Phil Doherty is a Mental Health Case Manager by day and a Freelance Videogame Writer by night. Author of the web series, Adventures in Middle-Aged Gaming this husband and father of two still pines for the days of The Vectrex. Follow Phil on Twitter at http://twitter.com/Philbart999

Open World Games: my Love/Hate Relationship
to a lesser degree Burnout Paradise and Midnight Club LA have also been pretty good at making me feel insignificant but in an immersive way as well. Great analogy.

Nukezilla Review: PLATFORMANCE: Castle Pain (Xbox Live Indie Games)
this looks awesome. Great review Chelsea.

Wardrox and Chelsea's Vlog 25th July: Harsh Review Bro
I will NOT be playing Harvest Moon lol. Playing in the pool, returning Singularity to the videostore as it's a rental, and enjoying some poached salmon and chardonnay at my Mum's with the kids.

You're Doing It Wrong: The Difficulty With Blur
interesting. This didn't come up for me during the MP beta. Drifting,cornering in general should be the difficulty level. Cornering is what usually separates the men from the boys in racing games, if this is gimped in Blur this doesn't bode well. Great piece Harry!

Wardrox's Vlog 4th July: Wires And Communists Can't Stop America
@Sam Jordan: RPS also list their site as PC gaming since 1873, fuck'em. Someone get Wardrox central air. lol

Haiku Review: Noby Noby Boy (PlayStation 3)
I still don't understand this game after several hours of playtime and sending my length to "girl." But I still fire it up every now and then.

Moore: Gamers “Recognise” Why EA Has to Use Online Pass
@Naughton: the 2 year old game is still awesome though, and I saved $50.

E3 10: TwistDock For PS3 Impressions
I seriously don't get why these storage/charging systems are ever on shelves. Who seriously buys these things? IKEA addicts with OCD?

Retread Old Ground With New BioShock 2 DLC
Some story based dlc would have been nice. Well, for a franchise known for its story-telling that is. Am I asking too much? It worked out well for GTA4 after all

Moore: Gamers “Recognise” Why EA Has to Use Online Pass
Recently I had an FPS itch to scratch, wanted to check out a franchise I had no history with, so I bought Battlefield Bad Company for $9 at EB Games, whereas I might have paid $60 for BFBC2 new. Honestly I get what EA is doing, but I don't have to like it.

Game	Score
Crisis in The Gulf	-2
FUEL	-3
The Conduit	-5
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves	-2
Wolfenstein	-3
Average	-3.00

