So I’m still playing the crap out of Skyrim. Last night I got to try out the new high resolution texture pack, which looks just amazing, and the new mod management system, which doesn’t seem to integrate very well with mods that may have been installed before its implementation – I got about three crash-to-desktop […]

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Well, I’m finished with Bastion and I’m playing Skyrim – my Bosmer elf Leroy is already 11th level. But enough about Skyrim – I want to talk a bit about Bastion. I’ll say right out that I loved the game. Its music is one of the best parts of the game, but I also enjoyed […]

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I’m a fan of the Humble Indie bundles. I received the first two as a gift from a friend, and not long ago bought the third for myself. For those of you unfamiliar with the Humble Indie Bundle phenomenon, each is a grouping of games created by small independent developers and sold for a pay-what-you-want […]

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Recently, I finished my first playthrough of Dragon Age: Origins, which is easily the best game of 2009. And while I’m already well into my second playthrough, I’ve got a lot to say about the game. I’ll try to keep mention of any game-specific events very vague to avoid spoilers, but if you’re extremely sensitive […]

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I really love PC Gaming. I tend to play the vast majority of my games on the PC, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. Peoples’ main objections to gaming on a PC tend to be twofold: firstly, that gaming PCs are too expensive. Secondly, that installation and troubleshooting in a Windows environment are […]

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Keepers is a weekly segment in which I discuss games I’ve played that I’ve seen fit to keep after playing. I generally sell a game that I’ve finished, so the only reason I keep one is because I plan to replay the game some day. Classifying a game as a “keeper” is generally a badge […]

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Keepers is a weekly segment in which I discuss games I’ve played that I’ve seen fit to keep after playing. I generally sell a game that I’ve finished, so the only reason I keep one is because I plan to replay the game some day. Classifying a game as a “keeper” is generally a badge […]

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Have you heard of Torchlight? It’s a really cool-looking Diablo-like beat-em-up RPG available tomorrow on Steam for $20. It’s got three classes, pets, random levels, and a level editor. Very nice.

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After much anticipation, the free promotional game for Dragon Age is out and playable. You can sign into EA’s servers while playing and unlock various items which you can then use in Dragon Age: Origins. There are also five achievements. After playing, I have to say I was a bit surprised – this is really […]

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Keepers is a weekly segment in which I discuss games I’ve played that I’ve seen fit to keep after playing. I generally sell a game that I’ve finished, so the only reason I keep one is because I plan to replay the game some day. Classifying a game as a “keeper” is generally a badge […]

Read the rest of Keepers: Half-Life 2