Cinematic Soulmates: Spirited Away, Pan’s Labyrinth and Coraline

Stories that follow the traditional “hero’s journey” template are often geared toward adolescent boys, and feature easily identifiable male characters in the lead role.  Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and countless other properties can be placed into this rather broad category, and they all tend to reinforce the notion of the young male protagonist as champion or […]

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Reviews from the Clearance Bin: NBA Jam (Xbox 360, PS3)

Like many others my age, I wasted plenty of time and quarters on the classic NBA Jam back in the days of Super Nintendo and local arcades.  As a result, I was excited to hear that EA Sports intended to bring the game to the modern console era.  The classic gameplay was, simply put, a total blast and I figured […]

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iTuesday Review: Spy Mouse for iPhone (get the game for FREE!)

  Just one short week ago Starbucks and Apple expanded their long-standing iTunes Pick of the Week promotion to include Apps.  iTunes Pick of the Week has been around since 2008 offering Starbucks customers a chance to download a free song from the iTunes Music Store. When I heard the first App to be featured in this promotion was Shazaam […]

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In Depth: What GameStop did Wrong (The Deus Ex – Onlive Scandal)

The gaming community is still taking in the news of just what exactly happened in GameStop store’s all across the country this week, and the bad press seems to only be building.  It appears that Deus Ex: Human Revolution developer Square Enix and digital distributor OnLive made a last minute agreement to include a digital (OnLive) copy of the Deus […]

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iTuesday Review: SotA – Stele of the Ancients for iPhone and iPad

SotA is a unique puzzle game for iOS devices. The game is played by matching four characters in a row by swapping tiles. There are light gray and dark gray tiles featuring images of ancient mystical spirits. Any tiles can be swapped as long as they are the same color. SoTA features a few different ways to play the game. […]

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