Jun 06
Going into E3, what is one genre of games you would like to see Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo individually tackle to diversify their own portfolios? The interesting thing about the video game market is that it is self adjusted to some degree, at least in terms of game releases. Console have historically had their genre …
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May 23
Now that MS has revealed the Xbox One, what does each of the “Big Three” need at E3 to steal the show? The biggest problem I think a lot of people probably had with the Xbox One reveal, outside of the interesting name choice or VCR-like design, was the glossing over of what many consider …
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May 16
What qualities or information do you think is most important for a reviewer to get across in a review? The internet is swimming with media reviews. Pofessional and amature critics regularly rip into books, comics, music, graphic novels, movies, video games, and film in order to help their audience avoid making wary purchases, improve their …
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May 10
When it comes to adaptations, do you think the producers involved should assume more than a baseline knowledge of the original material? If the Paul W.S. Anderson Resident Evil feature films, Gearbox/TimeGate Aliens video games, and Scott Ciencin Silent Hill comic books have taught us anything, it’s that no adaptation should be thrown under the …
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May 02
With video game movies being notoriously bad, do you think there is a game that would make a good adaptation? Once upon a time I would had said that the first Silent Hill could have made the perfect feature film to video game adaptation. In my head, the fact that its unique narrative already featured …
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Apr 24
What do you think of the upcoming slate of summer movies? Which are you most looking forward to? Which will surprise? Disappoint? Keen moviegoers would notice a distinct pattern if the were to sit down and evaluate summer releases on a yearly basis. Like clockwork, major studios release their very best films in the months …
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Apr 10
Why do people identify themselves as gamers? No one else seems to identify themselves by their favorite hobby: movie/television watcher, music listener, etc. Social identities are a funny thing. Søren Kierkegaard, a Danish philosopher and social theorist, was one of the first to really stress the importance of one’s self in relation to the world. …
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Mar 28
What is more important in world building in video games, the locations or the characters? This is a challenging question. By definition, dynamic and interesting locations are required in order to build a world worth exploring. However, no world in any video game – regardless of how pretty or expansive it may be – is …
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Mar 20
With the recent success of the Veronica Mars KS, are there any shows you would like to see crowd sourced for a finale? I don’t usually watch television anymore. There honestly isn’t enough time in the day to dedicate blocks of my time to episodic content. As such, most of the abruptly ended shows I …
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Mar 14
What are your thoughts on prequels? When have they been done well? Can they ruin a franchise if done poorly? The term “prequel” essentially means work that is done after work, but taking place before other work. Like sequels, they can continue franchises both in continuity and money making ability. Unlike sequels, they’re never greeted …
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