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Dakota B.

Dakota B.

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Dakota Barrett is an indie game developer and journalist. His goals are to create high quality experiences and supports those that do as well.

Xbox One: Will Fall Be a Comeback?
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Xbox One: Will Fall Be a Comeback?

Since release, the Xbox One has been trailing far behind the PS4, and only doing a fair amount better than the Wii U.  With a reputation for being a cable box that also plays games compared to the PS4 being the “gamer’s console” it had a rough start.  This was mostly due to a few

Dakota B. · July 16, 2015 · 3 Mins Read

Budget Gaming: PC List #1
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Budget Gaming: PC List #1

There has always been an argument over the value of a game.  Do you justify the value based on how long a game kept you busy, or the level of enjoyment you had during those hours?  What’s more valuable, a game that can give you hundreds of hours of enjoyment, or one that gives you

Dakota B. · July 5, 2015 · 8 Mins Read

IGMC 2015: What to Expect
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IGMC 2015: What to Expect

Summer 2014, many indie developers were surprised with the sudden announcement that RPG Maker and Humble Bundle were teaming up to host one of the year’s biggest indie developer contest, Indie Game Maker Contest 2014.  With a $10,000 grand prize and another $10,000 split amongst smaller prizes it’s was a competition that had a lot

Dakota B. · July 4, 2015 · 3 Mins Read

Ark: The Goods and the Bads
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Ark: The Goods and the Bads

Ark is a great game with a few flaws.  It’s optimization at launch was horrid though through constant work from the team the game is mostly stable after update 180.  The game has yet to bore me. What it has done though is keep me engaged for over 70 hours.  It’s one of those games

Dakota B. · July 3, 2015 · 5 Mins Read

MOBAs You Might Not Have Heard Of
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MOBAs You Might Not Have Heard Of

MOBAs or Massive Online Battle Arenas, have become incredibly popular in recent years.  If you play games on the PC you’ve probably heard of League of Legends or DotA 2.  If you’re a console gamer you may have heard of SMITE.  These games focus on five versus five combat at their core, with a series

Dakota B. · July 3, 2015 · 4 Mins Read

Top Five E3 Highlights
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Top Five E3 Highlights

This week of the year has more breaking game news than the rest of the year combined, so it wouldn’t be fair to leave it at just five highlights from E3.  That’s why today we’ll be looking at a few more.  So grab your seatbelts and buckle up because here is another top five highlights

Dakota B. · June 20, 2015 · 3 Mins Read