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Console Wars

Package Successfully Stimulated Lonely Gamers

April 8, 2010

I’m not sure, but I think there are several sexual innuendos in the title. All I can say is, boy was I trying to make as many as possible. I suggest you try not to think about it too much, like I obviously did. Anyway, for those wondering what “mapathy” is, here’s a little video [...]

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The Rich Get Richer…And Awesome Apps

April 2, 2010

Are you one of six people who actually plans on buying an iPad? Do you love Civilization series? Well, my friend, then I have good news for you! It seems that the good people at 2K Games have released an iPad app for Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution. Are you ready to take over the world? [...]

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Stop Whatever You’re Doing and Listen to Me

March 16, 2010

Seriously. Stop it. Turn of the TV, if it’s on. Turn off your computer, but only after you read this. Turn off the lights, your brain, your sexuality, all of it. There is nothing in the world more important than what I am about to tell you. You may already be aware…if you aren’t, get [...]

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A Move in the Right Direction?

March 12, 2010

Perhaps the biggest news this week from the video game industry, the Playstation 3 system has been confirmed to be getting the Move sometime this fall, a motion controller drawing comparisons to the Wii. With a price tag “under $100″ for the starter kit, which includes a controller, a Playstation Eye camera, and a game, [...]

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Modern Warfare 2 Gets Ready to Stimulate Us in New and Exciting Ways

March 10, 2010

Taking a page from the government’s playbook, Activision has decided that what this country desperately needs is another stimulus package. Hence, they’ve announced March 30 as the release date for the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package. If you, like many others, are sick of playing the same old maps again and again, [...]

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Finally, a Party Nothing Like 1999

March 5, 2010

Multiplayer gaming has grown from something you do at LAN parties because girls don’t like you to the sole reason many people buy games. Back in the old days, or at the very least the less recent days, games weren’t very social. The only way to have more than two people “playing” a game at [...]

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Playstation Users Hit the Limit on Friends

March 1, 2010

Playstation gamers are reporting in the Playstation forums that they’ve hit the friend count ceiling. Users specifically cite MAG’s 128 team members as a specific cause for finding the limit, but other users just seem to be in many different clans over many different games. Players are having to resort to friending their “top 100″ [...]

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Digital Hors D’oeuvres: Not Every Breakfast at Denny’s is a Grand Slam

March 1, 2010

Baseball/food puns aside, not every demo is going to have that “wow” (or JWoWW) factor that causes your adrenal glands to go into overdrive. Just like when, after eating, you aren’t hungry anymore but also don’t quite feel satisfied. I guess it mostly comes down to personal opinion. Try not to take it personally.

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What the Eff: Where is my Chrono Break?

February 15, 2010

I am sure to rage a few fan boys when I say that Chrono Cross was the best RPG on the original PlayStation. The 2nd best was a Final Fantasy Game, but it was IX, not VII. All backlash aside, Chrono Cross was phenomenal. It was a critical, as well as, a commercial success. So [...]

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Evolution of a Gamer Stereotype

February 12, 2010

It may not seem like it, but the 1999 was a long time ago. The original Matrix debut in theaters. Britney Spears and N*Sync were topping pop charts, and Spongebob Squarepants aired its first episode on Nickelodeon. On the gamer side, we got Final Fantasy VIII, Chrono Cross, and Everquest. It was a different time [...]

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