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Dark Souls beginner basics: Take it slow, prepare to die

Having forsaken most of life's wonders in favor of Dark Souls, I can claim today to be far better at the game than I...

Steam Holiday Sale 2013: Knights of the Old Republic 2, Counter-Strike tips and strategies

I'll level with you. Day 3 felt a little lackluster when it comes to "OMG MUST HAVE" sales. And what is on offer either...

Gaming theory: difficult does not equal challenging

It's common opinion that games are becoming easier as time goes on. If we compare games to how the world's changing, it's easy to...

T3 Reviews: Dishonored

For those of you who picked it up Dishonored during the Steam Summer Sale, congratulations! You are now a licensed assassin with a vendetta...

What every game designer needs to learn from Dark Souls

I've recently begun making my way through my extensive Steam backlog, and decided to begin with Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition....

Steam Backlog Adventure #1: Dark Souls Prepare to Die Edition

If I had to guess, I'd say the average PC gamer has anywhere between thirty and three hundred games in his or her library....

Let’s Play Path of Exile: Gameplay for would-be warriors

By now you're probably realized I'm a pretty big fan of Path of Exile, the free-to-play action/RPG from Grinding...

Decisions, Decisions: How to pick a class in Path of Exile

If you're one of the hundreds of thousands who have been enticed to try the free-to-play hack 'n' slash

The Path of Exile open beta arrives January 23!

Right around now, fans of the recently-deceased Diablo series are probably getting anxious. Diablo 3's long-hyped, long-overdue, and long-promised PvP was recently canceled, leaving...

How to make Knights of the Old Republic work on Windows 7

As always, Steam's annual Christmas sale meant I'd be dumping the best part of two months' rent on cheap and shiny video games to...