Articles By: Gavin Bard

RipTen Retrograde: Hydlide (NES, 1989)

You better appreciate this everyone- I played Hydlide for you.

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A Brief History of First Impressions

How important is a first impression? In the world of video game developers, the answer is “very, except when it isn’t.”

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Violent Video Game Tax? Another Great Idea From the Political Establishment!

William Fourkiller, hero of the people, has decided taxing something he doesn’t understand makes way more sense than going after those poor…

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RipTen Review: Fortune Summoners – Secret of the Elemental Stone (PC)

There are a few things I just can’t resist in this world. Chinese buffets, performance art involving two guys…

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Harmonix Head is Americans for a Better Tomorrow Tomorrow’s Sugar Daddy

I really hate politics. At least, I hate the way politics actually work here.

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Top Ten Gaming Wake Up Calls

The problem with having to save the world is that, more often than not, it doesn’t wait until you’ve had a full nights sleep.

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RipTen Retrograde: Fallout 2

In the first entry of Ripten’s fairly irreverent journey through the wayback machine in over a year, Black Isle’s second entry in the Fallout series is played and analyzed.

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“Reflect” Tech Demo is Portal With Bells, Whistles, Real-Time Path Tracing

Norwegian students in the IGAD program have decided to show us a silent, yet noisy, bit of the future.

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RipTen Exclusive: Leaked Government Documents Regarding Occupy Saffron

RipTen has used its extensive sources to come into possession of a damaging conversation between two high ranking officials and their use of the Pokédex Act.

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Zelda: The Lost Oracle is Fan Made, Awesome

Maybe if we all hold hands and wish hard enough this will become true. Check out this spectacular fan made video.

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IRL is a Short Look at WoW Addiction

Anthony Rosnar’s “IRL In Real Life” is a look into how he his virtual habit took over his actual life, and how he dealt with it.

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RipTen Review: AMY (XBLA)

The Reviewer, not by Edgar Allan Poe. To you the gamer pessimist, I ask you honor one request. No matter your opinions on game journos
Trust the reviewers, this game blows.

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RipTen Review: The Binding of Isaac (PC)

It is loosely based on a particularly gruesome and disturbing story from the all-time best selling hit novel, the Bible. You may have heard of it.

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RipTen Review: Bastion (XBLA)

When the reviewer first started seeing Bastion, its artistic value and direction were enough to win him over. It is an absolutely gorgeous game.

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RipTen Review: Jamestown – Legend of the Lost Colony

“The bodies of men, munition, and money may justly be called the sinews of war. Especially when you are blasting aliens to death on Mars.”

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