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Stephanie M.

I am a social worker by day, gamer and geek every other time. I currently live in Denver, Colorado with my husband and our two dogs. I really enjoy a wide variety of games, such as simulation, racing, puzzle, FPS, RPGs and the occasional online multiplayer. My current favorites are the Mass Effect series, Torchlight II, Team Fortress 2, Starbound, Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 and Pokemon X.
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Unpleasant Horse Releases to the App Store, Hours of Adorable Violence Ensues

PopCap is well-known for their addicting and (mostly) family-friendly games. Two of my personal favorites are Bejeweled and Plants vs. Zombies. However, what are fun, strategic and addicting games without their…darker side? Enter a division of PopCap called 4th and Battery. Their newest and first hit to come to the iPod/iPad/iPhone App Store was slowed

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Nintendo Confirms New Console Coming in 2012

A rumor has been spreading that an “upgraded Wii” was going to be announced by Nintendo at E3 this summer, and Nintendo has finally confirmed the rumors. During the E3 conference being held this June 7th through 9th, Nintendo will officially announce their new console that will be available by 2012.  As of right now

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Portal 2 Can Have an Early Release, Just Play Some Games!

Some of you might have heard that Valve’s April Fools game sale, called the “Potato Sack”, had a bunch of Portal 2 messages and riddles hidden throughout all 13 indie games.  Well, gamers and geeks have been putting all the pieces together and it comes down to this: Portal 2 will release as early as we

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Watch out Skyrim, Minecraft Officially Releasing on 11/11/11

In probably the most underrated major release of this year, the developers of Minecraft have officially set a date for when the full-version of the game will hit the web. For those of you a little confused, the game has only been in beta testing as its popularity has grown.  As creator “Notch” noted in

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Smithsonian Art Museum Creating “Art of Video Games” Exhibit

As many geeks have been saying for a while now (and as I’ve started earlier), video games should be considered art.  Now it appears that the general masses, or at least one of the most well-known art museums, is starting to accept that fact. The Smithsonian American Art Museum, located in Washington, D.C., is opening

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New Cave Johnson Video – Now with 150% More Turrets!

In an effort to keep rabid fans satiated for another two weeks (2 WEEKS!? OMG!), another teaser video has been released with Aperture Science CEO Cave Johnson (voiced by J.K. Simmons).  This time around, Mr. Johnson is asking the average consumer to invest some cash into one of Aperture’s most successful military products, the turret. The turrets,

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