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Super Metroid – Open-ended Linearity
Space Invaders: Infinity Gene – Construction of the Shoot ‘em Up
Super Metroid – Establishing the Doctrine
Super Metroid – The Mental Map
Wario Land 4 – Design Discourses
God of War II – A Review
Super Metroid – The Tenets of a Metroid Game
Overseas Gaming Journal: Survival Guide
R&D1: Deconstructing the Mario franchise on the Game Boy
Rationale and Authorship (Heavy Rain)
Mario Kart: Super Circuit – A Review
User-generated Content as Sustainability
Grant Morrison on Game Narrative as Environment
The Value Proposition of the Point and Click
Player Roles and Heavy Rain
Design Discussions: Heavy Rain Vs. The People – Forfeiting Control to the Director (A footnote)
Design Discussions: Deconstructing the Video Game: Three Pillars of Design for Interactive Drama (Heavy Rain)
Tutorials: Do You Understand? (Y/N)
Looking Back at Anticipated E3 Games
Article Spotlight: A Fine Line: Making RPGs Accessible (The Grind)
Selective Tweets #2
Selective Tweets #1
To Serve (“How to Save the World” + A Socialist’s Manifesto)
Thinking Out Aloud: Borderlands, Designing for Addiction and the Onus of Game Quality Pt.2
Thinking Out Aloud: Borderlands, Designing for Addiction and the Onus of Game Quality Pt.1
Visual Connection: Sonic Comic Covers
Ninja Scroll: The Series Impressions
“Leaving The Country” Message #2
Enjoyable for all Audiences: Klonoa and House of the Dead: Overkill
Play Impressions (14/4/10)
Attempting to Understand Everyday Shooter
Resident Evil 2 – Level/Puzzle Design Discussion
Microtransactions: The Inherent Failure Of Natal and Move, and More
Chess or the Mona Lisa – Games as Art
The Ideological Framework of Berserk
Rail Shooter Overview + Non-games Related Gear
Visual Connection: Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles Vs Resident Evil 0, Remake and 3
Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles – Side Commentaries
Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles – For and Against the Critical Hit
Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles – Inviting Replayability
Link Out (19/3/10)
Dead Space Extraction – Side Commentaries
Dead Space Extraction – An Inspired Take on a Conventional Genre
Resident Evil 0 – Varied Inconsistencies
Resident Evil 0 – Twin Phenomenas
Resident Evil 0 – Detecting a History of Solace
Resident Evil 0 – Dissecting Traditional Horror
Visual Connection – Graphical Perfectionism
Good Video Games and Good Learning Overview
Questions for Radical Entertainment
Play Impressions (25/2/10)
GTA:LCS/VCS – Capitalism Allegory
GTA:LCS/VCS – Quick Overview
GTA:LCS/VCS – City Atmosphere
Okami Side Commentaries
Wrapping Up the Zelda/Okami Comparison
Zelda, Okami and The Question of Stamina
Defining Okami’s Individualism Part #2
Defining Okami’s Individualism Part #1
‘Giving the Context’
Pixel Hunt Re-examined (+ Some Words on Retroaction)
Balibo Thoughts
Blade Runner Thoughts
Die Hard 4.0 Thoughts
Casino Royale Thoughts
“Become Genuinely Interested In Other People”
A Quick Dissection of Hellsing (Original Series)
The Killing Joke Overview
DP’s Games Crunch 2009 Part #2
DP’s Games Crunch 2009 Part #1
Uncharted – Follow-Up Notes
Uncharted and the Sense of Being De-equipped
Super Monkey Ball – Leading into a Banana Blitz
Differences Between House of the Dead II and III
Eternal Darkness: Breaking the Equilibrium
We’re on Hiatus (if you hadn’t already noticed)
Evaluating Eternal Darkness
Metroid Prime 3: Quarterly Diaries #13
Metroid Prime 3: Quarterly Diaries #12
Linkout (15/11/09)
Metroid Prime 3: Quarterly Diaries #11
Metroid Prime 3: Quarterly Diaries #10
Super Mario RPG: Quirks and Annoyances
Microtransactions: ‘Non-Interactive Sequences, the Author and the Player’ and ‘Super Mario RPG and Alternative Dimensions’
