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Rent Video Games
May
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Rockstar just can’t help themselves, it seems. As well as all the SORDID HARD SEX (i.e, some strippers and dry humping) and the REALISTIC MURDER SIMULATIONS (i.e, being able to work a sniper rifle without any prior experience, just like real life), Grand Theft Auto IV also promotes another great sin … drunk driving?
Yes, both […]
May
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[In this thought-provoking opinion piece, EALA’s Borut Pfeifer examines games from Blacksite: Area 51 through David Jaffe’s canceled Heartland and indie oddity You Have To Burn The Rope to ask… can a game every truly be ’subversive’?]
The question of how a game can be subversive has bothered me for a long time. You can […]
May
2
The Sound Card 003: The top 7 most f*cked-up arranged game music tracks
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The vast world of videogame music is scattered with plenty of really weird songs. And let’s face it: there’s some really weird videogames out there, like Namco’s Katamari Damacy, that need equally weird soundtracks. That makes perfect sense, right? But, sometimes you’ll find the most bizarre music in arranged soundtracks and vocal albums.
Arranged soundtrack albums […]
May
2
Friday Night Fights: Grand Theft Auto IV edition
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The Internet has been ablaze with Grand Theft Auto IV "news" this week, and it’s driving me absolutely insane. Sure, it was nice hearing tidbits about the game before it was released, but can everyone shut up about it already and just play the damn game?
If any of you share my frustration, I urge you […]
May
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The Week in Rock (Band DLC): I must be woefully out of touch with the cool kids
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Two weeks have gone by since Harmonix rocked our world with the first full album of Rock Band DLC, and it appears that they’ve exhausted their lineup of “triple-A” songs that everyone has been requesting. So instead of more Judas Priest, some Muse, or, I don’t know, anything else, we’re stuck with two songs I’ve […]
May
2
Here we go with this week’s Art Attack Friday. Since I know you all have been desperately craving a fix of hard-core StarFox fanart, I offer you the work of nemurism to satiate your needs. Nemurism’s extensive collection of fan artwork not only features the colorful cast from the StarFox franchise, but also sneaks in […]
May
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[In this in-depth opinion piece, journalist and MMO commentator Michael Zenke takes a close look at Microsoft’s missed opportunities in the MMO space - and how Sony is poised to capitalize.]
The cancellation of Marvel Universe Online was a blow to MMO and comic fans alike. Still, now that the pain has faded somewhat, I think […]
May
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Nintendo’s Iwata hints at storage space solution
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According to Nintendo’s president Satoru Iwata, the laughable 512 megs of internal storage on the Wii only seems to be a concern for a ‘"small number" of customers. This is what he told investors recently, before hinting at a possible solution in the future, if only to appease "the most avid players." (Also known "no […]
May
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Muse three song DLC pack coming to Guitar Hero III on May 8
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Activision continue their slow drip of Guitar Hero III downloadable content, this time announcing a three song pack from the British rock band, Muse.
The pack will the songs "Exo-Politics" and "Supermassive Black Hole" from their latest album, Black Holes and Revelations, along with "Stockholm Syndrome" from their 2003 record, Absolution. The content will be available […]
May
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Skies of Arcadia characters pop up in Sega’s Senjo no Valkyuria
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Holly balls, that’s Vyse! Anyone who reads my An RPG Draws Near series (it’s coming back, I swear) knows I have a major soft spot for Skies of Arcadia, as it was one of the first games I blathered on about in the column. Three cheers for Sega for poking that sweet place today with […]