EA/BioWare I’m sure this is a metaphor for the game’s ending. Somehow. If you’ve spent any time on the geeky side of the ‘net over the past few days you’ve likely noticed that people are a bit pissed about the end of Mass Effect 3. The why’s aren’t important here, but what is important is […]
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Here’s Your Halo Movie
A couple Halo fans with a $200 budget have done what neither Peter Jackson nor Neill Blomkamp could. Granted, it’s not exactly feature-length, and the actors are quite possibly made of ham, but still. This is a Halo movie, and its pretty impressive, all things considered. If nothing else, the internet likes it a hell […]
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Review: Street Fighter X Tekken
Capcom I’ll admit, I had my doubts. I mean, Street Fighter is THE classic 2D fighter, while Tekken was created to offer the polar opposite experience thanks to then-new PlayStation-era 3D technology. On paper, there’s no way these two properties should mesh, and yet producer Yoshinori Ono and his Capcom team not only made a […]
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Triforce Tribute Opens At Land Gallery Tomorrow
Always With Honor (Before you read the contents of this post, please listen to this tune. It will definitely improve the experience.) Come tomorrow, March 9, the Land Gallery is kicking off a lengthy multimedia exhibition dedicated to Nintendo’s beloved Legend of Zelda series. From the official press release: Land Gallery is excited to be […]
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Street Fighter X Tekken: A Gift From Capcom To Me To You
Capcom Click to embiggen. It’s worth it. As a games journalist, it’s pretty common for new games to just appear on my doorstep. Usually these are simple packages including the game, maybe a t-shirt and a few pieces of loose-leaf glossy paper pointing out whichever features of the game the PR team wants to make […]
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Mass Effect 3 Sucks, The Internet Says So
EA/BioWare This is obviously a metaphor for sodomy. Today sees the launch of the highly-anticipated Mass Effect 3, but before you rush out to buy a copy, take a moment to listen to the opinion of the common man. Courtesy Metacritic user “EndOfLine:” This is the end of the like for mass effect, and bioware […]
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I Have Made a Terrible Mass Effect-Related Mistake
Via THIS IS HOW I FEEL 🙁 I played through the first two Mass Effects as a Broshep, which I’ve been led to believe was a terrible mistake. So a few weeks ago—thanks to a combination of brokeness, still being lost in Skyrim, having forgotten the details about why exactly I was fighting a giant […]
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Assassin’s Creed III: Like Last Of The Mohicans But With More Neck Stabbing
After a weekend of info leaks, Ubisoft finally officially announced Assassin’s Creed III this morning. The game runs on a brand new engine (that lets you climb trees), and is scheduled for release on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC at the end of October. Sometime after that, the company will also be releasing […]
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Valve Is Not Making A Console Per Se, But …
Valve Software Despite this headline over at The Verge, Valve (the company behind Half-Life and Portal) is not making a gaming console. However, if the piece is to be believed, Valve could be working on a standardized set-top computer designed to connect to your television that would allow users to play PC games via Valve’s […]
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Watch Two Best Friends Play Portal 2
Normally I’m an elitist snob when it comes to internet comedy. Doubly so, internet comedy concerning videogames. Hell, I work with this fast-talking British guy, and I can’t stand his schtick. That said, I discovered Two Best Friends Play this weekend, and I find this series utterly hilarious. Maybe it’s the low-brow dick jokes, or […]
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On Capcom And Fluid Gender Identity In Metro City
You guys know Capcom, right? Of course you do. They’re the company behind Street Fighter, Mega Man, Dead Rising and dozens of other gaming series that you’ve spent hundreds of hours of your life playing. They’ve been making games for nearly 30 years, and despite the company’s massive success and legions of fans one question […]
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Spend Sunday Night Getting Hit In The Face!
When’s the last time you were allowed, nay, encouraged to throw things at other people? Dodgeball in 4th grade or so, no? It was fun, right? Welcome back. I dragged my housemate to a drop-in game of dodgeball hosted by Recesstime at the Blazers Boys and Girls Club (5250 NE MLK Blvd). We walked in […]