Auri O'Neill
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Auri is the Editor-in-Chief, overlord, and overall master of Irrational Passions. She loves JRPGs, Tears of the Kingdom is her favorite game ever, and she hopes to take on a full-time editorial role in the games industry at some point!

Opinion: Success in Downloads

I questioned in the first part of this piece what the real meaning of “$60,” or “retail games,” is. Pricing has become so competitive amongst different marketplaces or retailers in the games industry, and because of Steam, the Playstation Store,…

Kickstarter Picks: GTFO A Film About Women in Gaming

Kickstarter is a growing website of interest for pretty much any industry you can name. We have already shouted out a few Kickstarter campaigns, so to continue the interest, we have created a new type of article called “Kickstarter Picks”,…

Monaco Review

Monaco has really been around forever. It’s been making the PAX rounds ever since it won the IGF back in 2010, but now it is out, and is very real. It’s a game about heists, it’s a game about humor…

IrrationalPod Ep. 125

A fun-filled show with insane references to “Hella”. iTunes MP3 RSS Breakdown: Tony joins Alex, Nabeshin, and Evan, a little late. We start things off by saying we love America and that you should check out all the cool content…

Persona 4 Animation Commentary: Ep. 1

This is the first of many commentaries coming from the IP team, starting with our multi-part commentary for Persona 4 The Animation. This episode covers episodes one, two, and three. Commentors are Alex, Nabeshin, & Greg. You can download it…

Dishonored: The Knife of Dunwall Review.

I was always open with my belief that Dishonored was “good’, but wasn’t some mind-blowingly amazing game that revitalizes it’s franchise. That being said, I was excited to hear there was more Dishonored coming in The Knife of Dunwall, because…

BioShock Infinite Spoilercast

Yes, the long-awaited BioShock Infinite Spoilercast. Its been done for about two weeks, but since there have been CRAZY things happening in my life, I’ve had to whittle away at the edit, so here it is, for your listening pleasure.…

IrrationalPod Ep. 124

We talk about tons of stuff in the action-packed four-man show! Download: iTunes MP3 RSS Breakdown: Nabeshin and Alex of course, followed by Greg (back from the dead!) and Evan. There is a Nep voicemail here! Our weeks include storms…

Opinion: What Does “$60” Mean Anymore?

Games come out in all different shapes and sizes nowadays, from bite-sized iOS games, to handfuls of downloadable games, and to armfuls of retail games. But does it always really fall into place that easily? Is it really on a…

IrrationalPod Ep. 123

Short show this week, because we recorded late, and we released late last week, and we’re releasing late this week, gah! We’re very behind, and very sorry about it! Download: iTunes MP3 RSS Breakdown: We have a short show and…

IrrationalPod Ep. 122

Sorry for the very late show, I’ve been relaxing this week and so I didn’t actually finish editing until quite late. Download: iTunes MP3 RSS Break-it-down: We only have three hosts this week, and they’re the three best ones, so…

PAX East 2013: Montage Style

We put together a little group of video to give our fans a taste of what it’s like on the PAX East floor. You’ll also note some good snippets of gameplay in there. Some of Last of Us, DiveKick, Transistor…