An Overview of A Theory of Fun (Raph Koster)
Metroid Prime 3: Quarterly Diaries #9
Metroid Prime 3: Quarterly Diaries #8
How Super Mario is a Great Crash Course for Games
How Super Paper Mario Feels Gamey
How Super Paper Mario Doesn’t Feel Like Work
PSP Dramas: Accessing the Playstation Store Overseas, Buying from Hong Kong, the Morals of Hacking and the Problems with Usability
Metroid Prime 3: Quarterly Diaries #7
Metroid Prime 3: Quarterly Diaries #6
Rethinking The Feature (An Alt. Model for Conventional Games Coverage)
Metroid Prime 3: Quarterly Diaries #5
Metroid Prime 3: Quarterly Diaries #4
Metroid Prime 3: Quarterly Diaries #3
Metroid Prime 3: Quarterly Diaries #2
Metroid Prime 3: Quarterly Diaries #1
Metroid Prime 3: Quarterly Diaries (Prelude)
Paper Mario Vs The Traditional JRPG (Structural Breakdown)
Paper Mario (in as Many Pieces)
Prince of Persia Mega Compendium
Visual Connection: The Best Part about Halo (Vistas)
Halo 2 – Additional Commentaries
Halo – The Issues
Halo – Building the New Standard
Miyamoto Quote on Cultural Difference
Global Markets as The Next Casual Gaming-sized Phenomena
Super Mario Galaxy Observations #3 – Representation of Boss Battles
Visual Connection – Raylight Studio’s Blue Roses GBA Tech
Balancing Western and Middle Eastern Cultures in Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
The Ideal Prince of Persia
Prince of Persia Trilogy: Purity, Transgressions and Dichotomy
Majora’s Mask And Cultural Alienation
Linkout (24/8/09)
Trash Panic Follow Up
Trash Panic: Causing Much Mayhem, Dropping Drama!!
What Has Become Less Relevant (Return to Castle Wolfenstein)
Bookworm Adventures Column
Trigun Animated Series Impressions
Play Impressions: Revisiting Wrecking Crew and Wii Play
Super Stardust HD – Fresh, Spanky and All About The Space Junk
Link’s Crossbow Training Review
Visual Connection: Resident Evil Game Boy Color
Microtransactions: Machinima and Incompatibilities
Mini Demo Reviews and I’m Back
We’re Going on a Vacation
X Animated Series Impressions
Good Game ‘Rei: The Blogosphere’ Dissection
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within Guest Review
Half-life: Episode Two Commentaries
The Final Word on Twilight Princess
Zelda: Twilight Princess – Nintendo-fying Stolen Mechanics
Zelda: Twilight Princess – Conformity, Innovation and Relevancy
The Gamer Dialect and Some Minor Updates
Official Nintendo Magazine (June 09) Opinions
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Guest Review
Visual Connection: Tony Hawk:Downhill Jam Soundtrack
Play Impressions: Kirby’s Dream Land 2 and Half-Life 2: Episode One
Microtransactions: Custom Soundtracks and Chip Tunes
Half-Life – The Journey
Half-life – Foreplay, First Person Platforming, Implicit Direction and Whitewash Vanilla
An Entree to Half-life Discussion
Cross Blog Dialogue: GTA: Chinatown Wars #4 (Conclusion)
The Torturous Taste of a Magnificent Neo-Retro Light Show (Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved)
Australian Larrikinism in Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow
E3 2009 Impressions
Link Out (7/6/09)
Microtransactions: More Mindless Razzing on Print Media and Complaints About Modernization
Portals, Goffman, Language and Performance
E3 2009 Predictions
Mega-Self-serving Anniversary Jib Jab
Prince of Persia Classic Criticism
The Cultural Implications of Dialects in Video Games
Tuition of Curves: WipEout HD
Microtransactions: Pirating the Novel and Memberships and Twitter
Play Impressions (And the Rest #4)
Metal Gear Solid Novelization Break down (Part #2 Tangible Differences)
Game Boy Memories Part #4
Game Boy Memories Part #3
Game Boy Memories Part #2
Game Boy Memories Part #1
Would You Believe?
