Tag Archive: Angry birds

Dec 30

Best Of: 7 Entertainment Revivals of 2012

Originally this was going to be a Top 7 lists, but since it crosses genres and mediums, it would be extremely difficult and even foolish to try and compare them as better or worse. Instead, what you will get is a list of 7 revivals that we felt were impactful in their special way. We …

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Oct 14

Name That Tune Vol 1 Answer Key and Explanation

I know most of you want to get to the answers, and if you want you can skip down to find the 50 musical selections. But if you will indulge me for just a few minutes, I wanted to explain how the idea came about and ultimately what I wanted to accomplish. To get a …

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Sep 03

Dual Wielding Fall Preview 2012 Part 1 (+25) Edition

We kick off our two-part Fall Preview show this week with a look at the major games coming out in September and October. Before we tackle those games though, we offer a little break to discuss the major news of the week surrounding Final Fantasy and Metal Gear’s 25th Anniversaries and all their major announcements. …

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Aug 24

Bar Banter: Being a True Gamer

Growing up, the playground and cafeteria fights in school always went the same for us nerds. Which was better the Genesis or the Super Nintendo? When word of the PlayStation, Saturn and Nintendo 64 started hitting, we moved on to that, and talked about how awesome 64 bits would be, even though to this day, …

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Apr 04

Dual Wielding 26: The Angry Birds of Gaming

After a week hiatus, Dual Wielding is backed and we have a stacked show for you. The industry has been busy laying the smack down on each as we have some more than spirited words from Rovio about Nintendo and Quantic Dreams about LA Noire. But that’s not all, as Capcom has gone press release …

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Mar 01

Guest Editorial: Copying vs Learning

(This is a blog post from Dual Wielding co-host Jason, and the original article can be found here.) Learn from the best. It’s a simple concept and one that has pervaded throughout all varieties of industries in any capitalistic society. Apple’s iPhone was the first smartphone for the masses, not just the businessmen, and three …

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