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P.S. I love you – How Sony Won Me Over With the PlayStation 4

I’ve always been a diehard Microsoft fan; ever since the day I got my Xbox. I’d never even considered the thought of getting a PlayStation 3 up until Journey came out and our own Chris Lock loved it, but even then, I was still a huge Microsoft fan boy. I’ve never had a doubt in my mind that the PlayStation 4 would suck and I’d never buy one. Nope. Not me. Not in a million years. That’s why it’s so hard for me to come out and say this. I really want a PlayStation...

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Editorial: PlayStation 4- Welcome to a Future with Endless Possibilities

Today was the day many gamers have been waiting for.  Sony has kicked off its next generation of gaming and has announced PlayStation 4.  As you guys have probably been reading, there’s a lot to digest regarding PlayStation 4. To start, it is a lot more powerful than PlayStation 3.  The most powerful thing developers on stage today said was that their only limits are their imaginations.  Quantic Dream’s tech demo featuring the head of the elderly man really...

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8 Years of World of Warcraft and Me

This post was originally supposed to be about the 8 year anniversary World of Warcraft video. A reader posted a link to it on another one of our WoW articles. No big deal, watch the video, write some info for the readers, then post. That is what was supposed to happen. After hitting play on the video below, that all changed for me. When the original title theme for WoW started, I could feel the music start to tug on my heartstrings. It had been so long since I’ve heard...

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The Rap Game: Dan Bull Kills it in this Dishonored Rap

I’ve been known to check out rap songs about video games periodically on YouTube and wondered why the hell haven’t I been sharing some of the videos I enjoy with you? Now I will, once a week I’ll put up video of someone rapping about video games. Do you have one you’d like to share? Email the link to barry [at] levelsave [dot] com or even tweet it to me, @IamWeapon. How I haven’t heard of Dan Bull before is unknown to me. I came across his video...

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The Steamfeed: More Indie Love

As you are probably aware, there has been a big push for indie games lately. With Steam’s new Greenlight service being perfected as we speak, we are bound to see more and more indie games pop up on The Steamfeed on a weekly basis. These games tend to be affordable and consumable, which is exactly what developers need to stay afloat. This week is no exception as indie titles dominate the feature once again. Closure This light-based puzzler is cute and refreshingly...

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Criticism for the Video Game Industry: Introduction

Hello everyone, For those of you who check out LevelSave regularly, you might have seen a few of my articles floating around.  If not, my name is Adam Shear and I have been writing and podcasting about video games for over six years.  I have also been a fan of the video game industry for at least ten years.  Over this decade of time, I have seen plenty of trends, highs, and lows.  I’ve done plenty of research on the full history of the video game industry.  I have...

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Miiverse: What is it and What is Possible?

So today, Nintendo unveiled Miiverse, the foundation of the Wii U’s interface.  Miiverse has a few working parts to it.  Before I imagine what is possible on this new type of network, I will list what it is and its announced features. Miiverse is what you see when you turn on Wii U.  It looks quite like the Mii Plaza, only a lot busier The Miis that will appear in the Miiverse include your Mii, the Miis you’ve created, your friends’ Miis, and Miis of...

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Hands on: Aliens: Colonial Marines Multiplayer

Like I said in my write up of the live demo, something seemed to be missing, that “oomph” from the live demo. Don’t get me wrong the aesthetics and sound were spot on and fantastic. The iconic sound of the pulse rifle remained and just the general look, gave no doubt about it being a game based in the Aliens universe. Brad and myself stayed away from any harsh judgments and figured we would know more as soon as we got our hands on the game for ourselves. We...