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Adventures in Middle-Aged Gaming: Professional Gaming? Hopefully Not For my Kids.
July 29th, 2010
While life has been very busy as of late for your resident old fart and insulter of morons, one bit of gaming news that kept my attention recently was the ...
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Nukezilla Review: Crisis in The Gulf (Xbox Live Indie Game)
July 2nd, 2010
There are often intangibles with videogames that frequently get overlooked in reviews, Crisis in The Gulf from Super Boise Games has a few worth mentioning. Aside from solid tower ...
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Adventures in Middle-Aged Gaming: I Would Support Monthly Fees For Shooters if…
June 24th, 2010
One of the things that I’m really enjoying about Wardrox’s latest (shameless plug alert!) pet project, Wire.vg, is that it is successfully helping me wade through much of the “stupid” ...
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Adventures in Middle-Aged Gaming: Screw 3D in Killzone 3, Tell me Why Rico is Such a Cocksucker
June 17th, 2010
Well, Jack Tretton guaranteed a Killzone 3, and at the Sony Press Conference in LA a couple of days ago, he delivered. While it's usually Microsoft that lacks subtlety, Sony ...
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Analyst and Publisher Assumptions About Used Game Sales May be Flawed But Not Completely so
May 12th, 2010
Early in my career I was employed by a firm that sold counselling and therapy services to corporations to supplement extended benefits plans for their employees. In my role ...
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Halo: Reach Beta Day One Impressions
May 4th, 2010
Let's be perfectly clear, while I am very much looking forward to the release of Halo: Reach this fall, I did not have high expectations for the beta. Betas in general ...
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Adventures in Middle Aged Gaming: Why Don’t I Play Counter-Strike More?
April 29th, 2010
Some of my friends are real potty-mouths. Related posts:Adventures in Middle-Aged Gaming: Professional Gaming? Hopefully Not For my Kids. Adventures in Middle-Aged Gaming: Screw 3D in Killzone 3, Tell me Why Rico ...
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Adventures in Middle Aged Gaming: But I Don’t Want to Jerk Myself Off
April 22nd, 2010
The announcement of Gears of War 3 and a conversation with a younger friend has got Phil feeling a little reflective about relationships, bodily fluids, and console cycles. Related posts:Adventures in ...
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Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Confirmed, Teaser on YouTube
April 21st, 2010
It was only a matter of time really. The success of Marvel vs. Capcom 2 last year was not going to go unnoticed, and what with Super Street Fighter ...
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Warhawk Tournament: I Will Fail Miserably, But so What?
March 27th, 2010
The announcement of a Warhawk tournament this week by the Playstation Blog has been met with a mixed reception in the community. Sony has been heavily promoting their Spring sales, ...
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Adventures in Middle-Aged Gaming: Attack of The Tit-Zealots
March 25th, 2010
A lot is made in the media about the rudeness and general social-ineptness of gamers. According to many outlets, the average gamer is nerdy, coarse, and contributes daily to the ...
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Lead And Gold: Gangs of The Wild West Preorder Gets Beta Invite
March 21st, 2010
Do you loves you some Team Fortress 2? Do you also loves you some inexpensive downloadable games with high production values? Then you too will be interested in this story ...
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Rockstar Delays GTA Episodes From Liberty City For PS3 and PC
March 19th, 2010
Yesterday, Rockstar Games released a statement that their episodic cash cow, historically referred to as GTA Episodes From Liberty City will be delayed another two weeks before dropping for PS3 ...
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Sony Admits to Mistake Regarding Demon’s Souls
March 16th, 2010
It's rare for game publishers to admit when they have made a mistake. That being said, it's even rarer for Sony to do so. I'm sure all of us remember ...
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Game Developer’s Conference 2010 Gears up For San Francisco This Week
March 8th, 2010
The Annual Game Developers Conference in San Francisco is gearing up for the Moscone Convention Centre for March 9-13 and Negative Gamer will be nowhere in sight (apart from Dan ...
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Adventures in Middle-Aged Gaming: Introducing, DJ Zero
March 4th, 2010
'œMr. Doherty? The Doctor will see you now...Mr. Doherty??? Sir? SIR!?' 'œOh, sorry. I guess I couldn't hear you.' 'œSir, we ask that all the Doctor's patients refrain ...
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Video Adventures in Middle-Aged Gaming: MAG, and Corn in my Chocolate Mousse
February 18th, 2010
Welcome to the first video edition of Adventures in Middle-Aged Gaming. In this installment I decide to have a go at some things that are bothering me while playing ...
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Darksiders to be THQ’s Whipping Boy in Q3
February 4th, 2010
Each year many worthy games go unappreciated by the sweaty masses. That's just a reality of the games industry. What must really sting the publishers and developers though ...
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Adventures In Middle-Aged Gaming: An Interview With Michael Pachter
February 1st, 2010
Growing old really sucks, don't let anyone tell you any differently.  Furthermore, growing older while involved in the videogame industry is even worse.  There are reminders of your inadequacy right ...
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Apple Specifically Invites Gaming Press to January 27th Event
January 24th, 2010
Before I get into the meat of this article I need to own up to something: Yes, I am one the ones who has been posting all over the internet ...
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God Of War III To Introduce New Feature, a Short Campaign. Who’d A Thunk It?
January 22nd, 2010
John Hight, the Studio Director of Sony Santa Monica, has revealed that those hoping to spend a long amount of time with current-gen Kratos are in for something of a ...
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Adventures In Middle-Aged Gaming: Do You Mind? I’m Urinating
January 14th, 2010
Being an older gamer has its advantages.  As I am older and more established I get to play most of the games that I want without having to worry whether ...
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And The Winners Of The Star Trek Online Beta Competition Are…
January 11th, 2010
This was a tough one gang.   There were some great visual entries, some clever haiku, and some frankly very disturbing images I won't soon forget.  Apparently Tribbles are alive and ...
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Win Yourself Some Star Trek Online Closed Beta Codes! Be Quick!
January 9th, 2010
Hey there Negative Gamers, we've got codes.  Codes I say!  Thanks to GameTrailers we have a limited number of Star Trek Online Closed Beta codes for the community.  So, seeing ...
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Phil’s Big Prediction For 2010: EA Will Scrap Their MMA Project
January 1st, 2010
For gaming blogs, the New Year is a time for reflection, planning, and shameless hit-seeking posts about what might happen in the future based on absolutely nothing reliable other than ...
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