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Kickstarter: Changing the Gaming Industry One Successful Project at a Time

Kickstarter has been a driving force in the video game industry recently. It is changing the way we support the industry we all love so much. That being said, not everything about Kickstarter is good.

What makes a good web design? And how did we start?

Ever wonder how web design came to be? We take a look back from the beginning, and also preach about standards and guidelines.

Four annoying things that tech companies do

When a tech industry company changes something or makes a decision on our behalf, it can become a grievance, bugging the crap out of consumers and fans alike. Here are some annoying things that corporations do.

Guild Wars 2 - Top 10 reasons to be interested and WoW graphics comparison

For the uninitiated, Guild Wars 2 is an MMORPG that will be a free-to-play (after purchasing a copy of the game) and looks to be an exciting new choice for many disenfranchised MMO gamers.

The worst things in videogames

Sexism, online racism, violence, vulgarity, lewdness, cliches, bad gameplay: none of these can outdo the worst thing that has infested video games today. And the problem is no one of these areas entirely encompasses the main problem that is rampant within today's 3D interactive software. Nor is the problem due to the negative media attention or political action that has taken arms against a favored pastime of many people across the world.

Is Warhammer Online being shut down?

It seems no matter how much advertising, effort, or player time that's put into Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, EA is forced to slowly shut down the servers and push players out. Instead of trying to revamp the game, change the subscription to a free-to-play model, or simply let it be, they want to end it. While it doesn't even take a former EA employee who worked on WAR to tell you that the game had some problems, it still deserved a little more time.

Valve’s game history and success. An infographic.

The history of Valve in an easy-to-read chart!

Sequel to Oblivion inbound – The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim launch date announced

Bethesda has officially announced the launch date to one of the most long awaited sequels to an award winning game and treasured Western RPG. Coming to PC, Xbox 360, and PS3 (and possibly other platforms), the new title, named The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, will hit stores on 11.11.11!

Call of Duty: Black Ops spawn points suck

But as some have probably already noticed, the spawn points in some MP maps aren't very good. Others are downright broken. Patch this please?

The four kinds of hackers in video games

Hackers are usually considered a bad thing. Or a strange fear left over from 90s hysteria. Hackers are bad, but let's not start a witch hunt every time we play video games online! Either way, there are tons of gamers out there that think every great player in an online multiplayer gaming session is a hacker. Well, we beg to differ.

Vindictus: Free-to-play MMORPG from Nexon using Valve's Source Engine

Vindictus - it's free, built using Source, and has a great story The battles never end, the rain never ends, and nothing ever grows in this land. "Rain falls, yet the land is barren, as if the earth has been drenched in too much bloodshed…

Craigslist overuse of the word Guru

WTF Craigslist? Why is it that whenever you look for a job on Craigslist, or a short HTML or PHP gig you see these same stupid posts about hiring a guru!? Why do people still use this word? It is so overused and so lame to use that when…

Why Warhammer Online Failed

The tale of the EALouse A former EA employee, one who has been scorned and angered by the sheer lack of terrible upper management (you know, the kind that fails to understand their own market and try to get promoted over furthering the company),…

If real life were like the internet

What if our daily lives reflected what happened on the internet, or even within our range of technology? Here we take a look at how things would be if real life mirrored technology.

Top Four Free Games

Free games! What could be more exciting than that? Most gamers nowadays are fully aware of the amount of investment it may take to get into gaming. Costs like home consoles, high definition televisions, high fidelity speakers, or even bleeding…

Counter-Strike Videos: The Sequel

This morning, the internet revealed an all new set of videos involving the lovable game of millions. While there may not be as many videos as the last Counter-Strike Video post, this one still has some gems.

Counter-Strike Videos

Here are some interesting videos centered around a game that I play constantly. Some are very funny. Some are really stupid!

Xbox 360 vs PS3 vs Wii vs PC

Yes, from the people who brought you the Linux VS Mac VS PC article comes the next step in ridiculous lists. Keep in mind the games chosen for the Killer-App may not be your favorite game, but, nevertheless, they are still selling consoles…

Linux vs Mac vs Windows

When it comes to Operating Systems, everyone has their favorites. In order to provide a better understanding of the choices for computer users today, here is a list that clearly states the reasons why each respective OS is better.   Why…