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    Ask GR Anything: Which came first? (part 1)

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    Ask GR Anything: How many games has Mario been in?

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      psycho ninja 4
      Not to be a fag or something, but whats happening to gamesradar? Some favorites where fired, talkradar over, theres less [...]
      Not to be a fag or something, but whats happening to gamesradar? Some favorites where fired, talkradar over, theres less humour in the articles, the new top 7 format, and FAP's are now calle GR gameplay's. Also it takes 10 minutes for my computer to load the website sometimes, if it does at all. Why? What the hell is going on?
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      Hiruandan
      Why cant we have cross platform multiplayer in games that have equal versions on different consoles? and would it be [...]
      Why cant we have cross platform multiplayer in games that have equal versions on different consoles? and would it be possible to have it in the future? Me and my friend started ranting about not being able to play blazblue online together due to me having a 360 and him having a PS3 and it would be nice to see what it really is that is stopping it from happening, except from rivalry between companies of course.
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      MetroidPrimeRib
      Optimization issues Of course the greatest problem of them all is the fact Sony and Microsoft really do actually hate [...]
      Optimization issues Of course the greatest problem of them all is the fact Sony and Microsoft really do actually hate each other.
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    Ask GR Anything: Silly questions edition

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      revrock
      How come I can destroy AI opponents in fighting and sports games but I get my rear end handed to [...]
      How come I can destroy AI opponents in fighting and sports games but I get my rear end handed to me against human opponents?
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      gopikmin How better do single player games do against multiplayer driven games?
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      Darkhawk
      Ask GR Anything: Why do we still have to deal with save points? I understand the checkpoint as a function [...]
      Ask GR Anything: Why do we still have to deal with save points? I understand the checkpoint as a function of some game design - i.e. RPGs might reset you to the beginning of a mission if you die - but by 2012 we should have default auto-save states so that at any time we can turn off our system and walk away.
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    Ask GR Anything: What's a MOBA?

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      Crowbar_Abortion Did you guys go to a Sear's or Wal-Mart photo center for your new forum avatar pics?
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      sandraudiga Why do developers seem to be obsessed with things that gamers complain about? Things like Bloom, and Quick-time events.
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      forestfire55
      Andrew Groen said that he may get into it, but i was still wondering about the fiesta of handing (first [...]
      Andrew Groen said that he may get into it, but i was still wondering about the fiesta of handing (first cps, first 3d game, first sports game, etc...)
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    Ask GR Anything: How do I get a job as a games journalist?

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      missfors
      I just quit my job so I can write freelance for a local gaming blog in Singapore (robotsgonebad.com for anyone [...]
      I just quit my job so I can write freelance for a local gaming blog in Singapore (robotsgonebad.com for anyone interested). I've been wanting to get into this field of work for about two years and I've been writing community news and dabbling in game reviews on my own, but the experience I've gotten from just half a month of working with a professional is phenomenal. I'm probably going to be really poor for the rest of the year and may have to swap my soul for a plane ticket to EVO2k12, and I may have to delay marriage plans for a good number of years, but I'll say it's worth it. Also, might I add that after reading this article, I think I'm really really lucky to have actually scored a paying freelance gig in games journalism because I'm an average gamer and I learned nothing in school about journalism.
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      TurtleAssasin33
      First off, this article is awesome because I want to be a journalist, and it sheds light on a lot [...]
      First off, this article is awesome because I want to be a journalist, and it sheds light on a lot of things that were previously unknown to me. I respect gaming journalists for what they do, and personally I think it's ridiculous that anybody would question their passion for gaming. Why would you get a job that's so centered around gaming if you weren't passionate about them? I usually try to stay away from internet wars, but Darth Hater has been spewing his opinion a bit too loudly for me to ignore. I'm sorry, but I feel like if you have an opinion that you would like to share, you should do so without attacking all other people in the comments. Also, don't hate on the people who run the website you're actively using. If you don't like the website, then do us all a favor and leave.
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      Yukichin
      THANK you for this. I just started my own gaming blog, since I really want to get into gaming journalism. [...]
      THANK you for this. I just started my own gaming blog, since I really want to get into gaming journalism. http://beyond-the-joystick.blogspot.com is the URL if anyone is interested.
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    Ask GR Anything: What is DRM?

