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Quick Time Event – Episode 1 – Watch Dogs and Mario Kart 8

On the first ever episode of Middle of Nowhere Gaming’s “Quick Time Event”, the team brings on a guest to talk about Watch Dogs and their first impressions for the first half, and then brings on some new members to the team for the second half to discuss their first impressions of Mario Kart 8.  Continue reading Quick Time Event – Episode 1 – Watch Dogs and Mario Kart 8

Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars Review (Vita)

For some time now, I’ve expected the emergence of the “Persona-like”, a new subgenre of RPGs that combine dungeon-crawling combat with social/dating sim elements. The concept was codified in 2006 by Persona 3, and it just works so well that I’m surprised it took this long for other games to be inspired by it. Spike Chunsoft’s Conception series is, to my knowledge, the first attempt at creating another franchise inspired by the Persona formula. Now that Conception II has been released outside of Japan, us Westerners get to see how this experiment went. Continue reading Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars Review (Vita)

Top 5 Games That Should Be Turned Into An MMO

MMOs have always been my favorite genre of games; expansive worlds, swarms of people, and constant renovation of the game all create an experience that is unlike anything that can be found in a single-player game. Can all games be turned into MMOs? No. However, there are some games that really lend themselves to the genre. So, I thought of five games that should be turned into MMOs. Continue reading Top 5 Games That Should Be Turned Into An MMO

The Walking Dead Season 1, 2 and The Wolf Among Us announced for Next Gen

Telltale Games has announced on their official website that The Walking Dead: Season One, The Walking Dead: Season Two and The Wolf Among Us will be arriving on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One later this year.

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Winning The Console War

Many conversations about video games over the past year tend to stray into the territory of this generation’s console war. The fanboys will tell each other what is wrong with the other companies’ console and what is best about their own console. I am not a fanboy, I am a gamer. I have an inside track on what each console manufacturer needs to do if they want to win the console war.

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