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Retrospective: NBA Jam

August 30, 2010 - 8:27 pm

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Here at Silicon Sasquatch, we feel that old games deserve some love too. From time to time, we want to look back at games that have made a big impact — especially when a new version of an old favorite is scheduled to be released. It is in that context that we present to you [...]

Backlog: The Gang’s All Here Edition

August 29, 2010 - 6:27 pm

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We’re baaaaaaaaaaaack. Aaron’s returned from a summer sojourn spent in the woods, and we felt “hey, we haven’t done a real good Backlog in a while” — nevermind one with the full crew. So though Nick has been criss-crossing the Pacific Northwest, Aaron has just come back to civilization, and Doug has been tangling with [...]

Games of skill and games of story, and how Starcraft II blends the concepts

August 25, 2010 - 6:53 pm

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The more I’ve been thinking about gameplay mechanics and how gamers interact with a variety of games, the more I’ve narrowed down video games into two overarching categories: games of skill and games of story. Regardless of genre, games of skill focus more on mastery of a game engine and its trappings, while story-focused games [...]

Sasquatch Soapbox: Games and gamers — the line begins to blur

July 19, 2010 - 1:27 pm

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What is a game, and what is a gamer? In the wake of E3 coverage laced with “it’s not for us,” the rise of games on social media sites and iPhones, and Microsoft and Sony showcasing their motion-control interfaces more thoroughly, this question is coming up more often. An unscientific analysis of quote-unquote hardcore gamers [...]

Backlog: Summer Vacation Edition

July 17, 2010 - 10:08 am

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Much like a bad sunburn, we’re back after a little mid-summer hibernation. Aaron is still out in the Oregon woods getting his camp counselor act on, but Nick and Doug have been snug in civilization and playing games. Doug, now properly equipped with a TV from the 21st century, has been building cities and breaking [...]

The Backlog: Red Dead Way of Life edition

May 22, 2010 - 11:41 am

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Some might deride it as simply GTA: Old West, some are praising it as one of the best games of the year (Metacritic has its issues but just look at that aggregate score right now), but however you structure it, Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption is out and is the hot topic of the week. Aaron [...]

How EA Sports’ Online Pass Will Change the Used Game Marketplace

May 12, 2010 - 8:32 am

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Once the millions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of labor hours have resulted in a finished, big-name console video game, how do publishers and developers earn their money back? From gamers like us buying titles at a store. However, not all purchases are created equal. This is why Electronic Arts announced on Monday the [...]

Adventures in Akihabara: Silicon Sasquatch Tackles Japan

May 10, 2010 - 3:08 pm

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In March, Silicon Sasquatch senior contributor Doug Bonham spent four weeks traveling through Asia. Here is a first-hand report after seeing Japanese gaming culture, specifically in Tokyo, up close and personal. All photos by Doug Bonham, 2010. Japan has had an undeniable influence on the video game industry. One of the main reasons why I [...]

The Backlog: We Are The World Warriors Edition

May 1, 2010 - 10:28 am

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Plenty to discuss this week — racing games, zombies, spaaaaaaaaaaace! (warning: funny, but spoilers!), and world warriors. Oh, the world warriors! Enough of this nonsense, on to the backlog!

The Backlog: Raw Power edition

April 10, 2010 - 9:11 am

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We are bringing the thunder this week; the appropriate background soundtrack for the Backlog this week can be found right here. Aaron is blowing stuff up in a variety of games; Doug is breaking free from the shackles of the standard Xbox 360 hardware; and Nick is breaking hearts and tiles with another great Scrabble [...]

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