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Back To Life: The Resurrection of Telltale Games?
Don’t call it a comeback… the return of the Telltale Games studio to the video game industry has more in common with a resurrection, as this company was completely dead in the waters five years ago....
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: “Special Guests” or Superficial DLC?
The triumphant return of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to the public consciousness is a victory for a new generation being exposed to these characters for the first time as well as a nice dose of...
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The Truth About Mario: Mario Under the Magnifying Glass
I am not sure there is a video game character who is more intrinsically woven into the fabric of the gaming world than Mario, the gaming icon who has spanned over forty years of ups and downs in the...
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Spider-Man 2: With Great Sequels Comes Even Greater Responsibility (Part One)
In a matter of weeks (at the time of this writing), gamers will finally get their hands on one of the most anticipated sequels to hit ANY console… Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, the follow-up to the...
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Spider-Man 2: The Prerequisite to “Playing With Power” (Part Two)
The imminent release of Spider-Man 2 is pretty exciting news for gamers around the world…well, as long as they have the right console, anyways. Just as the launch of Starfield was exclusively...
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Spider-Man 2: Into the Spider-Verse? (Part Three)
As the hours until the release of Spider-Man 2 reach “Final Countdown” status, the anticipation for stepping back into the tights of the world’s most popular web-slinger have reach fever pitch… and...
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Fortnite in Crisis: Self-Sabotage and the Parasite of Pride (Part One)
In the world of gaming, there may not be a brand more ubiquitous than Fortnite… with an average of over 230 MILLION players a month, this free-to-play juggernaut has maintained a healthy following...
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Achievement Hunting: The Most Dangerous Game (The Parasite of Pride – Part Two)
Perhaps you are a better person than I am… actually, there is a VERY good chance that you are. Maybe these little “sounds” and their accompanying notifications mean absolutely nothing to you, and you...
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Breaking Kong: Dealing With a “Broken Season” in Life (Part One)
Over the years, I have played a LOT of “broken games” … some that were based on licensed properties that were poorly made, others that possessed great potential but contained a few fatal flaws, and...
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GameStop and a “Protection Predicament” (Broken Season – Part Three)
This one is a bitter one to write, because my personal history with GameStop and the brands over the years that it has absorbed (Babbage’s, Software Etc., EB Games, ThinkGeek, Rhino, FuncoLand)...
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SCARS: Our Evidence, if We Choose to Embrace Them
We all have that moment… the traumatizing experience that took our favorite fictional form of media and made it REAL, complete with actual feelings and maybe even tears. For me, it was the shocking...
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TESTIMONY: Our Commission, If We Choose to Perform It
It has all lead to this moment… after all the countless hours of grinding through the grueling challenges, solving the devious puzzles, exploring the entire map and finishing every side quest, it is...
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Orlando MegaCon 2024: A Reflection on Our Search for Significance
There is nothing quite like the convention experience… and this year’s Orlando MegaCon was no exception. Fandoms are expressed as far as the eye can see as you wade through endless waves of amazing...
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Dragon’s Dogma 2: A Framerate Predicament and The Reason Why We Are Here
In a bit of news that NOBODY saw coming, Dragon’s Dogma 2 has released and created a bit of a conundrum for players… how far are gamers willing to go to have a superior gaming experience? No, I am not...
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A Tale of Two Tombs: A “Triggering” Event
In almost every narrative-based game there are invisible “triggers” built into the landscape that aren’t visible to the player until we cross them, and typically when we step over that invisible line...
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“Leaving Soon”: The Things Left Undone
The act of booting up my console is usually a happy one… I hear the familiar sounds of it lurching to life, see the intro screen load, and after selecting my profile from the menu I am ready to jump...
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