Valid Gaming http://validgaming.com Validating the Future of Gaming Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:16:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Mimesis through a Veil of Diegetic Fog – A silent Hill 2 Analysis http://validgaming.com/mimesis-through-a-veil-of-diegetic-fog/ http://validgaming.com/mimesis-through-a-veil-of-diegetic-fog/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:01:54 +0000 AngryMurloc http://validgaming.com/?p=5171     PLEASE NOTE: there are many detailed posts out there discussing the subjective views of the monster design and how it reflects the characters’ psyche so I will not detail that trodden ground.   Rated as one of the best games of all time, the critically acclaimed Silent Hill 2 has become a landmark, [...]

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]]> http://validgaming.com/loading-bar-opens-its-doors-in-london-soho/feed/ 0 Rose Tinted Goggles – Clock Tower PSX http://validgaming.com/rose-tinted-goggles-clock-tower-psx/ http://validgaming.com/rose-tinted-goggles-clock-tower-psx/#comments Sat, 06 Apr 2013 02:33:39 +0000 AngryMurloc http://validgaming.com/?p=5054 Rose Tinted Goggles is our new show. A collaboration between ValidGaming and Fdjkkdjf bringing you a blast from the past in gaming content. Do they pass the test of time? or are we just looking back with Rose Tinted Goggles!! First up is Clock Tower for the PSX Created by Human Entertainment and published by [...]

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]]> http://validgaming.com/kernel-bytes-the-linux-state-of-play/feed/ 0 World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Review – Part 3: Azeroth’s Got Talent http://validgaming.com/world-of-warcraft-mists-of-pandaria-review-part-3-talents-chieves-mounts-pet-battles/ http://validgaming.com/world-of-warcraft-mists-of-pandaria-review-part-3-talents-chieves-mounts-pet-battles/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:57:32 +0000 Lachlan Spears http://validgaming.com/?p=4749 "I'll take this opportunity then to explain some of the changes that have been made to WOW's structure, and some of the new systems that have appeared in MOP, as well as how they affect the game."

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