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FIVE: Don't Just Report; Analyze & Research
THREE: Write Like a Movie Critic
The video game industry has only recently grown large enough to become mainstream and thus, something to talk about with non-gamers. Sure, we all collectively like to know if its a Sandbox-FPS-RPG-MMO-Business Sim*, but there's more to game writing than a jargon laden article full of non-specifics and screenshots. I think different writing styles enrich my appreciation of a game. I thought of 6 ways to write about video games that I think will broaden the horizon of game culture and improve my ability to talk about games to everyone.
Eus Ex is a first person roleplaying game. Like morrowind, it has a large community of players that continue to enjoy and modify the game. The story centers around a series of conspiracies to consolidate power and control human destiny. Your character is an augmented human with powerful abilities provided by nano-machines in your body. We're now in the 10th anniversary of the game's release. Perhaps it is time to revisit the game, but this time with some nice mods to update it to current standards.
I've read so many "ipad killer" articles that I'm starting to really wonder what is going on with tech journalists! As a nerd I happily enjoy gadget candy whenever it comes my way, but as a writer I have to do go beyond mere drooling over technology. The iPad finally turns mobile computing into anytime, anywhere, something that laptops and even netbooks don't do as successfully. If you're looking at iPad alternatives you will see them here, but will these tablets be able provide the right amount of features? I don't think so.
