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Prismatic Solid
Gaming
Raul Valle

Indie Game Spotlight: Prismatic Solid

Independent games definitely seem to be finding their place these days, especially with digital distribution starting to come into its own as a viable distribution system. As such, Microsoft’s XNA Game Studio software has been a great way to provide indie developers with tools necessary to get their games from the planning stage and into

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ApocalypsePreventionInc
Gaming
Robert

Indie Table-Top RPG Spotlight: Apocalypse Prevention, Inc.

Everyone remembers how pretty much every minute of Men In Black was engagingly awesome. And then everyone remembers that one minute from Men In Black II that was… um… awesome… right? You know… the one with Lara Flynn Boyle practically naked… that’s pretty much it; that movie was rough. However, one of the most entrancing

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Castlevania
Gaming
Raul Valle

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Cheat Codes

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow hits stores today and, with it, an added bonus. Of course, I am talking about cheats. You know, those unlockable game options that make the game easier and are available by beating the game or using a special code. So, just what is the special code necessary to unlock some extra

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Gaming
James Trauben

Compassion and Corruption

French film director Francois Truffaut argued there was no such thing as an anti-war movie, because the violence was invariably exciting on screen.  A game’s narrative is more constrained still by the demands of its genre; an anti-violence message and an exciting combat system are uneasy bedfellows. No matter how taxing and traumatic the message

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AlienBreedAssault
Gaming
James Trauben

Alien Breed: Assault

Alien Breed: Assault seems like an anachronism in today’s market, even by the standards of Live games.  Its top-down camera, run-and-gun controls, minimal dialogue, and essentially four-direction movement all mark it as a throwback to simpler times. The trouble is, Assault makes little-to-no effort to draw in anyone other than current fans of the series.

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halo reach
Gaming
Shauna Smith

Oh, You Like Halo: Reach Too?

If you have never heard of Egoraptor or the Metal Gear Awesome series on Newgrounds, I pity you. Actually, I don’t pity you. I DO, however, force you to go watch it right now. Whether you’ve seen the series or not, you will thank me after you watch Egoraptor’s latest animated cartoon. Halo: Reach has

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Podcasts
Andrew Plein

Pixelated Podcast Ep.054 – With your tips

This week on the Podcast we are having a Heat Wave. With CA getting extremely hot we brave the warm weather for a very hot podcast. We start the night with large amounts of Contest Announcements. Talk about the 2 new Weekly events. Have an High Definition discussion. WOW about our past MMO experiences. Then

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Gaming
Rett

Top 5 Reasons The Wii, PS3, And 360 Don’t Suck

Maybe I got a little carried away this past month. I shook my fists and my voice bellowed as I angrily stroked the keyboard into a fury of console bashing. But the sun has come out and my outlook has changed. Perhaps the state of this console generation is not lost.  Perhaps everything will be

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