Is the Gaming Community Getting Better? By: LB Chambers Here is the first of a new article series I will be experimenting with. One where I really, really want to hear from our readers! From you! So please before you read any further know that you are highly encouraged to Tweet, Facebook, or respond here […]
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April 11
Bioshock Infinite: Review and Thoughts
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Bioshock Infinite: Review and Thoughts By: LB Chambers As a big fan of Irrational Games’ Bioshock trilogy (that’s right- I even enjoyed the shamefully reviewed Bioshock 2) I’m sure you can imagine the sort of excitable frenzy Bioshock Infinite’s seemingly endless advertisements, countdowns and trailers were whipping me into over the last couple of years. […]
April 02
Tomb Raider Review
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Tomb Raider Review: Why the New Lara Croft is What the Franchise Needed By: LB Chambers Of all the video game characters, and most especially the iconic ones, you’d be hard pressed to think of one more divisive than Lara Croft. For while Lara Croft herself is an acrobatic, athletic genius with a perfect pedigree […]
March 08
Meet the Staff
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Meet the Staff: LB Chambers Interview by Terra Olsen What are your favorite things to nerd out on? Literature! Basically anything written I will read, and I mean ANYTHING (as a child I was caught reading whatever was left around, camera instructions, adult novels, home and garden magazines- everything!) I lean towards non-fiction (like Incognito- […]
March 04
The Allure of the Apocalypse
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The Allure of the Apocalypse By: LB Chambers Halfway across a field of tall grass, my character crawling as slowly as possible between a hopper and a walker, at 2:30 am (real world time) I asked myself a question-Why is this what I enjoy? A zombie apocalypse where one hit equals death, my comrades will […]
February 20
Creating a Gamer: A How-To Guide
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Creating a Gamer: A How-To Guide By: LB Chambers After my last article (in which I declared my position on gaming in relationships) I realized that while I made clear that no person in a relationship should be made to feel ridiculous or juvenile for their gaming passion (or any passion really) I didn’t really […]
February 14
Relationships and Video Games
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Relationships and Video Games By: LB Chambers There have been a few strange articles out there recently having to do with gamers and relationships. Most of these, to me, seem at best bizarre and at worst insulting. I realize that we have all been there; it seems like forever since your last real relationship (or in […]