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An Argument for FPS Depth (or, Bring Back the Skill Gap!)

There’s an aspect of First Person gaming that has largely been ignored by mainstream multiplayer developers: skill-based mechanics.  More specifically, these are game mechanics that require practice and skill to master.  I’m talking about Matrix-style fine control and physics manipulation that, when pulled off correctly, pushes the game to new levels of competitive [...]

Hey, it’sa me! Evan!

Holy Hell.  Where am I!?  How did I end up here?  Omfgajmaj–it’s a game site… and I’m writing in it?
Who’s lame-brained idea was that?
Welcome to me! *Waves*

First Edition of Nerds of the Northwest

You know the type. Maybe it’s the Birkenstock’s they’re wearing as they intently stare into the T.V. screen, hands gripped on their Xbox controller. Perhaps it’s the double tall latte stains surreptitiously hidden in creative ways once they found out their new PS3 slim didn’t hide it as well as their old console. Or maybe [...]