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Nicholas Montegriffo

Nicholas Montegriffo

Writer, editor, journalist. Beats: tech, video games, tabletop games, virtual reality and all that nerdy goodness

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Neon Lights And Street Fights: The Best Games To Give You That ’80s Vibe

Ahhh, the ’80s. The definitive decade of big hair, power suits, musclebound action heroes and ninjas everywhere. Kids learned Karate. We moonwalked like Egyptians, or like a… Read more “Neon Lights And Street Fights: The Best Games To Give You That ’80s Vibe”

October 8, 2019October 28, 2019 by Nicholas Montegriffo

Rusty Deathtraps and Workplace Safety In The Forbidden Temple

The following document was found by intrepid adventurer and handsome video game protagonist Stubbly McRogue on the body of an unnamed Undead High Priest (lvl. 10). We… Read more “Rusty Deathtraps and Workplace Safety In The Forbidden Temple”

October 6, 2019October 6, 2019 by Nicholas Montegriffo

Why ‘Metal Gear Solid 2’ Remains A Terrifying Prophecy In Today’s Post-Truth World

Weapons of mass destruction. Terrorism. Patriotism. Government surveillance for your own security. The ethics of war. Echo chambers. Fake news. These are all buzzwords that came to… Read more “Why ‘Metal Gear Solid 2’ Remains A Terrifying Prophecy In Today’s Post-Truth World”

October 2, 2019October 6, 2019 by Nicholas Montegriffo

What You Didn’t Know About The Strangest Starter In ‘Pokemon Sun and Moon’

Incineroar is one of the weirdest new Pokémon in Pokémon Sun and Moon. Incineroar evolves from Litten->Torrecat, but assumes a bipedal, anthropomorphic form. Unlike many other new… Read more “What You Didn’t Know About The Strangest Starter In ‘Pokemon Sun and Moon’”

October 2, 2019October 6, 2019 by Nicholas Montegriffo

Video Games Are Letting Us Live Out The Ultimate Fantasy… Bourgeois Domestic Bliss

Despite being in the prime of their lives, millennials can’t seem to catch a break. We’re unemployable because we’re too lazy, entitled, and what is a stable… Read more “Video Games Are Letting Us Live Out The Ultimate Fantasy… Bourgeois Domestic Bliss”

October 2, 2019October 6, 2019 by Nicholas Montegriffo

Unleashing The Creativity Of A Generation: Memories Of Blizzard’s Map Editors

Blizzard games and I go way back. I must have thrown away a mind-boggling chunk of my formative years on Warcraft II and StarCraft. As much as… Read more “Unleashing The Creativity Of A Generation: Memories Of Blizzard’s Map Editors”

October 2, 2019October 6, 2019 by Nicholas Montegriffo

Video Game Mechanics You Didn’t Know Came From ‘Dungeons and Dragons’

In the early 70s a small gang of wargamers in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin unwittingly stumbled across the magic formula that would revolutionize gaming and come to define… Read more “Video Game Mechanics You Didn’t Know Came From ‘Dungeons and Dragons’”

October 2, 2019October 6, 2019 by Nicholas Montegriffo

The Great Video Game Space Race: Can ‘Star Citizen’ Deliver On Its Promise?

Video games have always looked to the stars. In the late 1970s, the vector graphics of Lunar Lander and Asteroids evoked the unknown, dark void of the… Read more “The Great Video Game Space Race: Can ‘Star Citizen’ Deliver On Its Promise?”

