Tag: video games
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EXPeriencing ‘You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost)’ by Felicia Day
Cover photo via. If you’re a gamer or on the internet often, you know who Felicia Day is. If you’re not, here’s an introduction, in her own words: Hi, I’m Felicia Day. I’m an actor. That quirky chick in that one science fiction show? You know the one I’m talking about. I’m never on the…
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EXPeriencing Overwatch (and Why It’s Better than Team Fortress 2)
Last year I wrote about watching the amazing cinematic trailer for Overwatch. I also noted that while it was an awesome trailer, it looked like a Team Fortress 2 ripoff. I am here to report that after playing Overwatch in its first week, it may have similar elements to TF2, but it’s not a ripoff. In fact, I am having…
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Traversing “Monument Valley”
I almost never spend money on apps. Case in point, I’ve owned an iPhone since 2011, and I’ve only spent money on two apps: a Couch to 5K running trainer app and “Monument Valley.” I had never heard of “Monument Valley” until my sister texted me a screen cap of the intro screen (above) saying, “YOU…
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EXPeriencing the Best Game Trailer I’ve Ever Seen
Trailers are an important marketing tool, obviously. For movies, video games, and even books, the trailer heaps on the hype leading up to the work’s release. Trailers are so important nowadays, we even have trailers for our trailers (lookin’ at you, Ant-Man). Sometimes those trailers are good, sometimes they’re meh. Sometimes it doesn’t matter whether…
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EXPeriencing the Hype: Guild Wars 2’s First Expansion
You know I love Guild Wars 2. I just recently told you how much I love it. So it’s no surprise, then, that I am super. freaking. pumped. for Guild Wars 2’s first expansion, Heart of Thorns. Starting almost exactly two years ago, GW2 launched what they call the “Living Story.” Season 1 of the Living Story built…
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My Favorite Video Game: Guild Wars 2
All images are my screen caps while playing Guild Wars 2. My favorite video game, far and away, is Guild Wars 2. This MMO and its predecessor, Guild Wars, have played a huge role in my life for the past 10 years, and in light of what could be (should be, better be) Guild Wars 2′s…
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