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Opinion: Why Hearthstone's Patron Warrior Nerf Goes Too Far

By Steve Watts, Oct 13, 2015 1:45pm PDT

A fix for the dreaded Patron Warrior combo is coming to Hearthstone next week, but Blizzard may have gone too far by killing the deck entirely.

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"As a Warrior, your Hero Power gains you two life and occasionally enables one of your removal ..."

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Opinion: Is There Any Hope for Batman: Arkham Knight's DLC?

By Nathaniel Hohl, Oct 05, 2015 10:00am PDT

The Batman: Arkham Knight DLC releases haven't been too impressive so far. But maybe there's still hope for the season pass as it nears its conclusion.

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"Essentially, neither was AO. It was just more of the same and felt a little off sometimes, but ..."

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Opinion: How Soma is System Shock's True Spiritual Successor

By Steven Wong, Oct 02, 2015 2:00pm PDT

Although BioShock is officially considered to be the spiritual successor to the System Shock series, the two games couldn't be more different. In fact, the recently released Soma might do a better job of bringing sci-fi horror from deep space to the deep sea, and here's why.

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"As a horror game this was pretty average, but it had one of the best stories I've ever ..."

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Opinion: Mortal Kombat X: Who Should Be Up Next In Kombat Pack 2?

By Nathaniel Hohl, Sep 21, 2015 1:30pm PDT

The fight isn't over yet for Mortal Kombat, with a collection of new kombatants expected to release early next year. Here's a rundown of some of the likely candidates, and who should be included no matter what.

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Apple's Steady Advance Into the Gaming World

By Steven Wong, Sep 11, 2015 1:00pm PDT

The Apple TV isn't the video game console upstart many hoped it would be. Or is it? It could be that Apple is playing a little set-top box slight of hand.

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Opinion: Apple TV Makes Gaming a Trojan Horse, Again

By Steve Watts, Sep 10, 2015 12:00pm PDT

By tying its big-screen gaming fortunes to a device aimed at the mainstream market, Apple is banking on the strength of a non-gaming device to hit casuals where it counts--just as it did with the iPhone.

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"I agree with your sentiment, in general. My mother is a good example of this in that after ..."

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Opinion: The iPhone 6S' 3D Touch Could Potentially Change Gaming As We Know It

By Ozzie Mejia, Sep 09, 2015 3:15pm PDT

While not many core gamers will look to the iPhone as a serious gaming platform, the introduction of 3D Touch technology in the new iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus has the potential to drastically change the way games are played.

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"I wonder if there is some kind of locked down patent on this or if we will see this on Android ..."

- Gwyndion see all 30 comments

Why Destiny Should (and Shouldn't) Release for PC

By Steven Wong, Sep 09, 2015 9:15am PDT

Today marks the one year anniversary of Destiny's release, and although the game has been a huge hit on consoles, PC gamers are still left out in the cold. Here are the reasons why that might not be such a bad thing, and why Destiny should still come to PC anyway.

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"I concur. After how they screwed Martin O'Donnell I'll never support them again."

- DandySlayer see all 19 comments

Opinion: High Hopes and Realistic Expectations of Apple TV

By Asif Khan, Sep 08, 2015 1:45pm PDT

Apple is preparing an announcement tomorrow, and speculation is high that it will finally take video games seriously. A long-time Apple investor, Asif Khan explains why a more moderate move is likely.

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"My big hope would be 4K support. With 4K becoming more and more mainstream, it would be great ..."

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Opinion: Four Features That Fallout 4 Should Have

By Nathaniel Hohl, Sep 03, 2015 1:30pm PDT

Fallout 4 is already shaping up to be a very good looking game, but there's always room from improvement. Looking back at the gameplay from Fallout 3 and New Vegas, here are some features that would make Fallout 4 even more impressive.

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"I'd like the framework to be there at least for mod related things. The building stuff they've ..."

- Evan_C see all 12 comments

Opinion: The Flock Mistakenly Searches for Meaning In Death

By Steven Wong, Aug 24, 2015 2:05pm PDT

The Flock is a first-person asymetrical mutiplayer game that promises to self destruct once its death count reaches a certain number. But can death really improve our appreciation for a game? 

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Opinions: How Heroes of the Storm Made Me a MOBA Player

By Nathaniel Hohl, Aug 14, 2015 12:00pm PDT

Heroes of the Storm has the power to bring out the competitor in all of us. Nate recounts the lessons learned from breaking out from his comfort zone to become a true champion of the Nexus.

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"The hero / ability / talent variety is what makes the match-ups fun and interesting. True, ..."

- code-e255 see all 11 comments

Opinion: Why Steam Must Bring PC Streaming to Mobile

By Steven Wong, Aug 12, 2015 2:35pm PDT

Whether it's using Steam In-Home Streaming, or playing Xbox One games on a PC, game streaming technology makes games more portable than ever. But Steam's plans for the technology should reach further than the living room.

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"That is actually a pretty good point. I hadn't taken into account how little they might actually ..."

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Opinion: TIME Illustrates Virtual Reality's Uphill Battle

By Steve Watts, Aug 07, 2015 12:00pm PDT

TIME's goofy cover photos and tone-deaf nerd-shaming ignited a firestorm, but serves as a reminder of a simple reality: virtual reality has a long way to go to entice the mainstream.

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"I honestly had no idea that was Palmer Luckey I thought for sure that was and 8 year old kid."

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Opinion: Red Ash Shakes Trust in Kickstarter Process

By Steve Watts, Aug 03, 2015 11:30am PDT

Kickstarter should rightly be the ultimate free market democratization, but the strange story of Red Ash's campaign shows how campaigns have been drifting from that purpose, and now can undermine it entirely.

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"This is pretty much exactly how I feel about this whole thing. "

- bigbear51 see all 9 comments