My Response to Sessler’s Response to L4D 2 Critics

Via GamePolitics, I saw Adam Sessler’s response to the online petitioners of Left 4 Dead 2, Valve’s sequel to one of last year’s best games.  Head there to watch his response.
Here’s the GP excerpt of part of his response for the lazy:
We’re going down that path again – this shocking, amazing sense of entitlement that [...]

ArmA II Videos Show Impressive Scale

Some great videos of ArmA II the sequel to the popular and very realistic, tactical FPS.  Both videos will impress you, but in very different ways.  The first shows off a huge air superiority fight, full of great explosions and crashes.  The second lets you see a giant 1,000 vs. 1,000 battle from the perspective [...]

PC Review: The Sims 3

It’s super late and I’m really tired, so there won’t be any additional thoughts on this review until I’ve had some sleep.  But, don’t let that stop you from reading my official review over at Cheat Code Central.
I’ll update this with more on the flipside.

Story-Driven MMOs: The Devolution of the Genre

If there is one thing I have believed since the time I first played an MMO, it is that story should not be the foundation of the genre. 
Now, before you start screaming about how story drives the progression of the game, let me clarify.  I’m not talking about story in the general sense.  Instead, I’m [...]