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I like to consider myself an experienced gamer, having played all sorts of games at all types of difficulty. Once and a while, though, a game comes along that is so challenging it has me raging and spewing obscenities… yet I cannot put it down. This is one of those...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·April 24, 2015
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Your pulse is racing, you are tightly strapped into your seat, sweat starts to roll down your forehead, and you question your sanity for being where you are as you start your climb… then after the ever-so-slightest of pauses, you are suddenly falling at great rates of speed and hit...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·March 2, 2015
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Back when the Xbox 360 was released I loved checking out games in the arcade section of the Xbox Live Arcade store. Our household quickly became addicted to a twin-stick shooter called Geometry Wars. It was fast, flashy, and very addicting to try to reach even higher scores. A sequel...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·December 13, 2014
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After getting my first higher-end smartphone, some of my favourite games to play were tower defence in nature. Now, since indie games have grown in popularity, more games of this nature have started popping up on PC. New from Four Lights is Defenders of Time, a tower defence game that...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·November 19, 2014
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My first experience with Guacameele! was a few years ago at PAX East, where I was able to meet and interview a few of the developers of the game. At that point I really didn’t know much of the game, but after getting some time with their floor-demo, I was...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·September 2, 2014
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Having played a lot of role playing games over the years, I’m used to seeing a familiar formula:  you take on the role of a young hero (often with amnesia) who suddenly has the chore of saving the world from an evil force threatening to destroy or take over the...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·February 3, 2014
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Back in March of this year I was given the chance to preview a new game, still in beta, from the creators of World of Tanks that promised a similar experience, but this time it was all about manning aircraft from different points in history in all-out-war against other players. ...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·December 15, 2013
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Spending most of my childhood in arcades I saw a lot of fighting games come and go, from various Street Fighters, to Tekken, SNK Fighters, and Mortal Kombat, but there is one fighting series that holds a special place in my heart. I don’t know why it does exactly. It...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·December 1, 2013
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Once upon a time in the 90’s there was a videogame developer called 3D Realms. They were in their prime with hits such as Duke Nukem, Blood, Rise of the Triad, and a little first person shooter called Shadow Warrior.  Fast forward to today, their most popular games legacy lives...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·October 5, 2013
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Many who enjoy the thrill of action and war in video games will head towards the newest and most popular first person shooters, but there are others who enjoy the more tactical options that the real time strategy genre offers. Company of Heroes 2 by Relic Entertainment is a fine...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·June 27, 2013
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Comics were always a big factor in my life.  I had quite a fondness for the Marvel Universe in particular, with its wide assortment of heroes and villains. Monthly, I would collect various comic books, watch the many animated shows, and even tried my hand at drawing some of the...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·June 14, 2013
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In my younger days I loved the Mad Max movie franchise. I loved the rough and raw feel of the post-apocalyptic action films.  Not to mention I always got a kick out of those crazy Road Warrior vehicles. So when Ravaged for the PC dropped into my lap, the mere...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·October 17, 2012
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