Category Archive: Nerds with Words

May 16

Ask a Dork – Sony at e3 2012

“What does Sony need to win e3. What do you expect?” Attending e3 is kind of like playing a game of cards; most companies go in assuming that their going to trump the competition with their offerings, only to find that the competition has brought the winning hand. So, what exactly constitutes winning at e3? …

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May 10

Ask a Dork: Game Consoles as Entertainment Hubs

“Do you think that video game consoles should be purely gaming devices or all in one entertainment hubs? What is the line?” I don’t wear a watch, nor do I carry around a PDA or mp3 Player. To the same effect, I do not own a Netflix box, DVD/Blu-Ray Player, or PVR. This is not …

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May 02

Ask a Dork – Gamer Preferences

“Do gamers like puttifang themselves inside action or do gamers prefer a more cinematic character based experience?” Wow. This is a deceptively difficult question to answer. The short and sweet response is that gamers enjoy both putting themselves inside action and taking in a more cinematic character based experience. This questions becomes more complex when …

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Apr 25

Ask a Dork: Silent Protagonists

“Are silent protagonists still relevant in gaming today?” -Question courtesy of Phil Dean The simple answer would be “Yes”, but I should probably explain my reasoning. Silent Protagonists continue to dominate a variety of roles, but not all of them are exactly ‘silent’. Several Silent Protagonist variants populate the gaming landscape today and it’s likely …

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Mar 09

Another Round: Video Game Momentum

Generally, we enjoy a good, spirited conversation on Twitter with our fans. Sometimes, the conversation branches out beyond one or two people, and we wanted a way to share that. This feature (if it works) would highlight some of our more notable conversations and responses. This morning started off by posing a question to the …

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Feb 02

Top 5 Final Fantasy Games

Over the past week, we’ve had our audience vote on their favorite Final Fantasy titles. Below you will find the Top 5 picks as well as some feedback from folks who voted for them, and why. 5)Final Fantasy VIII Is it weird that for as much I like Final Fantasy VIII, a small part of …

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Nov 17

The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Moments

With the release of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword this Sunday, we took to Twitter to ask our fans to share some of their favorite moments from the Legend of Zelda franchise. Here is compilation of some of their responses. When Link and Zelda fight Malladus together in Spirit Tracks. -Snarkeet The descent into …

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Sep 05

Nerds with Words: Top 5 Games of All-Time

Let’s just say this upfront, this isn’t a Top 5 Games of All-Time list. If we did something like that, feel it would be a bit more formal, but who knows. What this is, was preparation for an upcoming episode of Nerds on the Rocks. When said episode will record/air, I honestly can’t tell you, …

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Aug 28

Nerds with Words: Boss Battles

Today is a simple Sunday. Partially because its a pretty slow news cycle, but also because this was a topic I felt was rather interesting to discuss since it has been bought up often in the past few days due to Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Do boss battles still have a place in modern games? …

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Aug 27

Nerds with Words: The New DC 52

About 2 weeks ago we ran a poll on the site to see which of DC’s new line-up of 52 titles most visitors to the site was most excited about. While it has taken me a while to do this, even though the results are instantaneous, here is our break down. Of the 52 titles, 32 …

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