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I’d watch this movie
A trailer for Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception has been released at E3 and serves only to remind me of how much I need to play the Uncharted games. Folks, if anyone wants to send me a PS3 and the games, … Continue reading
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A Literal Game of Thrones
In all the hullabulloo over the awesome new Game of Thrones television series on HBO (which really is awesome in the truest sense of the word), I completely missed out on the fact that there’s been a Game of Thrones … Continue reading
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The World’s Enemy
In all honesty, I’ve never been a big Final Fantasy fan. The games never quite held my attention (except for 3/6 – the one with Mog) and the movies, while featuring state-of-the-art computer animation for the time, were pretty dull. … Continue reading
Last Link of the Day: Cool Paper Thing
I’m scared to make one of these, because it’s exactly the kind of silly thing that I’d spend way too much time playing with.
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Check out this trailer for Mass Eff-uh…Star Trek!
Here’s another preview out of E3 that caught my eye. It’s for a game adaptation of Star Trek that features the classic characters as they appear in J.J. Abrams’ reboot of the series. The game itself looks pretty cool…but that’s … Continue reading
Awesome times infinity
A new trailer for Bioshock Infinite has appeared at E3 in a blast of steampunky goodness, and it continues to look like a truly glorious game. In particular, I like the look of the tramway action sequences, where you’re hooked … Continue reading
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Last Link of the Day: Super Smash Bros. Conan
Hey, cool! Somebody modded Super Smash Bros. Brawl to include everyone’s favourite late night host: Conan O’Brien! I especially like that they made his taunt the “string-and-hips” maneuver that Conan does at the top of every show.
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We need humanity’s best!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPG-SVPNTMM I have a confession to make: I’ve never played an XCOM game. In fact, I’ve never even seen anyone else play an XCOM game, so rest assured that my perspective on this new instalment in the XCOM franchise is … Continue reading
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Neverwinter is coming…
It’s been five long years since the last Neverwinter Nights game, so it’s about time a new one comes along! This teaser for the newest instalment in the franchise, simply called Neverwinter, made its debut at E3, and man, it … Continue reading
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Arcade Dominator
Freddie Wong is back, and this time he’s heading to the arcade to DOMINATE ALL THE GAMES! I’m just gonna go ahead and call bullshit on this one. I don’t doubt that Freddie rocks at video games, but c’mon, the … Continue reading