http://game-central.org A new home for PC gamers Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:03:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://game-central.org/2010/podcasts/gcp-episode-97/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gcp-episode-97 Thief: The Dark Project in 1998 and redefined the genre, leaving indelible marks on current popular stealth series' such as Splinter Cell.]]> http://game-central.org/2010/reviews/retro-review-thief-the-dark-project/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=retro-review-thief-the-dark-project Making History II. While on "The Playground," we explore the relationship of movie writing to game writing. And the return of "Pansy or Not Pansy."]]> http://game-central.org/2010/podcasts/gcp-episode-96/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gcp-episode-96 http://game-central.org/2010/editorials/interview-with-frictional-games/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=interview-with-frictional-games Half-Life 2 mod Firearms: Source. Also, we take a trip to "The Playground," talk about Activision's comments regarding Transformers: War for Cybertron, do a round of "Trivia!" and debut Prentice's brand new segment.]]> http://game-central.org/2010/podcasts/gcp-episode-95/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gcp-episode-95 http://game-central.org/2010/vidcasts/matt-chat-arcanum-and-more-with-tim-cain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=matt-chat-arcanum-and-more-with-tim-cain Civilization yet.]]> http://game-central.org/2010/editorials/civilization-v-preview/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=civilization-v-preview http://game-central.org/2010/editorials/accessibility-youre-doing-it-wrong/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=accessibility-youre-doing-it-wrong http://game-central.org/2010/vidcasts/matt-chat-fallout-with-tim-cain-pt-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=matt-chat-fallout-with-tim-cain-pt-2 Team Fortress 2 team-stacking hate.]]> http://game-central.org/2010/podcasts/gcp-episode-94/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gcp-episode-94 http://game-central.org/2010/vidcasts/matt-chat-fallout-with-tim-cain-pt-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=matt-chat-fallout-with-tim-cain-pt-1 http://game-central.org/2010/editorials/deus-ex-human-revolution-preview/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=deus-ex-human-revolution-preview Deus Ex turns 10 years old today. Joined by "Deus Experts" Jonas Wæver (The Nameless Mod) and Lewis Denby (Executive Editor of BeefJack.com), we look at what makes the game so special.]]> http://game-central.org/2010/podcasts/gcp-episode-93/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gcp-episode-93 http://game-central.org/2010/vidcasts/matt-chat-sean-cooper-pt-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=matt-chat-sean-cooper-pt-2 Crysis 2, XCOM and Deus Ex: Human Revolution are the focus. Including a debate about journalistic ethics!]]> http://game-central.org/2010/podcasts/gcp-episode-92/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gcp-episode-92 The Tomb of Sammun-Mak is holding back. After all the creative ideas at work in the previous episode, what we're given here is best left on the cutting room floor. Unfortunately, the derivative puzzles and ancillary story and aren't glossed over with the slick presentation.]]> http://game-central.org/2010/reviews/sam-max-the-tomb-of-sammun-mak-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sam-max-the-tomb-of-sammun-mak-review http://game-central.org/2010/vidcasts/matt-chat-sean-cooper-pt-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=matt-chat-sean-cooper-pt-1 Lead and Gold takes us back to the Wild West, but should we string it up or let it ride off into the sunset?]]> http://game-central.org/2010/reviews/lead-and-gold-gangs-of-the-wild-west-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lead-and-gold-gangs-of-the-wild-west-review Red Dead Redemption and Champions Online. Also, we discuss future game storytelling, and "Truthiness or Falsity."]]> http://game-central.org/2010/podcasts/gcp-episode-91/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gcp-episode-91 http://game-central.org/2010/vidcasts/matt-chat-chris-avellone-pt-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=matt-chat-chris-avellone-pt-2 http://game-central.org/2010/editorials/time-trials/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=time-trials Ecco the Dolphin, that's for sure. We discuss the nature of game emulators and their moral implications. We also visit "The Playground" and do some "Trivia!"]]> http://game-central.org/2010/podcasts/gcp-episode-90/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gcp-episode-90 http://game-central.org/2010/editorials/how-to-survive-and-prosper-at-a-gaming-convention/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-survive-and-prosper-at-a-gaming-convention Wing Commander 3 and 4, about game storytelling; the state of it, how developers could advance it, and a whole gamut of other things. Also a fond farewell to a beloved person.]]