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      robotdickens
      I'd really like to know what's the deal with so many discs for just one game? I didn't understand it [...]
      I'd really like to know what's the deal with so many discs for just one game? I didn't understand it when computer games did it. I just presumed that the game had so much info and you had to compact it so you could download it, but now video games are doing it. Is my first thought right or wrong?
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      samsneeze
      I'll be reinforcing Cyberninja's question. Why do games like Assassin's Creed get a free pass for being the same thing [...]
      I'll be reinforcing Cyberninja's question. Why do games like Assassin's Creed get a free pass for being the same thing while games like Dynasty Warriors get shit all over in reviews? Is it like some kind of requirement as a reviewer to hate the series or is there a legitimate reason for it. Or we could go a step further and ask why do two games of the same genre with the same problems as each other have one of them score lower? Then there is the question that I really want to ask, "What makes a memorable character?"
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      robotdickens
      Assassin's Creed doesn't get a free pass. When the first game came out, everyone just dogged on it for slight [...]
      Assassin's Creed doesn't get a free pass. When the first game came out, everyone just dogged on it for slight problems. When the second one came out, those same people bashed it without playing it when it was actually good. Admittedly, Revelations was kinda stale.
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    Ask GR Anything: Why can't controllers be charged wirelessly?

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      Dabaws1 How does lag work? when you see someone singularly lagging are they lagging or are you?
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      Sinosaur
      If you see just one person lagging in a game with multiple people, then most likely they are lagging, otherwise [...]
      If you see just one person lagging in a game with multiple people, then most likely they are lagging, otherwise everyone else would look lagged to you. How lag works is that the data being sent between players has a delay for the lagged parties, possibly because of slow internet speeds or security settings limiting how the data can be processed. Other causes of lag include distance from the server. For example, when SSMB came out, a friend and I decided to try the online; I live near Washington, DC and he was in Pennsylvania (not very far). However, apparently Nintendo's servers were on the west coast, so despite the short distance between us, the data had to travel twice the length of the United States. This, along with other problems going through Nintendo, caused the two minute battle to lag out to twenty minutes.
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      forestfire55
      Thanks again for answering my question, i had another, more hypothetical question: what would happen if all of the consoles [...]
      Thanks again for answering my question, i had another, more hypothetical question: what would happen if all of the consoles were one? Like there was no wii or ps3, just a game system. It would be fun to see all of the pros and cons.
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    Ask GR Anything: What's the deal with Earthbound?

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      I_Go_Next
      It's the only numbery RPG I've ever finished; also, only one of two games I've ever imported (living in Europeland [...]
      It's the only numbery RPG I've ever finished; also, only one of two games I've ever imported (living in Europeland where it never arrived). Having read many articles about it recently, I've felt really nostalgic, and kinda sad.
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      azureguy
      I'm sorry that I don't say anything about Earthbound, but everything has already been said really. Instead I have a [...]
      I'm sorry that I don't say anything about Earthbound, but everything has already been said really. Instead I have a question for the next "Ask GR Anything" article: Whtat exactly is the difference of Producer and Director in video game development? What exactly does people in these two positions do and who has more impact and/or importance on the development process?
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      jmcgrotty
      First, let me say I like this game, and in fact was playing it a few days ago. Having said [...]
      First, let me say I like this game, and in fact was playing it a few days ago. Having said that... This has always bugged me as to why everyone loves the game. It's a decent change of pace (A RPG taking place in modern-day Earth), but it isn't a mind-blowing experience, at all. And one part of the intial article is a bit misleading: "Despite the game's bizarrely large and devout fan-following, Nintendo has never announced further plans for the series." Not quite true. At first, a sequel was in the works for the 64DD. After that whole debacle, it was moved over to the N64. From there, it died. It's one biggest claim to fame these days is that it is notoriously difficult to find for sale. Prices can often approach $500 (If it's complete in box) and are (almost) never below $100.
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