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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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Raul Valle

[Review] Back to the Future: The Game, Episode One – It’s About Time (Mac/PC)

Partly responsible for the resurgence of the point-and-click adventure genre, Telltale Games has consistently delivered quality adventure titles for several years, including such hits as the Sam & Max series, Tales of Monkey Island, and Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People.  So, when news spread that Telltale would be handling a five-episode series based

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Move Over, Wii: PC Gamers Are Getting Their Own GoldenEye 007 Remake.

If there is one thing PC gaming has that console gaming lacks, it has to be User-Made Content. Sure, some console games are starting to incorporate tools to allow for the creation and distribution of such content, such as Halo‘s Forge Mode and the entire idea behind Little Big Planet. However, it may be a while,

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