Jonathan Ore
Associate Editor - Jonathan is an editor and video games writer at Dork Shelf, and brings with that expertise a dangerously encyclopedic knowledge of professional wrestling, Transformers and Power Rangers. He is also an associate producer and arts & entertainment writer for CBC News. Email - [email protected]
Articles by Jonathan Ore:
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June 28, 2020
Final Fantasy VII Remake – The Midgar Minute: The CollapseThe Final Fantasy VII Remake covers only the opening prologue of the 1997 original game, leaving some to wonder whether it will have the same emotional height as the full story. It succeeds in spades, by taking an early tragic moment and magnifying it to the level of a war crime.
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May 10, 2020
Final Fantasy VII Remake – The Midgar Minute: Enemy IntelFinal Fantasy VII Remake takes some cool enemy designs you may know from the original game and fleshes out their background, making for some incredibly memorable boss encounters.
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May 2, 2020
The Final Fantasy VII Remake: The Midgar Minute, Part OneIn its early hours, the Final Fantasy VII Remake teases that it’s not going to simply follow the script of the 20-plus-year-old PlayStation classic. It makes the player’s relationship with the original a central part of the experience.
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April 6, 2020
WrestleMania’s Firefly Funhouse Match was WWE Pro Wrestling at its Weirdest – and BestWithout a live audience, WrestleMania 36 instead became a showcase of surrealist theatre and a Marvel movie’s worth of franchise history.
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March 13, 2020
Final Fantasy VII Remake Demo ImpressionsThe upcoming remake of a PlayStation classic lovingly realizes its characters and vistas in modern resolution. But has Square-Enix tinkered too much with what’s under the hood?
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November 11, 2019
Manveer Heir Aims to Accelerate Diversity in Video Games with Brass Lion EntertainmentManveer Heir wants to be at the forefront of making video games with more diverse characters and developers at the forefront. The companies at the top of the billion-dollar industry are moving in this direction, he said, but at a “snail’s pace” – so he sought out to find others who wanted the same as […]
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October 22, 2019
Watch Dogs Legion: Interview with Narrative Designer Kaitlin TremblayIn the last year, Ubisoft has promised a lot about Watch Dogs: Legion, the upcoming sequel to its open-world games stuffed with near-future tech and a modern sensibility about the way technology, corporations and privacy plays in our lives. But what we’ve seen so far, in gameplay previews shown off at E3 and other industry […]
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July 22, 2015
Look to the Left, Shoot to the Right: Star Fox Zero First ImpressionsWe strapped into an Arwing to try out the first new Star Fox game in nine years.
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March 19, 2015
Thought Bubble: Failing the Tutorial in Total War: AttilaI was three hours into the complex strategy game when I realized I had lost to the tutorial.
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March 19, 2015
Transform and Rock Out: The Cybertronic Spree at The BloorA celebration of Transformers G1 unlike any other is set to take place this weekend at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, with a viewing of the classic 1986 animated film Transformers: The Movie and a performance by the band that’s more than meets the eye, The Cybertronic Spree.
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December 5, 2014
Thought Bubble: The Canadian Videogame Awards Need to Level UpThe Canadian Videogame Awards paid tribute to the country’s best creators, but inconsistent tone and category bloat weighed down what could have been a much more important gala event.
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December 5, 2014
Interview: Victor LucasWe spoke with the co-founder on the red carpet at the Canadian Videogame Awards in Toronto.
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film
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TV
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent Review: The Iconic Franchise Comes to Canada
Dick Wolf's television institution goes up north with Law and Order Toronto: Criminal Intent, a new installment that fits comfortably into the franchise's signature mold.
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music
Unboxing: Joni Mitchell Archives Vol. 3 – The Asylum Years Vinyl Box Set
In this Unboxing video, Jason Gorber checks out the Joni Mitchell Archives Volume 3 on vinyl and covers just what you get with this latest release.
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podcasts
Spoiled Rotten 282: Revisiting Superman & Lois Season 1
Ben and Daniel revisit Superman & Lois season 1 on Spoiled Rotten Podcast!
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