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COLUMN: 'Roboto-chan!': Macross Pioneers

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2008-10-23 08:00:36 by oliieb in GameSetWatch
...column by the indomitable Ollie Barder , who has returned from the blinking LED encrusted future to warn humanity about the inevitable robot apocalypse. This column covers the problems surrounding making a Macross game and how the series has thus far been portrayed in a functional sense Firstly, it's nice to be back writing this column again....
 
Tags: variable fighter control, fighter, fighter mode, wonderful game set, set, wonderful, wonderful acronym, game, game focuses
 
 
 
 
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COLUMN: Vox Populi - 'Three is a Crowd'

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2008-08-25 16:00:00 by Vox Populi in GameSetWatch
...column discussing things we've heard - and things you've told us - about video games today, and video games in the future Well, there was a first Vox Populi column , and shortly thereafter - there was a second . And now, somewhat inevitably, there's a third column - more precisely, this column. Let's see what we've dug up Factor 5's long-term...
 
Tags: column, vox populi, bi-weekly column, vox populi column, wii, wii title, sony liverpool studio, sony, studio
 
 
 
 
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COLUMN: Quiz Me Qwik - 'Talking To Myself'

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2008-06-15 00:00:39 by alistairw in GameSetWatch
...column by journalist Alistair Wallis, in which he picks offbeat subjects in the game business and interviews them about their business, their perspective, and their unique view of life. This time, we get a little weird This column seems to be turning into some kind of weirdly self-absorbed trip down memory lane for me, at least in the...
 
Tags: game, video game, game business, game design, pretty, pretty awesome, pretty cool boss, boss, actual design document
 
 
 
 
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COLUMN: Why We Play - "Wanted: World Games"

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2008-06-25 08:00:47 by Chris Plante in GameSetWatch
...column by NYC freelance writer Chris Plante that discusses how videogames benefit us when we are away from them, in the real world, and what brings us back. This week, he elaborates on some adjacent thoughts expressed by GSW's Chris Dahlen earlier this year to suggest a new video game genre: world games The Mess Remember that big Resident...
 
Tags: world, world games, games, world game portal, real world, world music, world experience americana, world foundation, games release
 
 
 
 
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COLUMN: 'Roboto-chan!': Armored Core For Inquiry

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2008-08-27 08:00:34 by Kurokishi in GameSetWatch
...column , by a mysterious individual who goes by the moniker of Kurokishi . The column covers the announcement of Armored Core For Answer's Western release via Ubisoft and the trials that will face it I had planned on discussing the various design issues with making a viable Macross game but that will have to wait until the next column. The...
 
Tags: prominent mecha designers, mecha designers, mecha, bad game, game, shadow mecha designer, mecha genre, shadow, core game
 
 
 
 
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COLUMN: 'Game Mag Weaseling': Mag Roundup 7/19/08

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2008-07-20 16:00:55 by Kevin Gifford in GameSetWatch
...column, but here's coverage on the rest of the new US (ok, and one Brit) game mags Edge August 2008 Cover: DC Universe Online Between the giant cover story featuring a universally-popular pop-culture icon and the eight pages of Cliff Bleszinski talking about himself (not to mention the opening piece on iPhone 3G gaming which was out of date...
 
Tags: game, aaa game projects, mags, game mags, kindsa music-game coverage, coverage, edge august, edge, piece
 
 
 
 
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COLUMN: @Play: Cause For Incursion

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2009-01-02 16:00:55 by John Harris in GameSetWatch
...column by John Harris which discusses the history, present and future of the Roguelike dungeon exploring genre. This time, a look at the roguelike Incursion with a side trip into Vancian Magic This column has been requested in comments several times now. While not one of the better-known in its genre, the freeware roguelike Incursion seems to...
 
Tags: first-level magic user, level, roguelike incursion, freeware roguelike incursion, magic, vancian magic-user, magic power, combat magic, magic items
 
 
 
 
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COLUMN: 'The Aberrant Gamer': Resolution

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2008-01-03 08:00:46 by Leigh Alexander in GameSetWatch
...column by Leigh Alexander, dedicated to the kinks and quirks we gamers tend to keep under our hats those predilections and peccadilloes less commonly discussed in conventional media During the holiday break, Aberrant Gamer took a hiatus from whence its happy to return. And over said holidays, I put in a lot of game time, and received an array...
 
Tags: game, game-free zone, time, quality zone-out time, game time, games, video games, column, aberrant gamer
 
 
 
 
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COLUMN: 'The Aberrant Gamer': Abstinence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder

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2008-01-11 08:00:14 by Leigh Alexander in GameSetWatch
...column by Leigh Alexander, dedicated to the kinks and quirks we gamers tend to keep under our hats those predilections and peccadilloes less commonly discussed in conventional media Last week, the Aberrant Gamer was forced to acknowledge spending an alarmingly significant number of hours on games. And not just playing thinking about them,...
 
Tags: play guitar hero, play, hero, games, rhythm games, abstinence, video games, guitar hero, aberrant gamer