Category: Game Changer

Game Changer #30 – “The Fall Lineup part 3″ – Downloadable Games

Game Changer #30 – “The Fall Lineup part 3″ – Downloadable Games

Jared continues Game Changers’ “The Fall Lineup” with a handful of downloadable games that are going to really blow up people’s wallets. Robbing banks, busting heads and shooting zombies.

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Game Changer #29 – “The Fall Lineup part 2″ – Sports Games

Game Changer #29 – “The Fall Lineup part 2″ – Sports Games

Jared continues his “The Fall Lineup” series with a few sports titles that will be showing up in stores this holiday season. From football to tennis to wrestling, almost every sport is covered this year. Check out this week’s Game Changer.

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Game Changer #28 – “The Fall Lineup part 1″ – First Person Shooters

Game Changer #28 – “The Fall Lineup part 1″ – First Person Shooters

Fall means one thing for gamers: some of the biggest titles of the year are ready to come out. In the first installment of “The Fall Lineup”, Jared looks at some of the first person shooters that you’ll be seeing soon and losing sleep playing.

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Game Changer #27 – Stopping Open World Games from Overwhelming

Game Changer #27 – Stopping Open World Games from Overwhelming

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is going to make a big splash this Fall. This week, Jared looks at how developers can bring in more players to the genre of open world games. Try not to get lost….

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Game Changer #26 – Is Nintendo the new Sony?

Game Changer #26 – Is Nintendo the new Sony?

Last week, Nintendo dropped the price on their handheld console, the 3DS due to low sales and a lackluster launch. Jared asks the question: Is this a bump in the road or the beginning of something much worse for The Big N?

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Game Changer #25 – San Diego Comic Con has Games Too

Game Changer #25 – San Diego Comic Con has Games Too

This year’s San Diego Comic Con had a lot of information coming out of it, but this year a lot of it was game related. Jared sums up some of the gaming news from the show and what you should be looking out for.

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Game Changer #24 – Is it New Console Time Already?

Game Changer #24 – Is it New Console Time Already?

New consoles are coming out pretty soon. It’s what they do. In this week’s Game Changer, Jared talks about why he’s alittle bit hesitant of the new console arms race that’s incoming.

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Game Changer #23 – Free is the New Black

Game Changer #23 – Free is the New Black

Two of the gaming world’s most popular games are now free. This week’s Game Changer looks at which games and how giving gamers something for nothing can lead to developers netting more money in the long run because of it.

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Game Changer #22 – Collect the Collections

Game Changer #22 – Collect the Collections

Getting a few games for the price of one is a pretty good deal, right? Maybe. In this week’s Game Changer, we look at what makes a game collection worth picking up and what the collection needs to be an essential pickup.

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Game Changer #21 – The Frozen Synapse/Mode 7 Interview

Game Changer #21 – The Frozen Synapse/Mode 7 Interview

Having a computer that can run current PC games is awesome. So this week, Jared talks to Mode 7′s Paul Taylor about their strategy game, Frozen Synapse.

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Game Changer #20 – Things I Noticed Watching E3

Game Changer #20 – Things I Noticed Watching E3

Jared puts the final nail in the coffin of the biggest gaming event of the year with his random observations of the show. Nothing really surprising happened, new products got pimped and gaming executives aren’t very funny.

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Game Changer #19 – Are You Call of Duty Elite?

Game Changer #19 – Are You Call of Duty Elite?

Activision pulls the trigger on Project Beachhead and announces Call of Duty Elite, an online hub solely for CoD fans. But will the gaming public throw down money for replays and extras? Jared breaks it down in this week’s Game Changer.

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Game Changer #18 – Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale preview

Game Changer #18 – Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale preview

This week, Jared drops a preview of Atari’s new Dungeons & Dragons downloadable game, Daggerdale coming soon to 360 and PS3. Get your battle axe and some friends and get ready to clear out the dark corners of the Forgotten Realms.

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Game Changer #17 – PSN is Among the Living/Pre E3 is in Full Swing

Game Changer #17 – PSN is Among the Living/Pre E3 is in Full Swing

This week, Jared splits the difference in Game Changer by wrapping up the dreaded PSN outage and the goodies Sony is giving out at make up for it and talking about the pre-E3 trailers that got released this past week.

