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UncategorizedYou Can Dance If You Want To in Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Deus Ex: Human Revolution is all about choice, and that includes the choice to dance. Will you dance, and leave their friends behind? What if they don’t dance? Does that disqualify them from being your friend as well? So many questions, one brilliant answer. While I was busy playing a rousing game of “No Refrigerator…
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If Anyone Needs Me I’ll Be Growing and Selling Pot on Facebook
While there are several Facebook games that involve growing and distributing marijuana, only one is the official game of the Showtime original series Weeds. It’s okay to grow and sell pot when Mary Louise Parker is involved! Just about everything is okay as long as Mary Louise Parker is involved, especially when she’s playing the…
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Video Game Version of Twister Offers Fewer Flirting Opportunities
In the old days, playing Twister involved a group of (hopefully drunk) friends of mixed sex, a plastic play mat, and a spinner. In November, thanks to the video game magicians at Majesco, all you’ll need it a $200 to $300 video game console, a $150 add-on, and a $50 video game. Apparently EA didn’t…
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UncategorizedThe Voice of Spider-Man 2099 is a Real Prince
To a generation of Spidey fans, Christopher Daniel Barnes is the voice of Peter Parker. To a generation of Disney fans, he’s better known as Prince Eric from The Little Mermaid Back when Disney made The Little Mermaid, voice actors in animated films didn’t need to be big-name actors from television and movies. All they…
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UncategorizedIn Crystal Meth Wonderland You Can Play Rage With a Light Gun
Dealing with the guilt of shooting someone in the head, Breaking Bad‘s Jesse Pinkman winds down with the special light gun version of id Software’s Rage AMC’s breaking bad is pulling in the gaming sponsors left and right, so Jesse and friends have developed quite the video game habit lately. First they talked Left 4…
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Skyward Sword‘s Golden Bundle, Tetris: Axis, and the Latest Layton Cushion Nintendo’s Fall
One does not simply walk into Wal-Mart and spend $50 on a brand-new Zelda game. Not when there’s a chance to spend $20 more for a gold-colored Wii Remote Plus! The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword limited edition bundle, Tetris: Axis for the 3DS and Professor Layton and the Last Specter were hot topics at…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Hard Reset Gets a Firm Release Date, Solid System Reqs, and Sharp New Screens
I’ve talked about how good Flying Wild Hog’s cyberpunk shooter Hard Reset is. I’ve shown you how good it is. All that’s left is for you to see for yourself when the game hits Steam on September 13. Can your PC handle it? The rapid-fire rollercoaster of Hard Reset‘s PR campaign is winding down as…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Get a 3DS for $149.99
The Nintendo 3DS took a notorious price cut, dropping to $169.99 at the beginning of the month. We’ve found them for $149.99, and free shipping. Get a 3DS, in Cosmo Black or Aqua Blue, from Mac Mall via eBay deals. No specific expiration date for this price, but it does say “limited quantity.” The deal…
By Owen Good
