Gaming Culture

The Importance of First Impressions

The initial experience can often make or break a game for me; games are inherently a large time investment and the game has to convince me that I should invest the necessary time into it. Here are some of the best first impressions that I’ve ever gotten from video games.

Would a Steam console work?

Valve’s digital gaming service Steam is one of the original platforms for digitally downloading PC games and playing them with friends, and with over 54 million users, Steam’s player base easily rivals those of the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.

World of Warcraft Review (2004-2012) Part 1

I’ve always liked MMO reviews. No matter when you decide to actually sit down and do them, it is a very difficult thing to write. The game is never really done unless it is one of the unfortunate ones to get shut down. Most MMO reviews are done after a month of playtime. That is a pretty good time to get a nice measurement to score something.

I’m so over zombies

In the past decade, zombies have become a cultural phenomenon, with the undead popping up in numerous books, movies, and games. Zombies are a fun idea, and I won’t admit I don’t enjoy a good zombie apocalypse, but I’m sick of zombies in games.