Call of Duty vs. Battlefield: How Gamers Ruin Both… and Gaming

Posted on 10 April, 2013 by exterminat

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Call of Duty vs. Battlefield: How Gamers Ruin Both… and Gaming

When competition ruins appreciation

by Michael Gilbert

© 2013 Michael Gilbert

BAttlefield-4-oxcgnAs gamers, we often come to establish what we think of a game based on our previous experiences.

This shooter is realistic because head shots kill people in one shot, this racer is awesome because my Camaro sounds really loud (just like Dad’s—for those of us with dads that have Camaros), this Mario game is fun because it makes funny sounds and I laughed my ass off (LMFAO for you more apt readers).

We also make comparisons based on games we did or didn’t like before.

Halo is better than Quake because the graphics are better, or, for a more ignorant comparison, World of Warcraft is the worst game ever “’cuz only nerds play that game. YOLO. Swagg.”

But what we fail to do is recognize the smaller accomplishments that actually construct a game’s ‘personality’, as I like to call it.

Something that comparing a game to another simply just can’t do.

Is competition ruining modern gaming?

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OXCGN’s Exclusive Deadfall Adventures Interview

Posted on 9 April, 2013 by dkpatriarch

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OXCGN’s Exclusive Deadfall Adventures Interview

“Please don’t expect it to copy Uncharted”

by David Hilton and Nicholas Laborde

© 2013 David Hilton

Deadfall_screenshot_1_oxcgnWhen I first saw the Deadfall Adventures trailer I breathed a little sigh of joy.

No space marine.  No modern soldier.  No blown up warehouses.

Here was what looked like a First Person Indiana Jones game; a game with a sense of adventure instead of dread for the fate of the world.

We jumped at the chance to discover more about the game and see what the developers were going to be striving for.

Deadfall_screenshot_2_oxcgnArthur Falkowski is the producer at The Farm 51, the Polish studio behind Necrovision and Painkiller: Pain and Damnation.

Reinhard Pollice is the Business & Product Development Director at Swedish publisher Nordic Games.

We asked them to elaborate on what we saw in the video.

Deadfall Adventures here

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OXCGN Announces Takeover of IGN

Posted on 1 April, 2013 by dkpatriarch

april_foolsOXCGN Announces Takeover of IGN

The “GN.com” Battle Is Over!

by Alex Baldwin 

 © April 1, 2013 Alex Baldwin

APRIL FOOLS 2UPDATE: We’ve just learned that the court has reversed its decision, and OXCGN will not, in fact, be taking over IGN on account of this being an April Fools joke.

ORIGINAL STORY: After a tumultuous year in which IGN shut down both its pro-gaming league and subsidiary 1-UP, many have wondered exactly how IGN has managed to stay afloat in these uncertain financial times.

Well, after a year of negotiations culminating in a high-profile court case regarding IGN’s unlicensed usage of the “GN.com”, obviously owned by oxcGN.com, OXCGN is pleased to announce a successful ruling in our favour.

As part of their court-ruled reparations, IGN will henceforth be owned and managed by OXCGN.com as of April 1.

“We are very pleased the court has sided with justice on such a significant annual date, and consumers will no longer mistakenly arrive at the deceptively-similar ign.com domain when attempting to reach oxcgn.com” said OXCGN editor in chief and co-owner David Hilton.

“However, this is only the beginning of our campaign to regain the ownership of our trademark. We are currently seeking legal advice regarding Gamespot’s illicit usage of letters in orange circles as used in OXCGN’s logo.”

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Breaking news – April 1, 2013

 © 2013 Alex Baldwin

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Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag Limited Special Chest, Skull and Buccaneer Editions

Posted on 26 March, 2013 by dkpatriarch

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Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag Aussie Limited, Chest, Skull & Buccaneer Editions

Are we getting too much of a good thing?

by David Hilton

© 2013 David Hilton

assassin's IV figureWith Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag details beginning to flow from a trickle to a stream, we have just learned that there will once again be multiple new versions of the franchise’s latest game sold: the Black Chest Edition, the Buccaneer Edition, the Skull Edition, and the Special Edition.

With so many editions, how will you decide which to purchase?  The content involved?  The price tag?  Is it just getting too confusing?

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag editions

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