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Maroon and Gamer: This is the End, My Only Friend

It’s that time again, true believers. It’s been a wild ride for the second semester in a row that I’ve been writing for the State Press Magazine as the video game blogger.

By Spencer Fawcett | April 23, 2012

Maroon and Gamer: Rated “I” for Inconsistent

Back when Mortal Kombat came out in 1992, the infamous head-rip with the spine dangling caused quite the stir for legislators across the country and they demanded a rating system for video games to inform potential buyers of its content.

By Spencer Fawcett | April 22, 2012

Maroon and Gamer: Games That Stick

Video game publishers and developers do everything they can to keep their game spinning in your disk drive.

By Spencer Fawcett | April 20, 2012

Maroon and Gamer: Electronic Arts: Worst Company in America?

Those who are familiar with my previous blogs should know that I am not the biggest fan of Capcom and Electronic Arts.

By Spencer Fawcett | April 16, 2012

Maroon and Gamer: Game Consoles: Not Just for Gaming Anymore.

Back during the advent of the Sony PlayStation 2, it was a revolutionary concept to include a DVD player in a gaming machine.

By Spencer Fawcett | April 13, 2012

Maroon and Gamer: Would you like to buy the ending?

That’s the question some publishers ask their customers and it’s a question that should not be asked in the first place.

By Spencer Fawcett | April 8, 2012

Maroon and Gamer: First Person Comebacks

Let’s be real here: A lot of games today involve the player shooting someone or something until it stops moving and then you move on to the next scenario and the process repeats.

By Spencer Fawcett | April 6, 2012

Maroon and Gamer: Kickstart My Game

It’s no surprise that games cost a lot of money to make, and oftentimes they rival films with regards to their budgets.

By Spencer Fawcett | April 1, 2012

Maroon and Gamer: Endings Matter.

Disclaimer: I have not yet completed Mass Effect 3 but I will comment to the best of my ability from what I have heard from other players who have finished it.

By Spencer Fawcett | March 30, 2012

Maroon and Gamer: Rentals and Online Passes

Where exactly does your money go when you buy a game? Publishers make money when you purchase a game new, which in turn supports the game developer, but the used-game dollars goes to the site or retail store you purchased it from.

By Spencer Fawcett | March 25, 2012

Maroon and Gamer: Imitation is the Highest Form of Theft?

It’s beating a dead horse when I say that ideas are derivative of other ideas that came before them.

By Spencer Fawcett | March 11, 2012

Maroon and Gamer: Review of Alan Wake’s American Nightmare

Alan Wake, developed by Remedy Entertainment and released in 2010 on the Xbox 360, told the story of a blocked writer who goes to the Pacific Northwest to re-acquire his creative muse.

By Spencer Fawcett | March 4, 2012

Maroon and Gamer: Understanding the Reviewer

I’ve never been one to advocate the presence of sports games. Annual iterations of football, soccer, golf and basketball video games have been, to me, somewhat innocuous in their releases but have never truly appealed to me.

By Spencer Fawcett | March 2, 2012

Maroon and Gamer: Celebrity Endorsements in Gaming

A few months ago, I wrote about how high-profile games have had certain celebrity voice actors such as Liam Neeson and Burt Reynolds in Fallout 3 and Saint’s Row: The Third, respectively.

By Spencer Fawcett | February 26, 2012

Maroon and Gamer: The Man of Steel and Video Games

Superman has been in five films, a cartoon series, comic books and a live-action TV series and is set to be remade in 2013 by director Zach Snyder and producer Christopher Nolan.

By Spencer Fawcett | February 26, 2012

Maroon and Gamer: Lax Appreciation of Games

I have done my very best to convey to my readers that the gaming industry is a serious endeavor. They shatter entertainment records and suck hours and hours of our free time so that we can be immersed in a world in ways that films and novels can’t provide.

By Spencer Fawcett | February 12, 2012

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