Cross Blog Dialogue: GTA: Chinatown Wars #3
Play Impressions (And the Rest #3)
I’m Envious, Mr Parish
Was the Game Boy Color a Flawed Product?
Play Impressions (And the Rest #2)
Play Impressions (And the Rest #1)
Angry Fan Culture Rant #1 (of probably many)
Hyper, Print Media and Tips for Survival
Analysis of MGS4′s Camera Perspective System and How It Fosters Unique Playing Styles for the Player (Essay)
Cross Blog Dialogue: GTA: Chinatown Wars #2
Height and Character Design Musings
Half the Man he use to be
Bookworm Adventures Deluxe – Linguistic Observations
Cross Blog Dialogue: GTA: Chinatown Wars #1
Link Out (2/4/09)
Kirby 64: Silent Cutscenes
Video Games as Cultural Symbols in the Global Cultural Supermarket
Metal Gear Solid Novelization Break down (Part #1 Impressions)
Ingrained Japanese culture and handling of Chinese Ethnicity within the Metal Gear Universe
Talking About Genre Conventions..
Some Fairly Obvious Game Genre Musings
Pre-Xbox 360 Playstation Defects
Final Fantasy: Baited Guilt
JRPG Musings and My Final Fantasy Marathon
GTA: Chinatown Wars, Quick Post Script
Likening Games to Music (Videos)
Link Out (8/3/09)
Level by Level: Logan’s Shadow Episode #1
PixelJunk Eden: More So Facebook Than Ninja Roping
Downloadable Drug
Can’t You Just Be Fun For Once!
Microtransactions: Sony’s Achievements
Yakuza 2: Institutional Knowledge and The Virtual Classroom
Dealing with Lateness and Self Justification
Yakuza 2: The Cultural Dynamite
Syphon Filter:Dark Mirror Design Notes
Remakes that Aren’t Remade
The Trophies Dilemma + In-Game Rewards
What I Learnt From A Stone Frog Spitting Coloured Marbles
Super Happy Pleasant World
It’s a Steep Price to Be Trendy
Microtransactions: In-game iPods and Vagrant Story PSP
The In-Game Mini-Blog
Super Mario Galaxy Observations #2 Build me a Space Ship
Super Mario Galaxy Observations #1 Bite Sized Design
R18+ Classification Ramblings
Trilby: Art of Theft Critique
Resistance: Fall of Man Commentaries
Stepping Up
Link Out (26/1/09)
I’ll See You Soon
Quake and the Feeling of Nightmare
id Software: Qualities and Evolution (1991-1996)
Fun for Five Minutes: Crash Commando
So, What about the PS2 this Christmas?
Tamer: The Original Xbox Mascot?
Plugging With The Lucky Country
The Convenience of Chinese Ethnicity in Games?
Going on A Break
Metal Gear Solid Novel, Narrative and Translation
XIII Vs Prince of Persia (Next Gen) – Cel-Shaded Comparison
Observations from the Shanghai Subway
Link Out (7/11/08)
Play Impressions (5/11/2008)
Exploring Jamaican Game Culture (Interview)
UK Gaming Survey
C-12: Final Resistance (Recommendation)
Social Stigmatization and Culture
Resident Evil 5 Story Suggestions
So Far Away…
Marketing Stimuli, Previews and Chicken Feathers
Celebrity in the Games Industry: We’re Worth It
Link Out (12/10/08)
Feel the Magic
Making Games Relevant
Metal Gear Solid 4 – Smoking Metaphor
Indie Play Impressions (4/9/08)
DS Play Impressions (Before China)
Games and Culture: A Case Study
Gaming Observations from Shanghai (China)
Back in the Chair
It’s the Way It’s Always Been….And the Way it Will Remain
I Was Born in a Cross-Fire Hurricane
Describing fl0w
Kyntt Stories Critique
The Love of the Land – Zelda: Twilight Princess
The Power of Language in Games
You’re Twisting my Arm Here Sony
Visual Connection – Inside Out Game Covers
Last Few Days Explanation
See You in the Next One (Have a Good Time)
Culture Bred Through Game Design
Survival Guide for the Next Few Months
Research Topics for the Presence of Games in China
Gamer Fatigue
Play Impressions – Connection Tour 2008
Join the Club
How Does it Feel to Play a Video Game?