October 2, 2019October 6, 2019 by Nicholas Montegriffo

Tabula Rasa: Playing The Identity Game With Player-Created Protagonists

From Sonic and Mario to Lara Croft and Solid Snake, video games have their fair share of iconic characters: recognizable heroes with defined and broadly endearing personalities.… Read more “Tabula Rasa: Playing The Identity Game With Player-Created Protagonists”

October 2, 2019October 6, 2019 by Nicholas Montegriffo

Richard Garriott Was A King Among Gamers, And That’s Why We Had To Kill Him

Game designers are responsible for so much of our joy and inspiration, but they themselves are rarely the center of attention. Though we see their names on… Read more “Richard Garriott Was A King Among Gamers, And That’s Why We Had To Kill Him”

October 2, 2019October 6, 2019 by Nicholas Montegriffo

Rehabilitating The Orc: How Blizzard Turned Tolkien’s Faceless Fodder Into Heroes

Ever since Tolkien, the worlds of fantasy literature and video games have been overrun with tribes of ugly, barbaric humanoid warriors, whose main purpose for existence is… Read more “Rehabilitating The Orc: How Blizzard Turned Tolkien’s Faceless Fodder Into Heroes”

October 2, 2019October 6, 2019 by Nicholas Montegriffo

Played ‘Skyrim’ To Death? Try These 5 Fresh Ways To Play The Special Edition

You’d better believe it. The Special Edition has dropped. But the OG Skyrim was released back in 2011, and everybody loved it to bits. I (and probably… Read more “Played ‘Skyrim’ To Death? Try These 5 Fresh Ways To Play The Special Edition”

October 2, 2019October 6, 2019 by Nicholas Montegriffo

Pay No Attention To The Man Behind The Curtain: Best Hidden Developer Rooms In Video Games

Game development can often seem like thankless labor. No glamour, no groupies, and except for the few examples of what pass for industry superstars, you don’t get… Read more “Pay No Attention To The Man Behind The Curtain: Best Hidden Developer Rooms In Video Games”

October 2, 2019October 6, 2019 by Nicholas Montegriffo

My Weird Little Country Gibraltar, As Seen In Video Games

Video games let us explore fantastic worlds, from fantasy kingdoms to the depths of outer space, but sometimes they can offer a fun perspective on a more… Read more “My Weird Little Country Gibraltar, As Seen In Video Games”

October 1, 2019October 6, 2019 by Nicholas Montegriffo

Male Characters Give Devs More Creative Freedom? Creators Weigh In On The Controversy

At the recent Game Developers Conference industry players gathered together to talk shop. It was a time for awards but also a time for plenty of presentations… Read more “Male Characters Give Devs More Creative Freedom? Creators Weigh In On The Controversy”

September 29, 2019October 6, 2019 by Nicholas Montegriffo

Lords of the Night: Video Game Vampires That Don’t Suck

Vampires go in and out of style, but they can never quite be kept down in their graves. These lords of the night take many forms—pale and… Read more “Lords of the Night: Video Game Vampires That Don’t Suck”

September 29, 2019October 6, 2019 by Nicholas Montegriffo

Let’s Talk About The Most Troubling Moment In The Fallout Franchise

The early Fallout games are beloved by RPG fans because of the high reactivity of their game worlds. Depending on your choices in the character creation system… Read more “Let’s Talk About The Most Troubling Moment In The Fallout Franchise”

September 29, 2019October 6, 2019 by Nicholas Montegriffo

Is PewDiePie Actually Racist? Let’s Look At The Evidence

This article originally appeared on video games magazine site NowLoading.co. The site is no longer online, but I’ve uploaded a few articles from my time as a… Read more “Is PewDiePie Actually Racist? Let’s Look At The Evidence”

September 29, 2019October 6, 2019 by Nicholas Montegriffo

I’m Not Legend: Why I Love To Play A Nobody In RPGs

#ClassStruggles is Nicholas Montegriffo’s column in which he delves into dungeons and battles dragons to find out what makes RPGs tick. The adventurer has a tough life,… Read more “I’m Not Legend: Why I Love To Play A Nobody In RPGs”

September 29, 2019October 6, 2019 by Nicholas Montegriffo

If Video Games Were Based On Classic Works Of Literature: ‘Hamlet’

In the first of our series of prospective literary adaptations we turn to Shakespeare’s tragic Prince of Denmark, imagining how this play would play out in video… Read more “If Video Games Were Based On Classic Works Of Literature: ‘Hamlet’”

September 29, 2019October 6, 2019 by Nicholas Montegriffo

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