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The Gamers: Dorkness Rising
I recently featured the awesome short film The Gamers by Dead Gentlemen Productions – a movie that I feel genuinely captures the experience of playing Dungeons and Dragons. Fortunately for us Gamers fans, Dead Gentlemen Productions also made a quasi-sequel … Continue reading
Get Up To Speed With Mortal Kombat: Legacy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTSEa–Alkw I just realized that I’m way behind on posting the webisodes of Mortal Kombat: Legacy. Perhaps this speaks to my overall ambivalence towards them – they’re fun and have decent action, but they still don’t quite feel like Mortal … Continue reading
Face Acting for Bad Voice Acting
Dean Lauderdale is turning the craft of voice acting on its head by creating videos of facial expressions to accompany clips of particularly bad voice acting from assorted popular video games. I wish he did more games that I’ve played, … Continue reading
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Last Link of the Day: George Plimpton’s Video Falconry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ8MqvwNVds I wish I could find more information on this 1983 ad for a Colecovision game called George Plimpton’s Video Falconry, but alas, there isn’t much to be found online. I did, however, find the strategy guide for the game! … Continue reading
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The First Real Trailer For Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Is Exactly What I Expected
Well, here’s the first full trailer for the much-anticipated Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. I honestly don’t have much to say about it. It looks about the same as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 in terms of graphics, … Continue reading
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Turn Off The Dark Knight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNuraB_Ri34 I’ve already posted some preview footage of the new Batman stage show Batman Live that’s premiering in the UK on July 19, 2011, but this is the first official preview that’s been released, so I might as well post … Continue reading
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The Gamers
If you have ever played Dungeons and Dragons, then you need to watch The Gamers. Dead Gentlemen Productions put this short film together back in 2002, and I love how it’s still totally relevent today. D&D never changes, and neither … Continue reading
Beer and Board Games: Dark Tower (Part 3 – The Final Chapter)
It’s the final chapter in the Beer and Board Games Dark Tower saga, as the Blame Society guys finish off their beer and someone actually wins the game! This has definitely been the most epic Beer and Board Games series … Continue reading
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Makin’ Bacon
Aaaaaughhh, this is another one of Duke Nukem’s. The latest in a long line of Duke Nukem Forever promo clips – which have been released over the course of more than a decade – has appeared online in the form … Continue reading
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A New Dead Island Trailer Makes Me Want A Drink With An Umbrella
Hey, remember that amazing trailer for Dead Island that shook everyone up not too long ago? Well, now we have a second trailer – one that’s unfortunately not as dark at the first, but one that still makes the game … Continue reading
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