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Top 5 Movies That Should Be Video Games

January 16, 2010

As David Stephens has recently pointed out on this site, video games and movies are developing an increasingly complex relationship. There are video games with movie-like story lines (and a full movie’s worth of cut scenes to watch.) There are movies that seem to have been made only to later sell a video game- and [...]

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What Your COD Handle Says About You

January 12, 2010

One of the most fun parts of playing Call of Duty online is getting to know your fellow gamers.  Well, not getting to know them, but at least making rash judgments based on their style of play and chosen name. 

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Going Back: Playing the Classics

January 12, 2010

Recently, I found myself in an interesting situation.  It felt familiar, yet distant, a hazy memory- perhaps even from a past life. I was playing Goldeneye for Nintendo 64, on a seventeen inch TV.  There was no online play or HD to be found. At times, I was confused.  I found myself asking, did I leave the country?  Is it [...]

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5 Things I Don’t Want to See when Project Natal Comes Out

January 12, 2010

With the release of Microsoft’s potentially revolutionary “Project Natal” supposedly less than a year away, it’s time to start taking stock of this impending threat.  Now, you’re probably asking, “What threat?  It’s going to be an incredible virtual reality experience that will redefine video gaming.  What could possibly go wrong?”  Well, quite a bit actually, and I’m here to [...]

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