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Sonic Adventure 2 speeds towards PSN/XBLA

July 16, 2012

Dreamcast/PS3/PSN/Sega/Sonic Adventure 2/XBLA/Xbox 360

Just announced at Comic Con this past weekend, Sega’s Sonic Adventure 2 will indeed be making the trip to the Xbox and PS3 with a new coat of HD paint. Called “one of the last great Dreamcast releases” in the presser, Sonic Adventure 2 first hit retail shelves way back…

Review: Tiny and Big: Grandpa’s Leftovers (PC)

July 15, 2012

PC/Puzzle Game/Reviews/Tiny and Big

I am standing on the edge of a cliff, gazing into a desert abyss. I have been scaling a giant, ancient statue that represents all that remains of a long lost civilization that worshipped a magical pair of underpants, and my mission is to reclaim this priceless relic from some…

Review: The Pinball Arcade (Vita)

July 15, 2012

pinball/PlayStation/PlayStation Vita/Reviews/The Pinball Arcade

The new battleground between the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita is the pinball game. In one corner is the 3DS with the rather brilliant Zen Pinball and Marvel Pinball. In the other is The Pinball Arcade on the Vita. Zen Pinball is going to win this bout, but while Pinball…

Steam’s Summer 2012 Sale: Day 4 (guns, swords, and cities)

July 15, 2012

A Valley Without Wind/Hitman/Magicka/PC/Saints Row The Third/sanctum/Serious Sam 3: BFE/Steam/the walking dead/Trine 2

Video games…the final frontier for wasting time. They are also the final frontier of wasting lots and lots of money. Today’s daily deals on Steam are a perfect example. Today’s deals all either involve guns, swords, or cities, a combination of two, or all three. Aside from that tid-bit, I…

Steam’s Summer 2012 Sale: Day 3 (strategic looting edition)

July 14, 2012

Bit.Trip/Borderlands/Braid/dead island/Frozen Synapse/Orcs Must Die/PC/Skyrim/Steam

What’s better than a sale? Video games. What’s better than a video game sale? Steam. What’s better than a video game sale on Steam? Magic..Unfortunately, magic has not been discovered yet, so we will have to settle for video game sales on Steam. Today’s daily deals on Steam are more…

The weekend discussion: “What is your guilty pleasure?”

July 13, 2012

guilty pleasure/weekly chat

Another weekend, another discussion! This time around we’re talking about guilty pleasures – i.e. those games that you know, deep down, are bad, but games that you can’t help but love. I think just about everyone should have one of those. I have plenty! Now’s a good time to join…

Steam’s Summer 2012 Sale: Day 2 (There is still time…)

July 13, 2012

Anno 2070/max payne 3/PC/Sonic Generations/Steam/The Binding Of Isaac/Tomb Raider/Tribes: Ascend/warhammer 40k

Once again, it’s that time. Steam has updated its daily sales and a new bunch of games are ready to consume whatever is left your wallet. Today’s selection of titles are much more oriented towards the shooting and action gamer rather than the strategy nuts, but there are a few…

Alan Wake creeps into the Steam Summer Sale

July 13, 2012

alan wake/american nightmare/PC/Remedy/Steam

Miss out on some of the best action/horror experiences this generation? Both Alan Wake adventures are on big time sale on Steam right now. Until Monday the 23rd, the original Alan Wake (with all the DLC!) and the (more action-y sequel) Alan Wake’s American nightmare will be half the usual…

universal-survival-guide-to-massive

July 13, 2012

Guide/Original/Steam/Valve

Valve Corporation’s Steam is known for many things, but one of the services most prominent aspects is the game sales. The sales often range from 10 percent off to a massive 80 percent off individual games and game packages, making it a viable and popular option for low-budget PC gamers.…

trailer-epic-mickey-2-power-of-two

July 13, 2012

Epic Mickey/trailer

While the original Epic Mickey was a much-hyped game, it was also a game that was hampered with technical issues, so it sold well, but disappointed many. Dare we care about the sequel? Why, of course we do. Epic Mickey 2 is a game we fully expect to resolve all…

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