Sharing is Hard

Mephisto Mori/ June 11, 2013/ Video Games/ 0 comments

Sharing video games with your friends can be difficult with a console.  Luckily Sony has released this instructional video on how to do it on the next gen console, the PS4. Official PlayStation 4 Used Game Instructional Video

They took the PS2 design and hit ctrl+i

Mephisto Mori/ June 11, 2013/ Video Games/ 0 comments

The PS4 looks like the PS2 italicized.  It evokes immediate nostalgia looking at that thing.  Is this excitement I’m beginning to feel? No, I must remain jaded.  Reread that first statement, this time dripping with venomous sarcasm.

PS4 $399

Mephisto Mori/ June 11, 2013/ Video Games/ 0 comments

I was fully prepared to pay 600 dollars for this next generation of consoles.  Both the XB1 and PS4 undershot my expectations and should be commended. At $400 dollars the PS4 is basically coming into my house day 1, and stealing the $400 dollars I keep in my underwear drawer.  I’m not even mad because he’s hanging out afterwards and

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Microsoft Doubles Down on Vague Douchebaggery

Mephisto Mori/ June 10, 2013/ Video Games/ 0 comments

E3 provided Microsoft with an opportunity to set the record straight on their vague, at best, orginal PR for the XBox One; an opportunity they took to say piss off instead and sell more crap.  The answers to topics that have worried gamers since the first official announcement remained dodgy if addressed at all. So here we are, E3, an

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Maybe I’m old…

Mephisto Mori/ June 7, 2013/ Video Games/ 0 comments

I’ve raged about a number of next generation features (or lack thereof) for a while.  At the top of my list is mandatory internet connection for single player games.  There’s a special place in Hell for the assholes responsible. At the bottom: reverse compatibility.  It’s the last thing I’d complain about. Reverse compatibility is not the norm for console.  We

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Driving and MMOs

Mephisto Mori/ May 31, 2013/ Video Games/ 0 comments

MMO communities are an awful lot like drivers in a traffic jam.  They’re assholes. When given anonymity and an audience, everyone becomes a douche.  This is a known law of the universe best illustrated by a 2004 Penny Arcade strip: The parallels between people in a traffic jam and online communities are less commonly referenced, however.  I realized it today myself

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I’m just going to leave this right here…

Mephisto Mori/ May 25, 2013/ Video Games/ 0 comments

Alan Wake humble bundle. Only four days left.  Alan Wake has more than earned this insomniac’s stamp of approval.  If you haven’t played it yet for one reason or another, I highly recommend you do.   You get to pick your own price ffs.  You can even feel slightly better that you’re gaming for charity. And if your forgot.  Here’s

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Xbox One: An Opinion

Mephisto Mori/ May 24, 2013/ Video Games/ 1 comments

I just wanted to take a moment to talk about the Xbox One on my website about video games. Something truly amazing happened this last week.  A high-impact icon of an industry ascended to God-like status.  It’s hard to believe that less than seven days ago David Beckham retired. It was a tear-filled ceremony and one of those “big moments”

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…and Another Thing

Mephisto Mori/ April 24, 2013/ Video Games/ 0 comments

Bioshock Infinite’s greatest success is that it delivers a story in a way no other artistic medium can. Video games are an emerging art form.  The list of titles that fully utilize the interactive story telling aspects of games, combine it with visual art, and all the boons of a good soundtrack are very few. Bioshock Infinite is a game you can

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