After a long recess, Space Hamlet returns with a vengeance and a new installment of Hypetrain. This week, you’ll learn why you’re a terrible, terrible racist and what you can do about it. Also: shooting things.
Team Fortress 2 isn’t the game it used to be. Terrible optimization, random balance changes, and bizarre bugs. Space Hamlet exposes the conspiracy behind one specific Valve employee’s involvement in all these issues. Learn the terrible truth before it’s too late.
Space Hamlet is usually proud of disliking those games which you like. This time, he likes the game you (probably) dislike. Read to learn about all the beauty in the world you’ve forgotten how to see.
Space Hamlet delivers the most exciting game announcement of the year. Drop your controllers and reach for a lasso before it’s too late!
In today’s annual HYPETRAIN, Space Hamlet expresses uncharacteristic enthusiasm for an article about why things are terrible.
Xriloku brings the Baconator to Team Fortress 2 with his ridiculously cool Scout tips. Do you have what it takes to jump a mile in the Scout’s shoes?
I somehow deluded myself into believing that WiNGSPANTT wouldn’t notice if I dug a tunnel to the surface, and he let me believe it. I was almost done, almost free, but he had been watching, and he came to stop me just before I finally got out.
Those of you who listened to the inaugural Top Tier Talkcast will already know the reason why I couldn’t make it to E3 along with WiNGSPANTT and Rabid Ferret. But that’s ok. I didn’t want to go anyway. Screw those guys. What’s E3 anyway? Just a bunch of bad sequels for bad games, plus a [...]
It should come as no surprise that the god kings of the video game industry have more immediate concerns than how much enjoyment you derive from their products. What does manage to be surprising is the outwardly positive attitude the industry takes towards its quest of manipulation, brainwashing gamers out of their bottom dollar.
Also surprising: Top Tier Tactics receives real life press releases. Yep, the very same ones that go out to the real life press! The fun part about these releases is how certain announcements, like the one I am about to share with you, are given to us like we’re supposed to report them as good news. Maybe if we were IGN and we had some profit margin that was inextricably tied with the success of the game industry (or any profit at all,) we would indeed be excited by all the business of game marketing and encouraged to tell you that everything is good. But no, we are the most jaded (and the poorest) people in the world, and so without further ado here is some very unappealing news about one of the specific ways corporations compete for your money: data mining!
An in-depth interview with the creators of an underground documentary about New York City’s last real arcade and its final days.
Wizards of the Coast unveils two more decks for Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers. Summon insane baddies to the table: take your pick of either Eldrazi or dragons.
In preparation for E3 and the pending announcements about Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers, Wizards of the Coast has spilled the beans on two deck lists for its upcoming digital adaptation. Decklists inside!
With Microsoft’s reveal of the Xbox One gaming console, haters are appearing to bash every aspect of the console. This week, we’ll look at some of the most unfounded complaints against the new Xbox.
Xiant leaves the dark confines of his hovel to inquire where he should go next. What do you readers want to see from the Squirrel?
WiNGSPAN has held his second MTGO stream, this time with a focus on booster draft play. Missed the live event? Check out all 4 hours of strategic goodness here. Just don’t put any money on WiNG’s victories.