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The Pixelated Geek Staff Remembers our Favorite Blue Hedgehog!

We’re so excited, we could curl up into a little ball and spin like a razor through the green hills and bucolic countryside.  Or maybe we’ll take a speedy trip through a carnivalesque Vegas.  Or maybe we’ll get so frenzied we’ll attack an evil, ginger scientist bent on destroying the world with his egg ship.

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Why The Kinect Isn’t Innovation

It’s the Kinect’s first anniversary, and doesn’t Microsoft want you to know it. Our favorite mummery-based-interface device was undoubtedly front and center at Microsoft’s E3 booth; ensconced in its own private booths and orbited by a constellation of lesser stars. (You know, the AAA titles and the best of the Xbox Live aimed at those

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Gaming
James McCaulley

We Get Presents For Sonic’s 20th Birthday!

That’s right geeks, SEGA has decided to grant us access to the Sonic Generations demo! Act quickly as the demo is only going to be available for twenty days. The demo will feature the newly redesigned Green Hill Zone that we all know and love. Let’s hope this is a sign of good things to

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Comic Books
Anthony Silva

DC Adds Teen Heroes and the Supernatural to Reboot Line-up

Since May 31, the entire comic world has been talking about one thing: DC’s new line up. Many of DC’s heavy hitting lead books have been announced already, like Batman, Justice League, and Green Lantern, but with the absence of Superman’s books (and many of the supporting ensemble books still to be revealed), there is

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Gaming
Raul Valle

Ms. Splosion Man Release Date Announced

Well, Splosion fans, it seems the wait is almost over. Twisted Pixel recently announced that Ms. Splosion Man, the follow-up to 2009’s ‘Splosion Man, will be released on July 13, 2011. After getting the chance to play the game at E3 and during the Early Access Beta, it’s not a stretch to say that the

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Comic Issues
Andrew Plein

Comic Issues #20 – Talking You off the Ledge

You can listen to this episode on our Comic Issues channel at Anchor.fm! This week on Comic Issues, our heroes attempt to talk you “off the ledge” as we go through all the updates with the new DC Universe. Luckily the team is joined with Leland Pierce, our newest writer to the Comic Issues family.

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Gaming
James McCaulley

Op-Ed: Say What You Mean, Activision!

I was a nerdy kid in high school. My three main activities were: debate, academic challenge, and gaming. Debate I found incredibly challenging and intriguing. Spinning facts, remaining purposefully vague, or completely lying in order to gain a trophy at the end of a busy Saturday was always a blast. Just like anything in politics

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Gaming
Nelson Abalos

Team Fortress 2 Uber Update – Day 1: Mobster Monday

Team Fortress 2 is getting a huge patch soon and a new “Meet the Medic” cinematic. I really wish Valve’s cinematics team would team up with Pixar to create a TF2 movie of some sort. In traditional Valve fashion, the company will be announcing new additions and changes to the game throughout the week. In

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Comic Issues: Green Lantern Review

Despite lackluster romantic chemistry and self-depreciating special effects, an attractive cast, excellent writing, and just the right amount of cheese shines together in time to save Green Lantern from it’s greatest fear: bombing the box-office. The film is a refreshing change from the usual cynicism of contemporary film, a rarely enjoyable experience due uniquely to

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