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Game Changer #16 – E3′s Mystery Games

Game Changer #16 – E3′s Mystery Games

E3 is like Christmas to gamers and it’s just around the corner. This week, Jared talks about some of the games we haven’t heard a lot of details about, but will make a big splash at the big event.

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Game Changers #15 – Subterranean Offline Blues

Game Changers #15 – Subterranean Offline Blues

With PSN still down for Playstation owners, Jared chronicles the single player games that he’s been spending more and more time with. Who needs online gaming when you can cause a tornado with a gun?

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Game Changer #14 – Everybody Hates Sony

Game Changer #14 – Everybody Hates Sony

This week, Jared takes on the PSN outage and offers some suggestions on how everyone should deal with it. Spoiler alert: It involves everyone calming down about it.

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Game Changer #13 – The Game is (not) a Lie

Game Changer #13 – The Game is (not) a Lie

This week, Jared weighs in and gives his thoughts on Valve’s new game, Portal 2, and how it is the first major Game of the Year contender. Here’s a hint: Buy. This. Game. For science. You monster.

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Game Changer #12 – Allow Me To Demonstrate

Game Changer #12 – Allow Me To Demonstrate

Game Changer returns to the light-hearted side of gaming this week with the HD facelift of an old NES title. Jared dusts of his combat knife and dives into the demo for Konami’s Rush’n Attack: Ex-Partriot.

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Game Changer #11 – What’s Mine is Mine (Sometimes)

Game Changer #11 – What’s Mine is Mine (Sometimes)

Game Changer gets serious this week talking about the recent hacking attacks on Sony from hacker group, Anonymous and tries to have a broader discussion about what do you really own in this new age of technology.

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Game Changer #10 – How to Make Old School New

Game Changer #10 – How to Make Old School New

Remember the first game you ever played? Jared relives that feeling in this week’s Game Changer, as well as talking about what are good grounds for remakes and reboots in video games. Could your favorite game hold up now in HD?

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Game Changer #9 – C2E2: It Has Games Too!!!

Game Changer #9 – C2E2: It Has Games Too!!!

Even though he was at C2E2 with the rest of the Pop!ulation running things, Jared still managed to find some video game goodness to get into. Check out Jared talking to Will Philips from SouthPeak Games about their newest game, Two World 2 and getting a demo of the game as well.

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Game Changer #8 – On The Road Again: Jared’s Travel Games

Game Changer #8 – On The Road Again: Jared’s Travel Games

Game Changer is back before C2E2 with Jared’s favorite travel games. Do you like beating people up, grinding levels and pumping techno rhythm/puzzle games? Well read on and see what’ll be keeping him awake in the car on the way to Chicago.

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Game Changer #7 – Dead Island: Changing Zombie Games Forever?

Game Changer #7 – Dead Island: Changing Zombie Games Forever?

This week, Jared talks about the recent internet sensation, Dead Island and how the game could have the best chance at redefining the genre of survival horror games. Will it work or will it become just another zombie outbreak?

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Game Changer #6 – The Dark Side of E3

Game Changer #6 – The Dark Side of E3

This week, Jared looks ahead to the Electronic Entertainment Expo and shares some of his concerns of what might be coming in the near future for gamers. Should we be worried?

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Game Changer #5 – Getting the Most Out of Your Games

Game Changer #5 – Getting the Most Out of Your Games

Jared talks about the value gamers are getting out of their games, what companies are doing to get your money and offers a giveaway just for reading and commenting.

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Game Changer #4 – Don’t Fear the Reaper, Guitar Hero

Game Changer #4 – Don’t Fear the Reaper, Guitar Hero

Jared holds up a lighter for the sudden death of Guitar Hero and gives the series the Behind the Music treatment.

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Game Changer #3 – Sony strikes back with the NGP

Game Changer #3 – Sony strikes back with the NGP

Jared takes a closer look at Sony’s new handheld system and how it could slow down the buzz of the 3DS.

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Game Changer #2 – How DC Universe Online could make it (on PS3)

Game Changer #2 – How DC Universe Online could make it (on PS3)

Jared floats his theory that Sony’s MMO, DC Universe Online could be a big deal on the PS3. On PC? Well, just don’t bring up APB…..

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My modest game collection from almost 4 generations of gaming. Not pictured; the 30+ PSN games and Starcraft 2.

Game Changer #1 – An Introduction/Who’s Hardcore?

In his first column, Jared introduces himself and recalls some of his more heralding gaming moments. 675 hours is a long time…..

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