Category: Gaming

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Gaming
Rachel

Girl Crush of the Week: ZeldaxLove64

I have this tiny obsession with YouTube and I ran across this amazing girl: ZeldaxLove64. She is an awesome singer who loves Zelda and video games. While she usually recreates popular music, this was the video that made her my official girl crush. Go past the break to watch it.

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Gaming
Chris Toruno

Nintentdo Turns 25!

Mario, Metroid, Castlevania, Zelda. All of these games have one thing in common: they all made their debut on the original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Today, October 18th, the NES celebrates its 25th birthday, and we wanted to take this moment to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY NINTENDO! Ah, what fond memories and good times you gave

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Gaming
Nelson Abalos

Mortal Kombat: Scorpion’s Story [Video]

The new Mortal Kombat is koming next year. To help you get kaught up with the backstory of one of the franchise’s legendary characters, Warner Bros. has released a new trailer for Scorpion. Check out the video to understand why Scorpion isn’t really a big fan of Sub-Zero.

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Gaming
Justin Dean

Skill Training (How to get +4 to Skill Checks) Part 2

Last week, we talked about not judging ourselves for what we can and cannot do. This week, you get the fun stuff, noting what you can do and building off of that with your skills. Like in every RPG, the basis of your skills starts off in your ability scores. I would like you to

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Gaming
Shauna Smith

[BAotW] Is It the Nineteenth Yet?

Today is October the fourteenth. In exactly five days, my social life will be over. Why, you ask? Three words: Fallout New Vegas. I will be waiting anxiously the Monday night beforehand, and when the clock strikes midnight and I grab my Collector’s edition copy, I will drive back to my apartment and no one

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Gaming
Robert

The Game Designer Next Door: Dr. DM’s Interview with Dave Dobson

If any of you tuned into “30 Rock” two weeks ago (ep. title “The Fabian Strategy”), you may have concluded two ideas: 1) Tracy Morgan should always be on “Cash Cab” for the sake of genius comedy and 2) Jack Donaghy plays Snood. The indie-developed flash phenomenon has been mentioned several times out in the

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Gaming
Nelson Abalos

VALVe Announces DotA 2

Today, on GameInformer.com, VALVe has announced Defense of the Ancients 2 (DotA 2) coming to PC & Mac next year. Sure, there are already games out already that are free-to-play like HoN and LoL (League of Leagends), but VALVe will be doing something different. Valve is updating its Steamworks system specifically for the game, and in addition

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Gaming
Rett

Top 5 Sequels of This Generation

The holidays are almost upon us, and the games couldn’t be any bigger.  Sequels are bombarding us around every corner; only time will tell if they can live up to their predecessors.  In the hopes that they will (I’m looking at you Fallout: New Vegas), here are some sequels from this generation that delivered on

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Gaming
James Trauben

Analysis – The Unlikely Hero

Once again I don my Pontification Hat (it’s comfy!). Consider this, gentle reader: most writers do not pluck their inspiration fully-formed from the ether.  Sometimes it’s more of a mugging, the writer rifling through the pockets of an influential story for interesting storytelling devices. We call the worst of these secondhand storytelling conceits cliches, but

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