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Video Game Reviews and the Much Maligned Dark Sector  Featured Blogs
Posted by Jay Johnson on Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:13:00 EDT in
A discussion of corrupt and improper reviewing techniques that are being utilized more and more. I focus on Dark Sector as the primary illustration of this unfortunate phenomenon in action.
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High Fructose Corn Syrup VERSUS Video Games  Featured Blogs
Posted by Jay Johnson on Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:28:00 EDT in
President Obama's decision to include video games as a factor contributing to the degradation of health in America's youth is no surprise, but unfortunate nonetheless.
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The Marginalization of Video Game Retailers  Featured Blogs
Posted by Jay Johnson on Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:36:00 EDT in Production
The way video game companies are getting their products to consumers is rapidly changing, much to the chagrin of video game retailers.
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E3 :: 2009  Featured Blogs
Posted by Jay Johnson on Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:49:00 EDT in
My take on E3, 2009 - the winners and the implications of the revelations.
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RE5: High level of polish saves the game from woeful mistakes.
Posted by Jay Johnson on Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:56:00 EDT in
A review of Capcom's Resident Evil 5.
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Jay Johnson's Comments

Comment In: Single-Player Videogames [Blog - 10/02/2009 - 10:36]

This sounds extremely interesting I ...

This sounds extremely interesting I definitely agree with you in the idea of wanting to make more games accessible to multi-play. I think there are a lot of games already heading in this direction. For example, Halo ODST's firefight mode, while available with a single player option, is much more ...

Comment In: Video Game Reviews and the Much Maligned Dark Sector [Blog - 10/01/2009 - 11:13]

@ David My main concern ...

@ David My main concern in citing reviews are not with the qualitative rating it receives, but much more with what the content of the review itself, which I feel has much more impact than any number. I think reviews do impact purchases in many different entertainment mediums particularly films ...

Comment In: Red Eagle Adds Morgan For Wheel Of Time Games [News - 08/04/2009 - 07:19]

I am also a huge ...

I am also a huge fan of the series, and I am looking forward to the films - a lot of obstacles though with it. I am curious to see how they approach the world Jordan created. It is certainly large enough and detailed enough to create a meaningful story/experience ...

Comment In: The Top 10 Boss Fights! (Presented By An Aspiring Game Developer) [Blog - 08/02/2009 - 02:14]

Awesome article I totally agree ...

Awesome article I totally agree with what you've said about Super Metroid.

Comment In: Survey: Halo 3: ODST Leads 50 Most Anticipated Games List [News - 06/23/2009 - 12:42]

I am pretty surprised that ...

I am pretty surprised that Modern Warfare II is so far down on the list. I would have thought, at a minimum, it would have only been behind Halo: ODST.

Comment In: Morality & whether it crafts meaningful gaming experiences [Blog - 06/22/2009 - 08:35]

I like the idea of ...

I like the idea of morality systems. But, just as you pointed out early on in your article, too many times are we choosing from extreme sides of the spectrum for the majority of the moral choices. It becomes much more of a choice between being hardcore evil and angelic. ...

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