May 21
Preview by Phil Dean The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing is an action–RPG in the same vein as Diablo or Torchlight. And when I say “in the same vein” I mean, pretty much exactly like Diablo or Torchlight. I’m not an aficionado of Diablo-styled action-RPGs; I’ve only played a couple of them, so I’m not …
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May 13
This week we kick off our pre-e3 countdown with a look at various 3rd parties heading into the event. With EA and Activision narrowing their focus, we have an idea of their line-up and we turn our folks to major Japanese developers like Square, Capcom and Konami. Before the festivities begin though, we discuss New …
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May 06
7 & 7 Reviews are short-form reviews that focus on 7 core aspects of a product. 1) Luigi: Plumber, Hero, Ghostbuster – The ever-charming little brother of the most famous plumber in the world returns to the solo spotlight in another spine-tingling adventure through haunted dwellings. Despite being reluctantly forced into hero duty due to the …
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May 05
The original Tetris was known for being one of the best puzzle games of all time. It also known for its pretty quality music. Well for the most part, there has always been a discussion among gamers as to which piece of music is the best in Tetris, and we’re here to settle the score.. …
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May 04
Writer: Ian Flynn Artist: Jamal Peppers, Jim Amash and Matt Herms When it comes to video game crossovers, Sonic the Hedgehog and Megaman wouldn’t be two franchises I had in mind. I also wouldn’t expect the crossover of two of gaming’s biggest icons to take place in the pages of comics, and not an actual video …
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May 02
With video game movies being notoriously bad, do you think there is a game that would make a good adaptation? Once upon a time I would had said that the first Silent Hill could have made the perfect feature film to video game adaptation. In my head, the fact that its unique narrative already featured …
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Apr 22
Flash based games are becoming more and more complex these days and with the platform available to everyone with a computer connected to the internet it is a great way to make a game everyone can enjoy. Lucky Nugget is one of the best online casinos on the internet having been around since 1998 they understand what their …
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Apr 16
This week’s show meets with some technical difficulties (surprisingly), and the second half of the show has been axed. On the plus side, you get nearly 45 minutes of impressions including Bioshock Infinite, Monster Hunter Tri Ultimate and Injustice: Gods Among Us. A lot of fun discussion to be had so enjoy this shortened but …
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Apr 12
The writing has been on the wall for awhile, but last week it became official: legendary game developer LucasArts is no more. Ever since Disney struck a deal to acquire all of George Lucas’s properties (consisting of LucasArts, Industrial Light and Magic, THX, and, of course, Lucasfilm) back in November 2012, this scenario has merely …
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Apr 10
Why do people identify themselves as gamers? No one else seems to identify themselves by their favorite hobby: movie/television watcher, music listener, etc. Social identities are a funny thing. Søren Kierkegaard, a Danish philosopher and social theorist, was one of the first to really stress the importance of one’s self in relation to the world. …
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