Category Archives: Level Up

The Team Fortress Meet and Greet

Posted on July 7, 2012 by

This week I’d like to take a break from the rants and criticisms and just take some time out to praise a series of videos. I know quite a few Satellite Show bloggers and readers are already aware that Valve … Continue reading →

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The Secret World tries something different… sorta…

Posted on May 19, 2012 by

I have, on record, lamented about the calcified state of the modern MMORPG, even as I continue to play The Old Republic (because Bioware). Old Republic turned out to be good enough from a story and setting perspective that I’m willing to overlook that … Continue reading →

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Low-Rez Recollections: Ultima IV

Posted on May 5, 2012 by

In this modern age of gaming, we often decry “sequelitis”. Nothing is new, everything is just another installment in an existing franchise. Just look at current releases like Final Fantasy XXIII-8 v2.5 part 7: Sephiroth Goes to Hell (UK Title: “The Finalest Fantasy”) and you’ll see … Continue reading →

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The “Kick” the Video Game Industry Needed?

Posted on April 21, 2012 by

A recent opinion piece in Wired Magazine references a reader poll by The Consumerist where respondents were asked to select “The Worst Company in America”. The winner by a landslide was not a bank, or an insurance firm, or even an oil … Continue reading →

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The Strange Case of Morality in Gaming

Posted on January 7, 2012 by

Are you sick of me talking about The Old Republic yet? Well, for better or worse, it’s providing the inspiration for another column, though I hope the topic itself is going to be a little bit more generally interesting. It’s … Continue reading →

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Lament Of An Out-Of-Shape Gamer

Posted on December 31, 2011 by

So I’m drawing 2011 to a close, and boy are my arms tired. I think I may have misappropiated that punchline. But it’s true. As of December 15th I got access to start playing The Old Republic MMO and have … Continue reading →

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This Is Red Five, I’m Goin’ (Back) In

Posted on November 26, 2011 by

Dammit. I was strong. I was cynical. I scoffed at all my friends who had such high hopes for The Old Republic. I even wrote an article bewailing Bioware’s trite adherence to the same old model of level grinding and … Continue reading →

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