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I Guess This Goes With The Whole “Old-School” Theme
The fifth and final vignette for 3D Dot Game Heroes is even more embarrassing when you realize this is what we accepted as advertising in the late 80’s. Today’s marketing and advertising teams have their fingers on the pulse of today’s youth. Yesterday’s marketing and advertising teams thought they did, but they were actually strangling…
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The Mushroom Kingdom: Our Closest Relatives, Our Deadliest Enemies
Scientists researching ways to combat serious fungal infections in human beings have found that humans have much more in common with members of the Mushroom Kingdom than you might think. We might as well already be living in the Mushroom Kingdom. There are roughly 1.5 million species of fungi on the planet Earth, from bread…
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Will You Survive The MMO Apocalypse?
SMBC Theater presents us with a chilling look at what happens when one video game becomes so addictive the entire world can’t stop playing it. This is a cautionary tale, both to video game players and the developers of MMOs. To the players, the message here is to not get too wrapped up in pointless…
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Explore The Hall Of 3D Dot Game Heroes
One of the coolest features of Atlus’ 3D Dot Game Heroes is the ability to create your own animated protagonist using the game’s built-in character editor. Now there’s a place where players can share their creations with the world. 3D Dot Game Heroes is now available for the PlayStation 3, and while players can experience…
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First Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood Details Slip From The Shadows
With a 15 hour long single player adventure, Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood is far more than a multiplayer side story in the Assassin’s Creed universe. It’s time to join the Brotherhood, as Ubisoft details Ezio’s continuing adventures. So far the buzz about Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood has been all about the multiplayer, and the game does indeed…
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Age Of Conan’s Godslayer Has Risen
Funcom’s Age of Conan triumphantly returns to store shelves two years after its debut, as the Rise of the Godslayer expansion pack goes live. Rise of the Godslayer, the first full expansion pack for Age of Conan since the game’s May 2008 release, introduces a new playable race and the new Oriental-themed lands of new…
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GameStop Employee Loses His Job Over Rape Game? [Update]
A GameStop employee interviewed for a piece on Japanese rape simulator RapeLay suddenly finds himself without a job. Was he fired for his comments on the controversial game? We’ve got the employee’s and GameStop’s sides of the story. RapeLay is a Japanese point-and-click game that follows the story of a spoiled rich kid who takes…
By Mike Fahey
