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This week, Nintendo is making news.. most of which is leaving gamers baffled. Nintendo appoints their current global President and CEO as Nintendo of America’s CEO, they decide to forgo a giant e3 press conference and come in hurting with their latest financials, it wasn’t their best week! On the flip side, we talk a …
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I’ve written before on this site about the State of Video Game releases. Companies, instead of trying to spread out their release, tend to jam them all into a very-crowded holiday season. It has gotten somewhat better in recent years though. One that has always stuck out as odd to me has been the release …
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It’s been quite a long time coming, but the slow death of long-standing publisher THQ is reaching its end. After initially attempting to sell the entirety of the company’s assets to Clearlake Capital, court orders eventually required THQ to split up its assets to individual bidders in an auction if the total amount raised exceeded …
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This week’s show focuses on two big pieces of news Nintendo’s Wii U-centric Nintendo Direct and the final days of THQ. Which means lots of new games to talk about, studio and IP rearrangement, and a changed gaming landscape. Join us for this jam-packed show! Download Ep 97 iTunes Twitter Facebook FormSprin Wielding! Earl Daniel …
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Sometimes, its easy to lament the game’s industry love-affair with the FPS and the brown/grey aesthetics that usually accompany them. But if you do look outside the major releases, there have been a ton of fun and experimental games released this generation. Deadly Creatures is one such game. Released in Fen of 2009, Deadly Creatures is unique …
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WWE/THQ co-sponsored a special event during the SummerSlam Fan AXXESS event in LA to reveal the full roster for the WWE 12 game. Below you will find the full list of 60 Superstars, Divas and Legends that will be in the game. John Cena John Morrison Ted Dibaise Mark Henry Kofi Kingston William Regal R-Truth …
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Dual Wielding is locked and loaded, and this week our Dualist panel includes Daniel and for the first time Tom (who is from North Wales!). This week, we once again talk about Pokemon Black/White, what can we say its a big game, more into Dead Space 2 and just why exactly does Words with Friends …
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“Come one, come all, to the WWE Allstars brawl. Sgt Slaughter and Swagger join the ranks with the rest of the legendary crew of this game as they receive Finisher Move videos sanctioned officially by the WWE and THQ (publishers of the upcoming multiplatform wrestling action game). If you haven’t had a chance to feast your eyes …
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The gang is scattered about the universe this week, but we are able to recruit Chad and Daniel for a discussion about this week’s news. With LittleBigPlanet’s delay, what does Sony have for the holidays? What of THQ’s new pricing scheme? Grab your saddles and your holsters, we’re getting ready for a good ole shoot-out. …
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