Gaming Steve
Gaming Steve is an industry insider and independent commentator of the gaming industry. Through his podcast, web site and forums, Steve delivers inside information, opinions and commentary about the video game industry.
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Top 10 Funniest Video Game Humor Websites
Over the years video games as a medium have become a larger and larger force, soon infiltrating nearly all aspects of our popular culture. Video games were soon poked fun at on late night talk shows, various sitcoms, and nearly any movie that contains the titular "hacker nerd". But being so involv …
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What Is Your Favorite Video Game Of All Time?
This week's question is so simple I'm surprised I haven't asked it before. My question this week is, "What is your favorite video game of all time?" It's surprising just how often I get asked this question (all the freaking time), but yet I never seem to have an answer. I like so many games f …
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Winners of the Free Culdcept Saga Contest
So here I am with four brand new copies of Culdcept Saga just sitting on my deck (pictured), waiting for people to play them. It would be a shame for these games to go to waste so I guess I'll just have give them away to some loyal Gaming Steve listeners! The rules couldn't have been easier ??? a …
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Saw Game Coming to Next Generation Consoles?
Brash Entertainment revealed at a recent press event that a Saw game is currently in the works and slated for a October 2009 release. The brief presentation showed a grainy trailer featuring the Jigsaw puppet, telling attending journalists that they were wasting their lives playing games and we shou …
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The Best Copy Protection? None At All!
I've already expressed my personal anticipation for Stardock and Ironclad's upcoming game, Sins of Solar Empire, but here's another reason to give it a look: it has the simplest copy protection I've seen in a PC game. And how do they do that? By having none at all! In a dramatic difference from …
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Reminder: Last Chance to Enter Culdcept Saga Free Game Contest
Just a quick reminder that we're giving our four free copies of the upcoming Culdcept Saga for the Xbox 360. Entering the contest couldn't be simpler, just wander on over to this post and leave a comment about what "real world" item you would like turn into a living, fighting creature. Just post …
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Mod DB's Mod of the Year Awards 2007
With gaming being such an expensive hobby, it's nice to see some high quality mods to enhance our existing games and innovative indie games for our enjoyment. Website Mod DB has announced the winners of it's Mod and Indie game awards for 2007, all chosen through a popular vote. A bounty of excel …
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Console Friendly CryEngine 2 To Be Running on Xbox 360/PS3 at GDC
The CryEngine2, known best as the software powering the ridiculously beautiful PC game Crysis, will be shown running on the Xbox 360 and PS3 at this year's Game Developers Conference. Developer Crytek did not confirm whether a tech demo, or specific game would be shown at the show. Crytek will a …
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What Was The Greatest Video Game Console of All Time?
A few days ago CNet blogger Don Reisinger caused a small stir when he stated that the Super Nintendo was the greatest video game system of all time. Although I don't personally agree with his choice, the question itself is quite interesting as I would say that every console, both good and bad, has c …
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Gaming Steve Review: Burnout Paradise
Burnout Paradise Developer: Criterion Games Publisher: Electronic Arts Price: $59.99 Platform: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 Category: Racing ESRB Rating: E for Everyone Release Date: January 22, 2008 (US); January 25, 2008 (Europe); February 7, 2008 (Australia) The latest addition to Criterion' …
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A Small Victory For Gamers Against Mainstream Media
Earlier in the week, I covered the various ignorant media pieces going about, including the flak Mass Effect was unfairly receiving. I found this video to be the epitome of how the main stream media covers games ("Porn! Violence! Won't someone think of the children?!"), and how gamers should respon …
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Grand Theft Auto Lawsuit Settlement: You Get $35, Lawyers Get "One Million Dollars"
It's not often that People Magazine and video games have a lot in common, but in the February 4th issue (the one with Heath Ledger on the cover ... tragic) if you flip to page 50 there an interesting Legal Notice concerning one Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Just in case you forgot in 2007 Rockst …
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From Console to Tabletop: First Steps
While the RPG has been having a very nice year, with the release of Mass Effect for the 360 and Zelda: Phantom Hourglass for the DS, there are still thing to recommend a good tabletop roleplaying game. The main thing is that gaming is a much more social activity even than a MMO or other type of mult …
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Doing It Yourself ??? The History and Future of the "Level Editor"
It???s a very old concept, the level editor. Lode Runner, a game that will soon become another enhanced and updated classic on Xbox Live Arcade, had the first level editor I spent a lot of time with. Level editors were a bold new idea: take the tool the developers use to create the content, hand …
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World of Warcraft Now Officially Successful ??? Passes 10 Million Subscribers
Some may have doubted it, thought it had reached a plateau, but today Blizzard announced that World of Warcraft has officially hit 10 Million subscribers. With 2 million in Europe, 2.5 million, and 5.5 million subscribers in China, Azeroth now has the 80th highest population of the 221 countries in …
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Mainstream Media Still Doesn't Understand Video Games (Surprise, Surprise)
There has been quite a bit of flak going around from the main stream media about video games the past few weeks. I didn't really want to give each one of them another soap box, but I suppose I'll summarize all their ignorance right here: Mass Effect is interactive porn, video games are like crack f …
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What Game Would You Like To Be Turned Into A (Good) Movie?
With the release of Uwe Boll's latest masterpiece it had me thinking of what games I would like to see turned into a movie (a good movie ??? let's just assume it would be good). So my question this week is, ???What game would you like to be turned into a (good) movie???? It is rare that a movi …
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Battlefield Heroes to be Free, Online, and Cartoony
The next chapter in the Battlefield series was announced today, Battlefield Heroes, and it seems that EA and DICE are taking a page from Chinese MMOs and Team Fortress 2. Battlefield Heroes is scheduled for release this Summer, will online-only, and completely free to download and play ??? could thi …
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Metal Gear Solid 4 Demo Coming to PSN In February?
Playstation 3 owners looking forward to what is arguably the console's biggest release of this year will be getting a reward for all their patience: a Metal Gear Solid 4 demo in February. This shocking news is from poster TomEmo12 on the gametrailers.com forums where he posted a picture of the Br …
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Scandal! Corporate Greed! The Truth Behind The Red Ring of Death?
A source deep within Microsoft has given an interview to the website 8bitjoystick.com (who successfully predicted Bungie's departure from Microsoft) about the real story behind the Xbox 360's infamous Red Ring of Death. Reportedly understaffed departments, the need to beat Sony to market, and corpo …
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