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In Mario and Luigi’s Case, Clothes Do Make the Man
Today we all know that Luigi is the taller of the two Mario brothers, but back in the old days the difference wasn’t quite as easy to notice. To think that Luigi was just a pair of red and blue overalls away from being the star of one of the greatest video game franchises of…
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How Not To Make Fun of Nintendo Fanboys
See, his attractive girlfriend thinks he’s a regular guy, but when she leaves the apartment we find out he’s really a closet Nintendo fan, which is horrible, right? As a gaming comedy video, “The Closet Nintendo Freak” fails on several different levels. For instance, the notion that in this day and age a video game…
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Halo Anniversary Minimates Put Cortana in Your Pocket
All I ever wanted was a clear blue curvy woman to call my own, and that’s exactly what we’re getting in Diamond Select Toys’ commemorative Halo Anniversary Minimates set. Coming this winter to a specialty toy seller near you, the Halo Anniversary Minimates set marks the debut of Cortana, Master Chief’s A.I. love interest, in…
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Early Dark Souls Players Thwarted in Typically Brutal Fashion
Dark Souls doesn’t launch in Japan until tomorrow, but some players have managed to get their hands on copies early and are playing away without a care in the world. That is, until From Software invades their games with level 145 Black Phantoms. Utilizing Dark Souls‘ game-invading mechanic to their advantage, the folks at From…
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This is How the Diablo III Beta Ends
Last night Crecente took us through the first ten minutes of the Diablo III beta test with his Witch Doctor. Now let’s take a look at the beta’s final moments with my lovely Monk. After helping rid the town of New Tristam of various lingering undead creatures and retrieving the crown of the Skeleton King,…
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NCIS Games Sure to Delight Video Game Playing Senior Citizens
This fall Ubisoft teams up with CBS to bring the award-winning NCIS series to video games, letting fans of special agent Gibbs and crew perform their own Naval criminal investigations, provided they can figure out that confounded video game system. Enjoyed by elderly people around the world, the NCIS franchise is a wellspring of introductory…
By Mike Fahey
