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The Death of Dragon Age Isn’t (Entirely) EA’s Fault

04

Feb

Articles, Latest News

The Death of Dragon Age Isn’t (Entirely) EA’s Fault

I love Dragon Age. Everyone who reads Seasoned Gaming content or watches the podcast I co-host, The X Button, knows that. So, the announcement of BioWare’s restructuring on January 29, 2025, the decision to lay off the vast majority of the creative minds (i.e., writers) who were not working on…

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Review : Dragon Age The Veilguard : Less Chatting, More Clashing

20

Nov

By Joe La Russa

Review : Dragon Age The Veilguard : Less Chatting, More Clashing

Dragon Age: Origins is my favorite game of all time, and the Dragon Age franchise is my favorite franchise of all time. I have spent the last decade cringing, squirming, and, sometimes, screaming at a screen when people online claimed that Dragon Age: Inquisition only won the Game of the…

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Review : Life is Strange Double Exposure : No Need to Rewind

04

Nov

By Joe La Russa

Review : Life is Strange Double Exposure : No Need to Rewind

“What do you do when you have the power to not just impact your own life and the lives of those around you, but the very fabric of reality itself?” The is the question that was posed by the original Life is Strange, developed by Dontnod and published by Square-Enix…

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Yakuza Trophies Suck…But I Love ‘Em Anyway

23

Sep

By Joe La Russa

Articles, Latest News

Yakuza Trophies Suck…But I Love ‘Em Anyway

If you had asked me sixteen years ago, when PlayStation launched its trophies system, did I ever see myself sitting on a couch grinding out a rock, paper, scissors mini-game embodied by scantily clad Japanese women partaking in UFC-style combat to win ten tournaments (three rounds of “combat”) simply for…

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Review : ARA History Untold : Almost Triumphant

23

Sep

By Joe La Russa

Reviews

Review : ARA History Untold : Almost Triumphant

The 4X genre of video games is older than modern gaming itself, dating back to the early 1980s and predating the release of Nintendo’s NES. In the four decades since that time, gaming has evolved massively; from the early days of 2D sprites and pixel graphics to the modern showpieces…

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The Hilarious History of Horrible Dragon Age Trailers

01

Jul

By Joe La Russa

Articles

The Hilarious History of Horrible Dragon Age Trailers

A few weeks ago during Summer Game Fest, Dragon Age: The Veilguard (newly renamed from Dragon Age: Dreadwolf) was formally unveiled by a trailer that was…well, let’s call it “unexpected.” I must admit, I was despondent upon my initial look at this trailer for what is unquestionably my favorite video…

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