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We Don't Need Another Console

I bought my first Xbox 360 on launch night, November 22, 2005. I have gamed the crap out of it, to the point that I'm on console number three now (Thanks, Microsoft Sam!). Every year, I buy a bunch of new games, several classics that I didn't have time for in the past, and I download a handful of arcade games.

(Side note: Pac-Man Championship Edition DX is amazingly awesome and fun. Go buy it now. Then come back and read the rest of this.)

Rated M for Mistake: Why Parents Are To Blame

I was about 10 years old the first time I played a gory, violent game. That game? Mortal Kombat, at the arcade of a Tampa Putt-Putt. It was my best friend's birthday party, and the group of us was amazed at the blood, the weaponry, and the sheer brutality taking place. We couldn't get enough. Quarter after quarter were dropped into that cabinet, and we talked about MKII for weeks on end.

Gaming and Writing: The Story in the Game

An eerie hallway from Dead Space.

Gaming, as a form of entertainment, has been continuing to evolve since its infancy. Whenever you turn on your console or PC to play a game, you are often seeking to do something other than your current day to day; an escape from the norm.  It can be a simple button-smasher classic, or a hot new richly-detailed RPG, but can storytelling play a role in your enjoyment of the game? There are two sides to every story, and in gaming this trend stays true.

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