Shawn Vermette

Is Republic Commando returning? Might we see new, unannounced Borderlands 2 characters? And will we ever get to experience RE6 on the Wii U?
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In the My Favorite Game series, get to know us better as staff writers share the game they love most and why.

If you know anything about my gaming habits and tastes, you know that I love great stories and characters. I’ll play games that are sub-par in many other ways, as long as the people and world are worthwhile to me. I wasn’t always like that though. Flash back to 1997, and you’d find I had an entirely different idea of what I wanted from games and what I played.

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The debate about whether video games are art, or can ever be art, has raged for years, and I doubt a resolution will be reached anytime soon. However, what no one can argue is that there is certainly plenty of good art in video games, regardless of what the games themselves are. Showcasing the art and the capabilities of video games in expanding the reach of art is the point of the Smithsonian’s “The Art of Video Games” exhibit, and it does a great job of it. READ MORE

Will there be a new PlayStation in 2013? How about a new Xbox? Oh, and is Half-Life 3 going to be an open-world experience? READ MORE

Mutant Mudds is a throwback to the early, tough-as-nails platformers of the 8 and 16-bit eras. A simple formula pushed to masterful levels of skill to beat, it is definitely aimed at people who miss those days. READ MORE