The Game is Alive

All right, guys. Let's play a game. The name is The Game is Alive. You play it on Twitter, through tweets, and it'll feel like a text-adventure game(think of Zork). Imagine that we are the "game engine" and the players. The game has two concepts: lines and commands.  If you want to tweet a line, you have to include @Game_Alive #line in your tweet.  If you want to tweet a command, you have to include @Game_Alive #comm in your tweet. Your tweet will then be retweeted and appear on @Game_Alive's twitter feed. Here's an example of four tweets: LINE: It's dark. You feel something clenched in your fist. @Game_Alive #line COMMAND: Examine fist. @Game_Alive #comm LINE: You make out the shape of a piece of glass and you're bleeding. @Game_Alive #line COMMAND: Put...

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The DLC Debate: Part 1

Recently, I asked readers over at the Facebook page if they'd pay $70 dollars for a game that included Day-1 DLC, kind of like Game of the Year Editions. Out of 11 votes, no one answered yes. A lot of people purchase and enjoy downloadable content (DLC), and then some complain about it. The debate around DLC encompasses more than just pricing, however. For certain games, like Call of Duty or Battlefield, preordering a game means gaining an edge over other players. This means guns or stats that other players will never be able to obtain. In competitive play, this is the difference between being on top and being average. There's quite a bit...

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Political Games: A Gift and a Curse

The gaming world has often tried to keep its wires from getting tangled up in politics, but since 2004, political video games have begun to surface. According the Entertainment Software Association, the amount of political games has tripled since then. Some liberal, other conservative, political video games aim to entertain and educate at the same time. Strategery 2012 is one such game, where you can play as Romney's election team during the primaries and then as Obama's team during the general election. It follows the format of Nintendo's popular military turn-based strategy games, the Advance Wars series. As the player,...

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