforms: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Microsoft Windows, Cloud (OnLive) Genre: Third Person, Action-Adventure Modes: Single-player, Multi-player (online) Distribution: Physical CD, Download (via Steam), Cloud Computing Ratings: ESRB: M, PEGI: 18 Content Warning:

The Big Book of Controversies – Chapter V

Maybe A Little Too Human – Epic Games v. Silicon Knights 2007 – 2012 Founded by Dennis Dyack in 1992 and headquartered in St. Catharines, Ontario, most of Silicon Knight’s early games were geared towards early PC brands such as

Whatever Happened To: The Bard’s Tale?

In 1985, programmer and game designer Michael Cranford had an idea. An idea seeped in the lore and tradition of the old pen and paper games of a youth now long gone. An idea that became a song once sung

The Big Book of Controversies – Chapter IV: EA Edition

After surviving the aftermath of the mid-80’s “Crash” in the video game industry, William M. ‘Trip’ Hawkins III re-branded his “Amazin’ Software” PC-centric gaming company into Electronic Arts. This was, according to fellow employee Steve Hayes, in honor of the

The Big Book of Controversies – Chapter III

Bethesda’s “Horse Armor” and Nude Hack 2006 On April 3rd, 2006, Bethesda Game Studios released their first DLC packet for their recently released fourth entry into their Elder Scrolls franchise (Elder Scrolls: Oblivion). While DLC was nothing new to the

Day of the Dead: Capcom And Resident Evil 7

My Fellow Gamers; As the days grow quiet and cold with the coming winter, Capcom forges ever onward to rouse the dead once again. While the developer is currently hip-deep into production of their forthcoming Resident Evil Revelations 2 title,

The Big Book Of Controversies – Chapter II

Nintendo v. Sony 1991 As early as 1986, Nintendo had been toying with the idea of introducing disc-based technologies into their consoles. But with the current hardware available to them, these rewritable magnetic discs could be easily wiped out and

Movie Review: Batman – Assault on Arkham

Directed By: Jay Oliva & Ethan Spaulding Written By: Heath Corson Production Company: Warner Bros. Animation / DC Entertainment Distributed By: Warner Home Video Released: July – August 2014 Run Time: 76 minutes Content Warning: Mild Adult Language, Adult Situations,

Godzilla 2014 Movie Review

Released: May 2014 Run Time: 123 minutes Directed by: Gareth Edwards Production Company: Legendary Pictures Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures / Toho (Japan) Monster Drama “The arrogance of man is thinking that nature is in their control….. and not the