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Nate Nickels

Video Game Badge: Boy Scouts are now officially cool.

May 7, 2010

Something strange has happened. Something that does not seem together. It’s well after April 1st , so it has to be true right? The Boy Scouts of America have official announced a video game merit badge. Is this the end for the scouts as we know it? Or will the Army still have plenty of [...]

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Igamer : The Apple Strikes Back

May 4, 2010

Apparently Mac gaming has begun to rise out of the dark scary hole from which it once called its home. But in an announcement this week the direct competitor to windows has struck back.

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The Gaming Pit Stop: California Gaming Law

April 28, 2010

Kids running around with sub-machines is the tone felt from the breaking news story about the California game law. Will this law holster your game pad or Governator get the high score…

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Wii Virtual Console Releases – March 15th – 2010

March 15, 2010

Well it’s the middle of the month, half way through March are you getting ready for St. Patrick’s day? Do you have your green beer? Well if you’re buying games on the VC you might be too young but you could always color your root beer green… Well onto the game releases this week..

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Classic Gaming – Excitebike – “Eating dirt since 1985!”

February 18, 2010

Does this game bring back memories or what? Many of you have played this classic game I am sure; it is a real classic in every sense of the word. This is a motocross racing game released for the NES in 1985 in North America for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Shigeru Miyamoto is listed as [...]

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February Game Releases

January 29, 2010

February 2010 – XBOX 360 Releases Well January is behind us and we had some great releases. February looks to a slew of games coming to the system. Please check back for more in-depth previews of the following games.

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Zero Gears – Will You Get Out of First Gear With This Demo?

January 18, 2010

The game demo I am reviewing today is Zero Gears created by NimbleBit and hosted online using the Steam download service. I have been a Steam user for many years because of the amazing HalfLife series of games a long with spin offs. This is a budget priced game that goes for $14.99 on Steam. [...]

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Wii + Netflix: Together at Last!

January 18, 2010

Netflix is finally coming to the Nintendo Wii something many wish was said back in 2008. Xbox 360 & PS3 have been enjoying the service for two years now. So why has the Wii been kept in the dark for so long and will there be any new features added to the service for the [...]

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Gamer Grabs – Transformers 360 Faceplates!

January 17, 2010

Holy transforming contraptions batman! That is what I told myself in my head when I saw these at the dollar store of all places. Most of the time you go to the dollar store looking for toilet paper, Cheetos and 3 liters of cola for that late night gaming session. Who knew that I would [...]

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Adding fun to your queue, Top 5 things that need to be changed about Netflix on the Xbox 360.

January 14, 2010

After a hard day of work nothing is better then coming home to your own home theater with your new sixty inch HD plasma TV that you got for the holidays and putting on a movie. Grabbing a big tub of popcorn and adding all the extra butter that your doctor warned you against. So [...]

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