The Top 5 Best (And Worst) Dads in Gaming

Fathers in video games are often complex characters. When they aren’t protecting us from the darkness that lurks digital worlds, they’re often the ones that are throwing us and our compatriots to the wolves in a shocking act of betrayal. We at HeyPoorPlayer would like to take a moment this Father’s Day and honor some [...]
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6 Kickstarter Games Worth the Kick (And a Few Already Pummeled to Success)

Not too very long ago, a well-loved indie game company called Double Fine decided to use Kickstarter as a funding platform for their next game. You know the one. The one that made over six times its original goal, grossing a grand total of $3.3 million dollars. Yeah, that one. Kickstarter changed everything. Crowdfunding for [...]
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Atop the Lighthouse: Bioshock Infinite Review

Studying history can be a lot like stepping into another world. Read enough books and historical accounts, see enough movies, learn enough about the culture of a particular time and place, and it isn’t too hard to imagine stepping into that point in history. I’m that way with both the Mongol Empire and feudal Japan, [...]
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Emblem of Thrones: Fire Emblem Awakening review

The medieval epic fantasy is overplayed. Let’s just get that out of the way. If you try to sell me a game about a knight running around saving princesses and killing dragons, without any sort of twist, chances are good that I won’t like it. But can such a game still feel fresh without too [...]
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Enslaved: Odyssey to the West – XBox, PS3, PC

Enlsaved: Odyssey to the West is an over-the-top, action packed journey through post-apocalyptic America. Oh yeah, you can also shoot/punch robots in the face!
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