Additional MGS4 Commentaries
MGS4 and The Three Flavours of Filler
We Place Faith in The Conduit
Gradius Talk and Why I love Shmps
New Site Design and Layout
Satoru Iwata is the Only One With His Head Screwed On
Communicative Clarity – Nintendo And Its E3 Fans
What’s with all the Hating on E3?
Microsoft’s E3 Slagfest
The Rains Are Comin’ – E3 2008
Not Quite the Anniversary
Link Out (7/7/08)
Three Steps to Success: Summary
Game Reviews: Critique, Subjectivity and the 10 Point Scale
Fanboys and How to Deal With Them
Implications with Classification of Hardcore and Casual
Three Steps to Success: Introduction
Few Tweaks and a Re-Focused Outlook
An Analysis of Interactive Blogging Features and Language in Fostering Characterization and Community Building
Analyzing the Problematic Hysteria Regarding MGS4
Metal Gear Solid 4 – Complete Impressions
Got the Game, Missing the Console…
One Last Theory Before Metal Gear Solid 4 Hits
Elite Beat Agents Commentaries
DP’s Favourite Video Game Music
Everything is Working in Perfect Harmony
Heavy Metal Blues
Decoding the Metal Gear Solid 4 Marketing Machine
Critiquing the News Readers As Requested by You
Some Explanations + Answering the Killer Instincts 3 Rumour
Link Out (22/5/08)
Analyzing Contributions towards Negative Video Game Culture
Why People Listen to Video Game Music
Perfect Dark Zero – The Possibility of HD Cel Shaded Beauty
New Poll – Where Should I be Getting my News and Reviews From?
A Couple of Useful User Contributions
Why I View the Xbox 360 as a Gaming Non-Event
A Call For Respect
Resident Evil Remake Critique and Observations
DP’s Gaming Wallpapers
Play Impressions (29/4/08) – PSP Edition
When Game Review Criteria Hits the Floor Hard
Put on Your Game Face
Are Coloured and Transparent Consoles Dying in the Era of Modern Technological Sophistication?
Rearranging Categories
Breaking Down Casual Gaming Misconceptions
My Continual Frustration with Game Reviews
It’s Okay to be Fanatical…
Link Out (13/4/08)
Nintendo Wii Classic Controller Alternatives
Play Impressions (8/4/08)
A Button Masher’s Best Friend; A Trusty Pen Lid!
Why You Should Buy the Original Metal Gear Solid over Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Watch Morgan Webb Totally Degrade Video Games on the Tyra Banks Show
Gamer’s Instinct – The Language of Video Games
The Lack of Global Recognition of Video Game Narrative
Need Some Content Feedback
Video Game Retailers and Game Classification Attitudes
Our Responsibilities as Gamers to Promote a Positive Image of our Culture
Link Out (18/3/08)
Super Mario World:: The Pinnacle of 2D Plumber Platforming
Five Advantages of Being a PAL Gamer
Speculating over the Original Intentions Behind the Gamecube’s Hi-Speed Port
Celebrate the Release of Super Smash Bros Brawl by Honouring a Rare Gem
DP’s Gaming Videos #1
Metal Gear Solid 4 Pushing 50GB, What is Really Going On?
