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Games that disappointed in 2012 should be a fairly short list. Surely we’ve come to expected the odd stinker. The slew of “average” and the handful of unique by now… right? Well 2012 has felt like a year where the Triple ...
Xbox
Rise of the Guardians is not a bad game. What it does, it manages well. The game plays smoothly enough (baring the odd little slowdown on some larger fights) and comes at a reduced price to other products.
I can’t help but t...
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Hidden Games of 2012 helps bring to the forefront a few titles that might not have gotten the love and attention they deserve. With 2012 coming to a close and people looking for gifts or ways to entertain themselves over the...
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Both games earned their popularity on the funky sense of humor inherent in every aspect of ToeJam & Earl. From little comments like “ToeJam is a weiner” to levels like Mac Daddy Meadow to tools like the funk scan, there is a qu...
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New downloadable content for Borderlands 2 has been revealed. It is the third installment, which follows Captain Scarlett and Her Captain’s Booty and Mr. Torgue’s Campaign of Carnage. Sir Hammerlock’s Big Game...
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This holiday season you’ll have lots of options at the movie theater. With so many studios releasing films in the coming days how do you decide what to spend your money on? Maybe you want something for the whole family or...
Mobile
Overall though, Green Jelly is a game that is fun to look at and fun to play. While it isn't a free game ($.99 for iPod, $1.99 for iPad), the fact that it contains no in-app purchases at all completely makes up for the initial ...
Books
Chris Thrall, author of the unique tale Eating Smoke: One Man’s Descent Into Drug Psychosis In Hong Kong’s Triad Heartland, gives us insight into addiction, danger, organized crime, and more. Tell us about your new ...
Comics
A couple of weeks ago I was lurking in a LinkedIn group dedicated to Comics and Graphic Novels and I happened to notice that someone, having linked to a blog post on the subject, was asking whether DC and Marvel will ever have ...
Vita
If you’re looking for a fun fighter for the holiday season, or any time really, then you could do much worse than pick up this wonder homage to all things Playstation. This is a superb portable edition offering fast and franti...
PS3
Sony took a large gamble with Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale. Like I said in the start, they didn’t have the same roster of loveable characters as Nintendo have to pick from with Smash Brothers.
They managed to create a...
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