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Beer and Board Games: Drunk Apples to Apples
The Blame Society boys have returned with another instalment of Beer and Board Games! This time they’re ditching the board and playing the awesome card game Apples to Apples – a game which I gave an honourable mention to in … Continue reading
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Five More Tantalizing Minutes of Diablo 3
People are all up in arms about some details about Blizzard’s much-anticipated threequel to the Diablo trilogy that started way back in 1997. The game won’t be playable without an internet connection, there’s no support for mods, but most importantly: … Continue reading
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Comic Con Report: You’ve gotta be kidding me.
Somebody’s making a Lego Star Wars cartoon special?! That’s incredible! But even more incredible is that this amazing toy line/movie series/game series-based TV show actually looks like a lot of fun! But then, I’m an unabashed fan of the Lego … Continue reading
Comic Con Report: Solomon Grundy, Born On A Monday
This game has everything! Yet another teasery promo video for Batman: Arkham City has turned up, this one focusing on the Penguin and – is it? It is! – Solomon Grundy! Because there’s nothing more awesome than watching Batman beat … Continue reading
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A+ For Creativity
Erin Michael Vondrak really, really wants to work for Valve, makers of awesome games like Half Life and Left 4 Dead, and to prove it, she’s created this awesome musical application video! In typical internet fashion, it’s already become the … Continue reading
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You Sunk My Battleship
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8aUNa9PnRY It’s finally here, folks. The trailer for the new Peter Berg film Battleship – a big-screen adaptation of…a classic board game. The board game-to-movie adaptation isn’t unheard of – it’s happened before with the 1985 murder mystery film Clue, … Continue reading
Beer and Board Games: Drunker Monopoly
When we last left the Blame Society guys, they had gone through three beers apiece and were starting in on the fourth as the game of Monopoly began to become more and more difficult to play… The guys have also … Continue reading
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The Not-So-Subtle Similarities Between The Amazing Spider-Man and Mirror’s Edge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=653OdfJXOWA After the first trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man debuted this week, people began to cry foul as the last sequence of the preview – the first time we actually get to see Spidey in costume – looks remarkably similar … Continue reading
Stop The Presses! This New Deus Ex Trailer Will Blow Your Mind!
Alright, drop what you’re doing and watch this trailer from beginning to end. No interruptions, no pausing to get a snack or check your e-mail. Watch it all the way through and as you do, marvel at the glorious, cinematic … Continue reading
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Last Link of the Day: Pie Face!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaaLBDoR_jQ I’d say this game is about ready for a movie adaptation, wouldn’t you? If I owned one of these, I’d rig it to go off every time you crank the handle, regardless of how many times you crank it. … Continue reading
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