Dustin Murphy
Bio
A video games journalist and Content Creator. He has been featured on sites such as AppTrigger and MoviePilot. He's the president and editor-in-chief of the independent news publisher Blast Away the Game Review.
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Steam Tackles User Reviews With Histograms After 'Firewatch' Backlash: Here's What You Need To Know
When it comes to the media industry, reviews are meant to function as a shorthand, telling you what you need to know just by looking at the numbers. The higher the score, the better the game, movie, or show. For gamers, Steam's user reviews are the popular consensus on whether a game is good or not, and has since become a place for meme like joke reviews (such as the ones below) that absolutely serve no purpose for actual users looking for an accurate assessment of a game.
By Dustin Murphy6 years ago in Gamers
Did The Walking Dead's Season 7 Premiere Go Too Far? Here Are 6 Gaming Moments That Also Did
For the first episode of The Walking Dead's Season 7, many of us sat on the edge of our seats with our jaws on the ground. Many of us watched those fateful moments when Negan lifted his bat and took his swings we knew were coming.
By Dustin Murphy6 years ago in Gamers
Steam Summer Sale Dates Apparently Leaked — Here's How To Prepare
Every year, Steam users prepare their wallets for a big hit. It's a time of year when PC gamers huddle around their computers, painstakingly preparing a wish list of games, awaiting that moment said games post for heavily discounted prices ranging anywhere from 35–95 percent off. It's a tradition that's been going for years, yet never gets old.
By Dustin Murphy6 years ago in Gamers
'Titanfall 2' Has a Special WW1 Skin for Battlefield 1 Players
Battlefield 1 has taken the FPS world by storm since its launch last week for the world to play. It has allowed players to take to the skies by plane, to rush across the theaters of war on horseback, and to storm the trenches with flame-throwers.
By Dustin Murphy6 years ago in Gamers
Games, Bonding, And A Son's Love For His Father
He sits to attention, hands on mouse and keyboard, glasses dipped partially down over his nose, his cheeks tense with anticipation. His beard is now white at 59, his smile slightly more weathered than before, but his intent on besting whatever challenge is thrown up on screen has never wavered. For 31 years, I've shared these sorts of experiences with my father, and will cherish the time ahead now it seems so limited.
By Dustin Murphy6 years ago in Gamers
How the Nintendo Switch Finally Piqued My Interest in Nintendo Products
Thirty years ago my father first introduced me to gaming around the age of 1. To be honest, possibly younger. For much of my life I had been interested in Nintendo products. I was one of the many gamers who heralded in The Legend of Zelda as one of the best adventure franchises of all times. Among it, I also helped queue up the lines for fans waiting at stores to get their hands on Nintendo 64s on launch night. I was also among the many who celebrated each time someone fell off Rainbow Road.
By Dustin Murphy6 years ago in Gamers
'Pokémon' RPG Coming To Nintendo Switch In 2018: Here's What We Know
Back in June, President and CEO of The Pokémon Company, Tsunekazu Ishihara, took to YouTube where he would announce a new project under the name Pokémon RPG, which would be released in 2018 exclusively for the Nintendo Switch. During an interview with Bloomberg, Ishihara provided insight into their upcoming project.
By Dustin Murphy6 years ago in Gamers
A Clever 'Halo' Fan Has Transformed Cortana into a Holographic AI Personal Assistant
In a world populated by the likes of Amazon's Alexa, Google AI, Apple's Siri and Microsoft's Cortana, we're heading toward a future where artificial intelligence is fast becoming an in-home personal assistant. With the tech giants all behind the evolution of AI, it's a future that many of us have only dreamed of up to this point. However, what if someone decided to push past the concept of a disembodied voice acting as a PA to make AI in a similar vein to the Princess Leia hologram, only better?
By Dustin Murphy6 years ago in Futurism
John Oliver Calls on Us Gamers to Oppose Trump's Net Neutrality Changes — And It's No Joke
It's a Friday night and you're sitting at home watching your favorite stream. You notice the quality has begun to degrade, some of the content seems amiss, and the whole experience is just stuttering and unpleasant. And the next thing you know, the streamer abruptly ends their stream.
By Dustin Murphy6 years ago in The Swamp
All Our Poké Prayers Answered With This 'Pokémon' & 'Overwatch' Mashup. Let's Break It Down!
When it comes to Overwatch, Blizzard's newest franchise, we've been consuming as many portions of the fandom as possible. The game has received healthy amounts of fan-made content, everything from comics and short stories, to *ahem adult-oriented content ahem*, and even some amazing cosplays that's amazed and delighted. What we see here is nothing out of the norm.
By Dustin Murphy6 years ago in Gamers
This Is A Crazy Game Release Week: Battlefield 1, Civ 6, Batman: Return to Arkham, & More
There's always that one time of the year where we try to avoid the need to set our wallet ablaze due to the cost of AAA games. This week is going to be that one starting here in just a few short hours for fans preparing to line-up for some of this yeas most anticipated releases. Whether it's for Battlefield 1 or for Civilization 6, there's quite a bit preparing to land on consoles, PCs, and Vitas near us.
By Dustin Murphy6 years ago in Gamers