Month: May 2008
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Game Overview: WiiWare, MLB Power Pros 2008
Insert another credit, because it’s time for your weekly video game news and you’ve just hit the Game Overview screen. WiiWare In a move that is still very confounding to me, Nintendo launched the WiiWare service this week with not even as much as a message in our collective Wii inboxes to tell us about […]
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Grand Slam: Post-Exams and MLB Standings
Exams are finally over, so we can get some good ‘ol posting done again. Unfortunately, I don’t have much prepared, so go check out the MLB standings and be in total awe over the fact that both the Marlins and Rays are leading their respective divisions.
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Game Overview: Late Link Edition
Insert another credit, because it’s time for your weekly video game news and you’ve just hit the Game Overview screen. This week’s Game Overview’s got more links than a sausage-fest: GTA destroys sales records! X-COM sequel announced! and, my personal favorite: MLB Power Pros 2008 officially announced! Sorry for the late post, I’ve had exams […]
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Game Overview Editorial: Difficulty in Video Games
You’re playing through an RPG. You’ve gained five levels, found some sweet equipment drops, minimized the use of your precious items, and then it happens. You come up against a behemoth of a monster. Your party is decimated, your progress lost, your controller tossed through the screen. Does this even begin to sound familiar to […]
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Filmmakers Bleed: Iron Man
It was back in 2002 that Spider-Man paved the way for the new wave of comic book movies and, aside from a few Marvel mistakes (Hulk, Daredevil, Ghostrider), the genre has been continually evolving and, surprisingly, getting better. This past Friday saw the release of Iron Man, starring Robert Downey Jr., and I’m happy to […]