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How Much Longer til Spring… and Marvel vs. Capcom 3!?!

Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds… Damn!  What else is there really to say?  This game has been on my mind ever since I read about it in a GameInformer magazine.  And then after I got my hands on it at E3, I’ve been aching for it!  I even started playing Super Street [...]

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E3 2010: A Brief look at Batman: the Brave and the Bold!

I recently had a chance to get my hands on Batman: the Brave and the Bold for the Wii during this years E3, and I have to say it wasn’t bad.  Not that bad at all.  In fact, I would put it at the other end of the spectrum as bad and just outright call [...]

Women of E3 2010 (as captured by my iPhone)

I know Aaron already posted his “Booth Babes” feature, but are you really gonna get upset over pictures of more cute babes?  I didn’t think so.  ^_^

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E3 2010: John Random vs “The Fate of Two Worlds”: The tale of how I won a Marvel vs Capcom 3 tournament at E3 2010

The line’s not that long on the second day.  Now’s my chance.  The wait shouldn’t be more than half an hour, I tell myself.  Now’s the perfect time! What am I talking about?  I’m talking about E3 2010!  I’m talking about Capcom.  I’m talking about how I won a limited edition t-shirt!  I’m talking Marvel [...]

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E3 2010: NOX Specialist

Anyone who knows me knows that I take my auditory atmosphere very seriously; especially when it comes to music. That’s why it’s not a far cry to say that when I tried on the NOX SPECIALIST headphones from NOX AUDIO, I instantly fell in love.

the BIGS 2

Alright sports fan, it’s that time of the year again!  The grass is mowed, the lines are drawn and the hot dogs are on rotation.  So take your practice swings and grease up your glove and get ready to root, root root for the home team!  And if they don’t win, well, it’s only a [...]

Left 4 Dead 2 does it right!

It’s way past midnight in the garden of good and evil as legions of the un-dead roam the streets and the swamps of Savannah in Valve’s Left 4 Dead 2.  If you’ve played Left 4 Dead, then you know that it’s a zombie-massacring multiplayer masterpiece!  Now I know a lot of fans of the original [...]

Naruto Shippuden Legends: Akatsuki Rising

It’s time once again to step into the shoes of the Hidden Leaf Village’s “#1 unpredictable knuckle-headed ninja” in Naruto Shippuden Legends: Akatsuki Rising.  Brought to you by Bandai Namco, this portable dungeon crawler follows the tale of Naruto Uzumaki and friends as they set off the to stop the evil Akatsuki organization. If you [...]

Deadpool and His Inferior Friends!

Or at least that’s what Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 would have been called if it had been up to my favorite character in the game, Deadpool.  But regardless what you call it, a rose by any other name would be still as much fun to play!   I’ve been playing MUA2 for about two weeks [...]

Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny

The portable installment in the “tale of souls and swords” actually has nothing to do with the tale at all.  But that doesn’t mean that Namco Bandai and Project Soul’s hand held fighter doesn’t pack a wallop.  In fact, it’s create-a-fighter feature has taken up most of my free time and just about exhausted my [...]