Ikaruga.Respect
Awesome Otacon (Metal Gear Solid) Clock Widget
3D Vs 2D, Capcom Vs SNK, Street Fighter IV Vs The King of Fighters XII
An Interview with DrainingSouls.net on MMORPGs
Additional Guest Writing
Hard Copy Collection Vs Digital Distribution
Link Out (12/2/08)
Images that Defined Gaming – Vertical Gaming
The 99% Completion Rate
A Few Fixes
Reliving an Authentic Arcade Experience on the Wii
The Best Upcoming Fan-Service Games of 2008
Gaming Analysis: Video Game Sequels
Retro Video Review – Totally Rad
Building the Ultimate Gaming TV Channel
VG Media Network
DP’s Retro Gaming Compilation Wishlist
Super Smash Bros Brawl – Another Example of Genius Nintendo Marketing
Site Updates (14/1/07)
Star Wars in Soul Calibur 4, 16gb Pro Duo and More MGS4 News
Play Impressions (8/1/08)
Is There Any Truth in MGS4 Coming to the Xbox 360?
Harvest Moon now on Wii VC:: So Go Buy It!
Link Out (1/1/2008)
PSP Moving from Strength to Strength
My Christmas Present to You:: Super Mario Land 2 Retro VIDEO Review
Duke Nukem Teaser Trash
Sexiest People in Games – Heihachi Mishima
GreenPeace Advertisement against Video Game Consoles
Wii Love Golf:: Capcom Character Costumes
Tackling Gamer Stereotypes
What was Your First Video Game?
Street Fighter 4:: First Screenshot and More Info
Link Out (6/12/07)
Retro Review – Turok Rage Wars
Killer Instinct – Awesomeness in Character Design
MGS4 TGS Trailer Analysis
Welcome to The Gaming Blog
*Busily Working Away in the Background*
T-Bag = Total Fag
The Gaming Race for the Holiday Season
Possible Future Pre-release Playtests
More Guest Writing
Images that Defined Gaming – Super Mario 64
Crusin First Footage
In the Gaming Life of…
What is it with Sega Characters and Wiimotes?
Capcom gets Narcy over Okami Flak
Ryan Payton Drops a Few Hints About MGS4
Next Level Games Artists action Skateboard Decks for Charity
See You on the Other Side
Ignition Entertainment and Marvelous Interactive Team Up for North American Releases
Nintendo’s Autumn Conference Wrap Up
Gory ManHunt 2 Wii Skin
Are you a Betting Gamer?
The Return of Boulder Dash
NeoGeo Battle Coliseum and Kof XI heading to America = Quick gip for Aussies?
Are Nintendo Against Blogging?
Halo 3, The Not so Nice Take
TGS 07 “Might have Missed” articles
Major Sony Micro Announcements
Konami Vs Square Enix – TGS Supremacy
Ikaruga, Rez HD, more SNK and Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Reviewed
Nintendo’s Grand Plan(The Conversion Process)
Play Impressions 13/9/07
3 of the Current Most Frustrating Developers
Cubed3 and Nibris Ownage by NeoGAF
Sexiest People in Games – Morrigan Aensland
The 12 Best “Non Gamer” Games for the PSP
Images that Defined Gaming – Shadow the Hedgehog
Win a custom Seether PSP + Guest Writing
BioShocking Reviews
Jeanne d’Arc :: leading the resurrection of the PSP?
Gamers are just Interested in the Games
Back to Back: Proving Ground + Metroid Prime 3
Images that Defined Gaming – D’arci Stern
Unfinished Business
This Week’s Linkies – Galleries
How can one man survive the E3 media snow in?
Glorious Gameplay Unveiling (Metal Gear and Resident Evil)
Avcon 07 Adventures
More Great Capcom Tidbits
Resident Evil 5 PS3 Conference Trailer Breakdown
Hidden Secrets/Clues in the Resident Evil 5 Trailer
A Niche Interest
Retro Review – Shinobi III Return of the Ninja Master
Getting out and about::The Social Gamer
Three Recent Positives in the Gaming Industry
Retro Review Lufia 2: The Rise of the Sinistrals
The Playstation 2 Story
Why we aren’t going to see a Final Fantasy VII remake
Playing Console Catch ups
How can one resist? – the PSP
Bargain Hunting for Video Games
The Official CD-I Reference