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A Visual Guide To Real-Time Strategy

Continuing their great series of infographics, Kotaku posted their latest visual guide to coincide with the launch of StarCraft II. The RTS, or Real-Time Strategy game, has long been a staple genre of PC gaming, and while there have been some console RTS’s, very few of them have been successful. The release of StarCraft II, and its success so far, both critically and commercially, reinforces the fact that the PC has never really gone away as a gaming platform, it’s just lain low for a while. It is only fitting…

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A Visual Guide To The Role-Playing Game

Last week Kotaku posted a very cool, and informative, infographic about RPG video games – In case you needed a quick primer on the who’s who and what’s what of the role-playing genre, or just want something pretty to hang on the fridge, here’s The Kotaku Genre Guide to Role-Playing Games. Consider this a round-up of some of the key info you need to know to stay abreast of the role-playing game genre. You’ve got the top-ranked games, a field guide to RPG sub-genres, and a look at some of…

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