As a massively multiplayer online RPG, ‘The Old Republic’ has no single-player components; you cooperate with and compete against other people in a virtual, persistently online recreation of the ‘Star Wars’ universe. Jason Schreier Read Quote
One of the best games to play with a significant other is Nintendo’s ‘Super Mario Maker,’ for the Wii U, which lets you build and play your own Mario courses. Jason Schreier Read Quote
To avoid long-term deleterious effects, game developers must commit to stop facilitating a culture in which crunch is the norm. The occasional long night or weekend at the office can be useful and even exhilarating, but as a constant, it is damaging. Jason Schreier Read Quote
Unraveling the threads of a good game story is like solving a well-crafted puzzle. After a lengthy, sometimes difficult journey, the pieces click into place, and you’re rewarded with the satisfying payoff of a job well done. Jason Schreier Read Quote
Modern video games like ‘Mass Effect’ and ‘Uncharted’ cost tens of millions of dollars and require the labor of hundreds of people, who can each work 80- or even 100-hour weeks. Jason Schreier Read Quote
Scrabble has always been immensely popular, so it’s easy to see why online Scrabble is just as lauded. Jason Schreier Read Quote
As someone who has been playing ‘Final Fantasy’ since before I could walk on two legs, I was particularly disgusted by ‘Final Fantasy XIII-2’s soundtrack. Jason Schreier Read Quote
Music has always been an important part of the ‘Final Fantasy’ series. The popular role-playing games have typically featured catchy, eclectic soundtracks filled with beautiful orchestrated melodies. Jason Schreier Read Quote
I think there’s this tradition of a culture of NDAs that has spanned all the way back to the ’70s and ’80s when game developers where very paranoid about cloning and people copying one another’s ideas and business sabotage. Jason Schreier Read Quote
While ‘Final Fantasy XIII-2’ does quite a bit to fix the mistakes of its predecessor, it does very little to stand out on its own merits. Jason Schreier Read Quote
