Matt Hawkins
Matt Hawkins is an NYC based video game journalist, designer, consultant, and cultralist. He's been published in EGM and GameSetWatch amongst others. Matt also makes comics and zines, is obsessed with cable access, gets into arguments with homeless people all the time, and once had his nipple bitten off during a one night stand. But that's neither here nor there.
Articles by Matt Hawkins
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VIDEO: The ‘Bum Bait’ is your new way of having fun in ‘Halo’
The folks at RoosterTeeth have created Bum Bait, which was originally crafted in Halo: Reach, though it should work in most FPSs. It’s a way to score easy kills thanks to brainless behavior that many gamers succumb to. Because sometimes, the more gullible the prey, the more satisfying the
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VIDEO: ‘Silent Hill’ for Vita has been delayed, but it’s okay, because no one wants it
Konami sent an email yesterday, saying Silent Hill: Book of Memories, the franchise's debut on the Vita, has been pushed back to March 27. But it hardly matters; diehard fans were less than pleased when they first saw it back in E3, and the situation has hardly improved. In fact, it’s gotten
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VIDEO: The Kinect shopping cart looks like it might be a failure as well
Okay, maybe Kinect isn’t a total failure on Xbox, but hackers and artists are the only ones actually doing anything with it, certainly not anyone involved in making games. Hence why Microsoft is now prototyping a version of a Kinect shopping cart.
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VIDEO: The first world problems of ‘Pokemon’ trainers
People complain about the dumbest, most inane things. First world problems as they have been coined. And Pokemon players are no different.
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VIDEO: Pro gamer’s sexist remarks on ‘Street Fighter X Tekken’ reality show lead to internet drama
For those weren't aware, there's been a debate raging on gaming message boards and blogs for the past few, regarding professional fighting gamers and the stuff that comes out of their mouths. Which in this case relates to what a guy said to his female cohort in Cross Assault, the Street Fighter X
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VIDEO: ‘Noobz’ is a movie about gamers and it honestly doesn’t look half bad
Video games, and primarily those who play them, have been comedy fodder for Hollywood for some time now. And almost every single effort is lame at best (plus flat-out insulting in some instances). So along comes something called noobz, which sounds like more of the same, yet actually looks
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VIDEO: Time to for yet another installment of ‘Drinking Games For Gamers’
Not long ago, we presented a series of instructional videos that took games that were already fun with pals and made them ever better, by adding booze into the mix. Get ready for more Drinking Games For Gamers, this time featuring Mario Party, Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3,
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Hackers actually did ruin the PlayStation Vita/Taco Bell contest after-all
When we first reported the excuse given as to why the "Unlock The Box" campaign was a bust, it seemed like total b.s. But apparently, hackers really are the reason why those who rightfully deserved a free
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‘Midway Arcade’ offers the iPhone one of the best bangs for your buck
There are plenty of similar offerings available on iOS already, which allows one to play an assortment of games from a particular publisher in an arcade-like setting. But none have as much variety, nor the do they offer the pure value, than the recently released Midway Arcade for iPhone (and
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VIDEO: Now it’s time for ‘Legend of Zelda’ & ‘StarCraft’ to be infused with ‘My Little Pony’
We saw it once already, with Skyrim. Now it's time to witness the Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time and StarCraft 2 mish-mashed with My Little Pony. Why? Don't ask me, ask the internet.
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Sorry chubby kids everywhere: ‘Wii Fit’ doesn’t work after-all
Bad news for all husky children out there, who hoped that video games could help them avoid gym class; a study shows that Wii Fit and its ilk are not super effective after-all.