When most people think of comic book movies, they tend to think of muscle bound men and sexy women strutting around in revealing spandex costumes, striking poses and pummeling one another within an inch of their lives. However, there is another side to comic books, one that looks at the human condition through the lens of ordinary, everyday folks who […]
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Uncharted has had two great games in the series so far, so there were high expectations for the third installment. Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception has a lot of hype to live up to and overall it has done just that in this newest installment. Uncharted 3 starts with Drake and Sully going to a meeting in a bar to sell […]
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Sometimes video games that shouldn’t be made are, and almost as often games that should be aren’t. In an era of gaming dominated by modern war, WWII, Gears of Halos and movie tie-ins there are plenty of genre’s, eras and even properties that would make for great games being completely overlooked (or in some cases half-assed). Which is why we’ve […]
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What was the first video game console system you played on? Was it a PlayStation 2? A Sega Dreamcast? A Super Nintendo Entertainment System? An Atari 2600? A Magnavox Odyssey? In 1972, Magnavox released the Odyssey as the first computer system built to connect to a television set in order to allow people to play digital games in the comfort […]
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Before you play this game, you need to do something first. Go make up several epic one-liners that you can say as you dominate your opponent in a dogfight. That’s right ladies and gentlemen, I am very proud to announce the return of the space combat-action simulator in the form of SOL: Exodus. As Seamless Entertainment’s first original title, SOL: […]
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In honor of Valentine’s Day, I decided to use this month’s column to focus on one of the most touching and heartfelt love stories ever put to film. No, I’m not talking about Twilight (sorry, kids). I figure I’ll hold off on that one until I feel like focusing on the Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre. Of course, I can only […]
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You’re in the middle of Hyderabad, India, on the hottest day of the year. You’re there for a business / pleasure trip, researching Bollywood culture for your book on globalized fandom. You’re looking for the easiest way to get to Ramoji Film City, a Bollywood response to Disneyland. You would ask someone, but your previous attempts at handling the region’s […]
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On the morning of Tuesday, January 24th, the nominations for the 84th Annual Academy Awards were released. If you listened carefully, you likely heard the sound of mass disappointment. Not just regarding DRIVE, but for me, that was the big one. First of all, why 9 Best Picture nominees? Because they just HAD to get EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE […]
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Admit it, everyone at some point in their life wanted to have super powers. What would you choose? Would you fly? Command the elements? Use super-human strength? Well you need not wonder anymore, as DC Comics along with Sony and WB Games allows you to immerse yourself in the DC Universe (DCUO). The game starts off with a rather intense […]
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Violence has been a part of human nature since the beginning of time, and while we like to think we have evolved beyond it, the fact of the matter is that it is still very much alive within all of us. Some of us are better at controlling it than others, but one simply needs to look at the media […]
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