On February 28, 2011 the world lost an iconic beauty. Jane Russell was the original bombshell. She was voluptuous, witty, and sharp as a tack. The woman didn’t take guff from anyone. Her on-screen presence raised some eyebrows – and pulses – in her bosom-bearing roles. Her first feature film, The Outlaw, had Hollywood censors sweating. They delayed the release […]
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As I stared at the RedBox kiosk outside my local Walgreens, I glanced back down at my phone. The promotional code sent to me would be good for a free DVD rental, or as I have learned from past experience, a dollar off of a game rental. I glanced back up at the kiosk and thought to myself, “Well… it […]
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Normally, the antics of this segment’s author, Eric, would adorn this iTuesday review, but alas, I have banished him to a eternity of darkness and pain! Actually, I think he went on vacation, but to be honest, it might as well be pain and darkness. This iTuesday’s review was played through the iPhone Game iFighter 1945 from Epicforce Entertainment, an homage to […]
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Human beings have long wrestled with the distinction between justice and revenge. This is a debate that has raged on for centuries, and it continues to divide people to this day. Countless articles have been written about the efficacy of the death penalty, with some seeing it as a just punishment for those who have committed heinous crimes, while others […]
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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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