Monthly Archive: August 2011

Aug 31

Nintendo Announces Re-Entry into the Console Business

After gracefully bowing out of the console industry last November with the release of Donkey Kong Country Returns for the Wii, Nintendo has announced they have plans to re-enter the console market once more this year. And what a way to re-enter the console business with a brand new entry in the storied The Legend …

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Aug 31

Review Shooter: Justice League #1

Writer: Geoff Johns Artist: Jim Lee DC is ushering in a new era in their storied company by relaunching all of their titles with brand new #1s. To lead the charge, DC has turned to their biggest stars. Both in story and from a creative standpoint, pitting powerhouses Jim Lee and Geoff Johns together for …

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Aug 30

The Problem with Kevin Butler

Sony announced this morning that Kevin Butler is back, baby! After taking a job as a VP of Carpet sales over the weekend, Kevin Butler was lured back to the Sony HQ with the prospect of project LLP launching. An idea he claims he came up with! With this announcement, Sony has begun their roll-out …

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Aug 30

NoTR and The New DC 52

To our fellow Nerds, We stand on the eve (roughly speaking, some people will be engaging in their books tonight) of DC’s most ballsy or money-hungry move, depending on your side of the debate, in some decades. Now for the past 3 months or so the comic world has been engaged in a debate on …

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Aug 29

Dual Wielding 44: Boss Battle Rush!

This week Dual Wielding tries a segment swap as we start off with the news of the week covering the PS3 price cut, Sonic CD coming to most digital platforms, and Skyrim having exclusive DLC for 30 days on the Xbox. Then we try out a question of the week as we ponder if boss …

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Aug 28

Nerds with Words: Boss Battles

Today is a simple Sunday. Partially because its a pretty slow news cycle, but also because this was a topic I felt was rather interesting to discuss since it has been bought up often in the past few days due to Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Do boss battles still have a place in modern games? …

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Aug 27

Sonic Saturday: Sonic The Hedgehog #1

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Writer: Michael Gallagher Artist: Dave Manak  We can be called many things here at Nerds on the Rocks, I’m hoping to add sell-out to the top of that list. For some strange reason, a search for Sonic the Hedgehog (and various versions of the search) has been the most popular way for people to discover this website. …

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Aug 27

Nerds with Words: The New DC 52

About 2 weeks ago we ran a poll on the site to see which of DC’s new line-up of 52 titles most visitors to the site was most excited about. While it has taken me a while to do this, even though the results are instantaneous, here is our break down. Of the 52 titles, 32 …

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Aug 26

Review Shooter: The Punisher #2

Punisher #2

Writer: Greg Rucka Artist: Marco Checchetto    The Punisher #2 follows the detectives trying to solve the massacre that occurred in issue one, as well as following Frank Castle as he tries to do the same thing, but with very different methods. Being a big Punisher fan, I naturally picked up and read The Punisher …

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Aug 26

Review Shooter: Wolverine #14

Wolverine #14

Writer: Jason Aaron Artist: Renato Guedes    Wolverine #14 is the conclusion to “Wolverine’s Revenge!” and sees Logan learn the truth behind the Red Right Hand’s revenge plan against him. Now, I have one big complaint with this issue: until the end, it plays out just like the last few! The rest of “Wolverine’s Revenge!” …

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