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I’m Gonna Wreck It!
The bad-guy character Ralph, in the classic game Fix-It Felix Jr., who longs to be a hero brings trouble to his entire arcade after sneaking into a new first-person shooter game and unleashing a deadly enemy. Here’s a movie that … Continue reading
RiffTrax Takes On Classic Video Game Properties
Now here’s a crossover that’s perfect fodder for TBR! If you follow the site at all, you know that we’re very big fans of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and you know that we also enjoy video games to … Continue reading
Revenge Solves Everything
Bethesda always delivers the goods when it comes to their games, but they’ve got a lot to live up to when it comes to their next title Dishonored! The world of the game, a kind of quasi-Victorian plague-ridden steampunky setting … Continue reading
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You’re Being Watched
It goes without saying that with the arrival of E3 comes the annual onslaught of awesome video game sneak peeks…so let’s kick off the celebration of nerdy games with this awesome-looking upcoming title! Watch Dogs takes place in the very … Continue reading
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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – June 5
A graduate of Yale’s theatre program, Ron Livingston’s first film role was in the 1992 Dolly Parton film Straight Talk, but it wasn’t until his roles in the 1995 film Swingers and the 1999 film Office Space that he really … Continue reading
Celebrity Birthday of the Day – June 4
Sean Pertwee is an English character actor who seems to pop up everywhere – which is great, because I think he always puts in a terrific performance. The son of Jon Pertwee, who played the third Doctor on the series … Continue reading
One Brick To Rule Them All…
Followers of the site know that I’m a huge fan of the Lego video game adaptations of popular movie franchises, and Lego The Lord of the Rings is no exception. The game looks both adorable and epic, but what really … Continue reading
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Last Link of the Day: Mario Fish Tank
Jealousy…jealousy…
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Two Phony Trailers For Movies Based On Games
Ever since Battleship was announced, people have been making fun of the fact that Hollywood is so desperate for ideas that they tried to adapt a grid-based guessing game into a major motion picture. Even our own Mat Kelly got … Continue reading
Lego Arkham City
This is like a dream come true for me. Last year, I declared Batman: Arkham City to be my favourite game of the year, and if you read TBR, you know just how much I adore the Lego spinoff video … Continue reading
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