ColumnsSons of Minesweeper
Posted 08/26/08 at 03:00:00 PM by Thomas McDonald
So is PC gaming hosed? That seems to be the case for games that a) are not massively multiplayer, b) don’t have “Sims” in the title, or c) aren’t played by your mom.
But it’s not really as dire as all that. Mass Effect actually made it to number 2, and Sins of a Solar Empire to number 9, on the current NPD PC sales charts.
Those numbers, however, don’t reflect where PC owners are really gettin’ their game on: with casual games. Remember when you would say you were a PC gamer and people would say, “Yeah, me too,” and you’d ask what they played, and they’d say, “Minesweeper and Solitaire.” And you’d chuckle. Good times!
More after the jump.
ColumnsVideogame Violence: A Fair and Balanced Study?
Posted 06/30/08 at 02:26:18 PM by Thomas MacDonald
We’re at a point in history when, if gamers are to maintain credibility, we need to acknowledge both the good and bad in our passion. Grand Theft Childhood ($25, Simon & Schuster) by Lawrence Kutner and Cheryl K. Olson is a fair and comprehensive study of games and violence, and we would do well to pay attention to its conclusions.
Those conclusions, and Tom's own, after the jump.
FROM THE ARCHIVEGame Theory: Return of the King
Posted 01/30/08 at 03:20:57 PM by Thomas McDonald
Unreal Tournament 3 brings some delicious new innovations to the multiplayer shooter genre.
FROM THE ARCHIVEGame Theory: Symphonies of Destruction
Posted 01/08/08 at 05:47:19 PM by Thomas McDonald
We're nearly drowning in top-notch fragfests!
FROM THE ARCHIVEGame Theory: Game/Art
Posted 12/05/07 at 04:07:00 PM by Thomas McDonald
In which we try to decide if Bioshock counts as Art. Pitchforks and torches provided for your convenience.
FROM THE ARCHIVEGame Theory: The Wii Effect
Posted 10/29/07 at 07:36:14 PM by Thomas McDonald
Will the Wii bring millions of fresh-faced newbs to gaming, or does its appeal lack crossover power?
FROM THE ARCHIVEGame Theory: Rainbow 5 1/2
Posted 04/12/07 at 03:56:22 PM by Thomas McDonald
When games shift from PCs to consoles, in-depth content goes right with them. Case-in-point -- Rainbow Six: Vegas.
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