The Wonderful Mess of Video Games

The pretentious academics worship the almighty MLA formatting, and I am no exception. It’s a useful system that dictates how one should format papers and arguments, and it’s something I still follow despite having waved goodbye to college English classes two years ago.

But as a worshipper of the almighty, secular MLA formatting, I often wonder how it applies to the video game medium, which is both new and extremely expansive. Continue reading The Wonderful Mess of Video Games

MONG Podcast Episode 23 – The Ballad of Jack Tretton

This episode is to make up for the lack of news content in Episode 22 earlier this week!  The team talked about the updated PlayStation 4 sales figures, Batman: Arkham Knight, Twitch streaming on mobile devices, Watch_Dogs finally getting a release date, The Last of Us getting a live action movie, Amy Hennig leaving Naughty Dog, and Jack Tretton’s departure from SCEA!

 

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The Walking Dead: “A House Divided” Review

Episode One of of the second season of The Walking Dead Game from Telltale, was a mostly successful start. Putting technical flaws aside, the decisions to focus on Clementine was one that led to very effective moments of vulnerability.  Does the follow up keep the momentum going, while shedding light on the broader cast of characters? Continue reading The Walking Dead: “A House Divided” Review