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Bubble Witch Saga Makes Me Appreciate Facebook Games’ Manufactured Limitations
Take the addictive bubble-popping gameplay of Bust-a-Move, toss in the enticing random chance of Peggle, and you’ve got Bubble Witch Saga, a Facebook game so addictive I’d be playing it right now if I hadn’t run out of lives. The last time I played a full console version of Taito’s Bust-a-Move bubble-popping puzzle game was…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
The Week in Evil DLC
Downloadable content. Everyone hates it—but everyone buys it. Yes, even you in the comments, smart guy. Here’s a look at the latest package of extensions and pre-order bonuses designed to crowbar the last dollar out of your wallet. Can you still respect yourself if you buy it? LittleBigPlanet Karting: Kevin Butler Sackboy skin Available: Later…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Ebony and Ivory: The Xbox’s Black and White Buttons, in Imperfect Harmony
Dusting off some old friends on the original Xbox I was given back in January reacquainted me with several happy memories—and the two worst features in the history of console video gaming controllers: The black and white buttons. I realize we’re more than five years removed from their reign of terror, but as the long…
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UncategorizedCam Newton Challenges His Madden Cover Rival, But He’ll Play Anybody—Even You
News and notes from around the world of sports video gaming: • Cam Newton, the NFL’s consensus rookie of the year (and, according to Yahoo! Sports, the second-most valuable player in the entire league) is taking his final-round matchup with Calvin Johnson for the Madden NFL 13 cover very seriously. In this seven minute video…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Against Long Odds, a Gamer Still Relentlessly Pursues Perfection
T.J. Brida is doing just fine, thank you for asking. “I’m definitely proud of how far I went, definitely proud of myself,” he told me yesterday. After losing his bid at a perfect game, and a shot at $1 million dollars, in the most anguishing way imaginable, Brida did come back to Major League Baseball…
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The Week in Gaming Apps is Gonna Make You Sweat
I turn my back for just a second and the Week in Gaming Apps goes fitness crazy, or at least two apps more fitness-centric than my restroom-based iPhone gaming sessions will allow. I mean, I guess I could run around in the restroom while playing Zombies, Run!, but there is limited space in there, and…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
This Video Game Actually Treats Teenagers’ Depression
Usually when “video games” and “depression” show up in a sentence together, there’s a research team trying to prove that playing video games causes or at least correlates with depression, especially in kids and teens. This time, however, the news is much more positive: at least one video game out there, it seems, can actually…
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