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Behind the Line: Video Game Violence, the Blame Game… (Origins)

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I don’t normally like to talk political here, but over the past week we’ve seen the revival of blaming video games for real life violence. I’m tired of this, and anyone with any sense can see this argument for the

Behind the Line: GOG and Sean Halliday

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GOG community manager Sean Halliday was fired last week for several high profile missteps on their Twitter account. My reaction: "He claims that while he’s sorry for the two inflammatory Tweets he sent there was never anything malicious behind them." That

Behind the Line – Facebook and Pivot to Video

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  I find the news that came out this last week about Facebook to be one of the most professionally insulting things I’ve ever encountered. Have you ever heard the phrase “Pivot to video”? It is, and always was, a

BTL Radio Podcast – Ep 052: ArenaNet, Riot, and Telltale

Hello Enthusiacs! There have been a string of bruising stories in the industry lately, and we have community management specialist Chris back to discuss the issues at ArenaNet, Riot Games, and Telltale Games.   Download this episode (right click and

BTL Radio Podcast – Ep 051: Life is Strange discussion (Gamers without Borders crossover)

Hello Enthusiacs! It’s finally time, just before Life is Strange 2 we have the long teased crossover with Judge Greg, and Nick from Gamers Without Borders to talk all things Life is Strange. Is Max the worst? Did Rachel Amber

Behind the Line: Telltale Games

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Telltale Games is no more. The story is still developing, but it’s undeniably a bad situation. Scores of people have lost their jobs with no warning. This is a tragedy, but I’m struck with just how surprised some people are.

Behind the Line – Riot Games

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Riot Games… This just pisses me off. God Damnit You know what, if that company falls apart, I won’t shed a tear. Sure, I’ll feel bad for some portion of the workforce that needs to find a new job, but

Behind the Line: 10 Worst Phones to Play On in the 2000s

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Last year I did a list of 10 strange phone designs from the 2000s. Today, I want to revisit that idea a bit and show everyone out there who likes playing games on their phones what we had to deal

Behind the Line – ArenaNet

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Ok, I can only take so much stupid before I gotta speak out, and this ArenaNet story is way past that line. So, my sorta hiatus is over, with a change in format. I’m not retelling the story, I’m just

BTL Radio Podcast – Ep 050: Extra Credits QA Revisited

Hello Enthusiacs! After the last episode, I spoke with Dave Guilland (I may not pronounce it right, but at least I can spell it right), the writer for the Extra Credits episode on QA, and he agreed to continue the