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Raul Valle

One of the Video Game Writers for PG and a former member of UC Berkeley A Cappella group Noteworthy. I’m big on geek culture, especially video games, comics, and manga and I’m usually a pretty nice guy as long as you stay on my good side. I’m a big believer in the idea of video games as a powerful storytelling medium and love a good game with a strong, character-driven narrative. Xbox Live Gamertag: Fullmetal XZ | PSN ID: FullmetalX | Steam: DestroyerFullmetalX

X-Men: First Class Official Trailer

Ever since the release of X-Men: The Last Stand, my opinion about the recent X-Men films has been quite negative. X-Men Origins: Wolverine didn’t help much either, so I’m understandably skeptical about X-Men: First Class. Yet, after watching the trailer, I can’t help but wonder if this will be the X-Men film that saves the

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Capcom Unveils Shadow Mode DLC for Marvel VS Capcom 3

Marvel VS Capcom 3 has yet to hit stores and already Capcom is rolling out announcements of upcoming downloadable content. While DLC should be no surprise, especially with the announcement of Jill Valentine and Shuma-Gorath being DLC characters a few months back, this particular DLC mode is probably not what many people expected to see.

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Raul Valle

[Preview] Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition: Hands-on First Impressions

Since the announcement of the Nintendo 3DS, I’ll admit I’ve been a bit cynical about it given my own distaste for 3D gimmicks.  Still, after getting the opportunity to try it out at last night’s Marvel VS Capcom 3 Fight Club event, I have to say my opinions on Nintendo’s latest handheld have changed.  And

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KontrolFreek Giving Away Sony’s New Handheld

Last week, Sony unveiled its latest handheld, codenamed “NGP” and slated for release later this year.  KontrolFreek, maker of the FPS and Speed Freek attachments for the PS3 and Xbox 360 controllers, has announced today that it will be giving away vouchers for a free NGP system as soon as it becomes available.

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Star Wars Meets TRON: Legacy [Trailer Mashup]

Trailer mashup’s are quickly becoming a new art style.  The original Star Wars trilogy is often considered such a classic, it’s hard to imagine changing anything about it.  Except for the part about how the Ewoks were responsible for the fall of the Empire.  But that’s beyond the point.  However, the idea of a TRON:

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Dead Space 2 Secret Weapon is a Real Handful

Special rewards in video games are a great way for developers to increase the replay value of their games.  Usually, these rewards are unlocked by accomplishing something special, like beating the game on a certain difficulty level, killing a certain number of enemies, or a multitude of different in game challenges.  Sometimes, these rewards can

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