Caleb J. Ross's Blog, page 18

The dynamic nature of people in an online multiplayer #videogame diminishes some of the player agency that I want in a game, so I stay away from most online multiplayer games. But why are online multiplayer game players so dynamic? More specifically, why do some players turn into angry trolls the moment other players are […]

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Imagine a world without spoken language. No words. No thoughts expressed as a series of interpretable sounds. And instead, people communicated in the language of game logic. A sunset wouldn’t be beautiful. Rather, it would be a numerical advantage over a lesser sun position. The pride you feel when watching your son take his first […]

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These are 5 games that took the fun out of Christmas. Some might say, 5 of the worst Christmas-themed video games.

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Trav (from the Polykill podcast) and I have a conversation about Fallout 76 and how cool it would be to nuke his dumb face.

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Spelunky by Derek Yu is, I think, my new favorite Boss Fight Books release. I highly recommend you read it. And, I highly recommend you watch the rest of my Boss Fight Books reviews.

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I love video game books. Books about video games are more common than you might think. In hopes of spreading the good word about video game books, I list half of my collection (part 1 can be viewed here). In this video I talk about criticism & analysis, interviews, and reference video game books that […]

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I love video game books. Books about video games are more common than you might think. In hopes of spreading the good word about video game books, I list off half of my collection (part 2 can be viewed here). Here I talk about the narrative nonfiction video game books that I own, including: 0:54 […]

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I am quite excited for Fallout 76. I’ve never played an online, multiplayer game (I know, I know), but I LOVE the Fallout series. So, allow me these few minutes to talk about how much I’m looking forward to another Fallout game.

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More Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey streamed via Google’s #ProjectStream Beta. After fixing my Ethernet connection, I’m able to play at 600/800Mbps and…it…is…lovely! I also learned that #ProjectStream has plug n’ play support for PS4 DualShock Controllers. This is HUGE! Trying to get a PS4 controller to work on a Windows machine is normally a pain. But […]

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Red Dead Redemption releases very soon, and I am absolutely giving in to the hype. In this video I discuss one particularly…um, interesting…game feature that could speak to the level of environmental storytelling and immersion we can expect from Red Dead Redemption 2.

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