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Exploding Barrels @ The Escapist
Posted May 15, 2012 by Hilary Goldstein
I have a new weekly column at The Escapist, Exploding Barrels. Each week I take on a different gaming trope and give reasonable excuses as to why it exists in the game. It’s (hopefully) funny.
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Games Journalism 101: Taught By Me
Posted May 14, 2012 by Hilary Goldstein
There’s only one reason to work as a games journalist: You want to spend your life talking about games. You have to love talking about games to survive in this business. Being able to write, honestly, comes second to that. You can learn to write, you can’t learn to care about games. My passion is how I got a job at IGN in 2001. That can help you get a job in 2012. Of course, passion isn’t all that matters.
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Why I Switched to PS3
Posted May 9, 2012 by Hilary Goldstein
A year-and-a-half ago I announced through my blog on IGN that I was switching my default system to PS3. It’s a bit dated, as it speculates on the potential successes and failures of both PS3 and Xbox 360 heading into 2011, but I still feel the arguments have merit.
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Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power
Posted May 9, 2012 by Hilary Goldstein
Ever hear pundits talking about how the average American hasn’t been asked to “sacrifice” for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and not really understood what they meant? Rachel Maddow explains the meaning of civilian sacrifice in war time, how the entire country used to be participants, and the price America pays for the modern segregation of military and civilian life.
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Fable Heroes Reviews on OXM
Posted April 30, 2012 by Hilary Goldstein
Fable Heroes feels like a decent idea that never quite worked to something great. The best thing about Heroes is that you can transfer your earned gold to your Fable: The Journey character. It’s an enjoyable, but flawed game, which I reviewed for OXM.
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New Monthly Series Debuts on GamesBeat
Posted April 29, 2012 by Hilary Goldstein
My new monthly opinion piece, “5 Good Reasons”, kicked off today on GamesBeat. Each month, I take what is considered the wrong side of a controversy and give you five reasons why I’m right. I figured I’d start things off with the biggest of all ongoing gamer debates — are games art.
