Board games made into video games are a weird breed. Often we play video games alone, even when we play with other people (that is to say we are alone in the room). Meanwhile, board games are typically social experiences, played with family and friends on a rainy day or as just a good old-fashioned time waster. As a result, […]
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In the world of Naval Warfare, you are in control of the Emperean vessel captained by Captain Grey and manned by his loyal crew. In a steampunk-style world were two supreme powers come face-to-face in an unexpected war. Fueled by a mysterious plot, you struggle to survive against uneven odds to protect the world from the forces of evil. Taking […]
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Columns is a puzzle game originally released for the Sega Genesis in 1990. The premise of the game is that columns made up of three different pieces fall from the sky. You drop them wherever you’d like in a Tetris-like fashion and try to make rows of three. Once you make a row those pieces disappear. It’s a pretty simple […]
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Like car keys, stray dogs and socks after you put them in the dryer, some video games simply get lost in the shuffle. Sometimes they were just released at the wrong time, eclipsed by a much bigger game, or a surprise chart topper. Sometimes they just had bad marketing, or too many misconceived ideas about the game spread by word […]
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Now that summer is officially here and heating things up – albeit sporadically (crazy Chicago weather) – the cinema is heating up as well. We should all celebrate the fact that we made it through movie theater death – January through April at the theaters – with a look back at the hottest summer blockbusters of all time. Let’s start things […]
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Duke Nukem Forever quickly became one of the most ironic names in video game history. Over the last twelve years the game had been premiered, cancelled, premiered again and shelved more times than many of us can remember. So it was a big surprise when Gearbox announced they had purchased the rights to Duke Nukem from 3D Realms and premiered […]
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Mooniz for iPhone is a pretty addicting game that takes only a short time to get the hang of. Creatures of different colors fill the screen (I guess these would be the Moonizs). When you see 3 or more of the same color in a row you tap it. Larger combos yield more points. Points lead to stars. A set […]
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The Internet is not just for porn, no my friends, it is also a source of funny photos of cats. Sometimes though some other stuff gets posted too, such as some humorous reactions to a new console by Nintendo. We’ve decided to put together a collection of images expressing the various opinions and reactions to the Wii U (there are […]
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Sometimes, the connections between two films are obvious, but there are other times when a little digging is required to find a common thread that links them. This can often yield even greater rewards, as it can open up entirely new ways of looking at both films, and can unlock things that you didn’t even realize were there. That brings […]
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Frequent readers of the site know that we typically save Wednesdays for reviews, but this week is special. For a couple of weeks I had been toying around with the idea of writing an article about console exclusive DLC for multi-platform games; then the Battlefield 3 pre-order DLC news broke. Sometimes the timing even coincides with a thought and this […]
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