> http://game-central.org/2010/podcasts/gcp-episode-89/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gcp-episode-89 Modern Warfare 2, stimulus packages generally exist to support people. Today, I will bestow onto you, my people, a support package of free games to wither down to and forget about life for awhile.]]> http://game-central.org/2010/editorials/my-favorite-freeware-may-2010/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-favorite-freeware-may-2010 http://game-central.org/2010/editorials/i-killed-gordon-freeman/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-killed-gordon-freeman http://game-central.org/2010/podcasts/gcp-%e2%80%93-episode-88/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gcp-%25e2%2580%2593-episode-88 http://game-central.org/2010/vidcasts/matt-chat-chris-avellone-pt-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=matt-chat-chris-avellone-pt-1 http://game-central.org/2010/reviews/borderlands-the-secret-armory-of-general-knoxx-dlc-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=borderlands-the-secret-armory-of-general-knoxx-dlc-review http://game-central.org/2010/editorials/the-games-of-philosophers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-games-of-philosophers http://game-central.org/2010/editorials/a-guilty-console-conscience/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-guilty-console-conscience Deus Ex, Command & Conquer 4, and more! "Trivia!" helps you learn useless PC gaming trivia, and the special segment "Genius Non-Gamer PC Gaming Conversation Starters" shows you those kinds of people.]]> http://game-central.org/2010/podcasts/gcp-episode-87/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gcp-episode-87 http://game-central.org/2010/vidcasts/matt-chat-sid-meiers-pirates/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=matt-chat-sid-meiers-pirates http://game-central.org/2010/editorials/a-matter-of-character/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-matter-of-character http://game-central.org/2010/editorials/locate-your-personality-type-through-s-t-a-l-k-e-r-call-of-pripyat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=locate-your-personality-type-through-s-t-a-l-k-e-r-call-of-pripyat MechWarrior 4 was the most disastrous event possible, "The Playground," the unique culture of game speed-running, and "Truthiness or Falsity."]]> http://game-central.org/2010/podcasts/gcp-episode-86/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gcp-episode-86 http://game-central.org/2010/vidcasts/matt-chat-x-com-%e2%80%93-ufo-defense/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=matt-chat-x-com-%25e2%2580%2593-ufo-defense http://game-central.org/2010/editorials/busting-down-the-genre-walls/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=busting-down-the-genre-walls http://game-central.org/2010/editorials/my-favorite-freeware-april-2010/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-favorite-freeware-april-2010 Dungeons & Dragons role-playing games, and have a rousing round of "Trivia!"]]> http://game-central.org/2010/podcasts/gcp-episode-85/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gcp-episode-85 http://game-central.org/2010/editorials/i-was-a-teenage-barbarian-seamstress-cute-knight-deluxe-as-a-serious-game/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-was-a-teenage-barbarian-seamstress-cute-knight-deluxe-as-a-serious-game http://game-central.org/2010/reviews/sam-max-the-penal-zone-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sam-max-the-penal-zone-review http://game-central.org/2010/vidcasts/matt-chat-the-settlers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=matt-chat-the-settlers http://game-central.org/2010/editorials/interview-with-composer-inon-zur/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=interview-with-composer-inon-zur Battlefield game that was co-developed for consoles, they will find that Bad Company 2 does its damnedest to live up to its predecessors.]]> http://game-central.org/2010/reviews/battlefield-bad-company-2-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=battlefield-bad-company-2-review XCOM FPS. We explore the "Playground" and battle the question, "what is truth?" in "Truthiness or Falsity."]]> http://game-central.org/2010/podcasts/gcp-episode-84/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gcp-episode-84 http://game-central.org/2010/vidcasts/matt-chat-heroes-of-might-magic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=matt-chat-heroes-of-might-magic http://game-central.org/2010/podcasts/gcp-episode-83/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gcp-episode-83 http://game-central.org/2010/editorials/unfinished-business/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=unfinished-business DotA community is an interesting example of how a mod can become more popular than the game from which it mutated. But numerous gamers are probably wondering, “What's the big deal, and why should I care?”]]> http://game-central.org/2010/editorials/defense-of-the-ancients-past-and-present/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=defense-of-the-ancients-past-and-present