Jan 27
We ran a poll over the past week looking at what many fans consider the premiere Nintendo 64 Shooter brand, included on the list was Goldeneye, Perfect Dark and Turok. There was some debate about the inclusion of Turok on the list, and in the grand scheme of thing it really didn’t matter. Turok was …
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Sep 26
The Wii U is set to hit stores in a little under 2 months from now. We thought with the next-generation of Nintendo console on its way that we would look back at the past 6 years of their last console. It wasn’t always the smoothest of experiences, but the Wii did have its shining …
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Nov 11
Anthony and Earl are joined by a trio of guests this week, (Francis, Corey and Parker) to talk about the wonderful world of the first person shooter. In honor of the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, and Halo CE remake, we take a look back at the history of the genre, from …
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Jan 09
Since everyone else on Twitter is posting their favorite musical selections from video games, I figured I’ll pull off a double and post some of my favorite tunes from games released in 2010. This way it is both timely and I get to post awesome video game music. I will say that I haven’t played …
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Dec 31
Disclaimer Time: Game of the Year awards are always based on opinions, there’s no scientific measurement to say that this game deserves it more than any other. I know off the back, people will ALWAYS have problems with a list, but people expect different things from their games and experiences. With that said, here are …
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Dec 20
Let’s start off by stating that a disappointing game in no way means it was a bad game. It is just a game that expectations far outclassed the game you played. So while there are probably far worse games out there, these were the 3 I had the honor of playing and walked away with …
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Nov 16
Goldeneye Wii is what Activision and Eurocom are dubbing a “Re-imagined” version of the Nintendo 64 game and Pierce Brosnan movie of the same name. The title replace Brosnan as everyone’s favorite secret agent with his current day counterpart Daniel Craig. The Bond role isn’t the only one recasted in this modern day FPS, but how does …
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Nov 15
After a month and a half vacation (we were gaming, but don’t tell no one), Dual Wielding is back. Join Daniel and Jason as we discuss Black Ops, Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, Blood Stone, Goldeneye, Spiderman: Shattered Dimensions, and Fallout: New Vegas. In the news, we discuss Viacom selling off Harmonix, Gran Turismo 5 …
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Nov 11
Fun fact time, apparently this site doesn’t run on EST so yesterday’s article also counted for today. Alas! I know to post them earlier. As we’ve been exploring this week, the various aspects of what makes a Bond villain so memorable. We’ve discussed their secret lairs, their special abilities and their all so great plans …
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Nov 04
The gun barrel sequence. The mini-action setpiece. The theme song/opening intro. The movie. The Bond movies developed a pretty simple formula from the 2nd movie, and it has taken them through 21 movies without fail. There have been some minor deviations (mostly in regards to Craig’s movies), but they pretty much all follow the formula. …
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