Editorial Archive

  • Will There Ever be a True Horror Game?

    Will There Ever be a True Horror Game?

    Now I’m the first to admit: I’m a horror snob. I don’t like slasher films, and I don’t like the overthetop Blood for no reason Fangoria films either. I like plot and character development, and I like horror movies that make us feel unsafe. And I...

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  • Nine things I’m Thankful for in 2009

    Nine things I’m Thankful for in 2009

    While I lazily work on some articles for the site, and detox by sitting my lazy ass on the sofa, I thought I’d make a list (because everyone loves lists) of some things that this Game Developer, Gamer, part part-time writer, husband and father of...

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  • Console Wars:Time for Xbox to lay the smackdown

    Console Wars:Time for Xbox to lay the smackdown

    It’s difficult to say, but Microsoft does need to get out and market in the United States some of the great things that Xbox already does and they need to increase the availability of features such as Netflix and Video Marketplace in other countries (like...

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  • Console Wars: PS3 Grows over Summer, picks fight with Xbox

    Console Wars: PS3 Grows over Summer, picks fight with Xbox

    Should Xbox be scared now that the Playstation is the same price?

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  • The Crunch: Mass Effect 2 (Part 1)

    The Crunch: Mass Effect 2 (Part 1)

    Dave talks about what the broad definitions of crunch in the games industry.

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  • Maintenance Complete: Welcome to the New Shit

    Maintenance Complete: Welcome to the New Shit

    After a bit of tweaking, research and good old fashioned decision making….I’d like to welcome you to the new home of Shut Up and Read This. I’ve been doing this website, and variations of it, for almost 13 years.  It started, as most websites do, as...

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  • Most Annoying Things in 2008 Gaming Scene (Part Two)

    Most Annoying Things in 2008 Gaming Scene (Part Two)

    Continuing from Yesterday … #5. Inconsistant Save Game Methods I’ve had a long-standing gripe about Save Points, and Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is the biggest example of this culprit. As a man in his mid-30s, with two children and a full time job, I don’t want...

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  • Most Annoying Things in 2008 Gaming Scene (Part One)

    Most Annoying Things in 2008 Gaming Scene (Part One)

    I hate to be part of the onslaught of lists that arise on the web this time of year: lists that, especially for games and movies, are comprised of the same games and movies because…well a good game is a good game. So instead, here is...

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