Xbox Live is Perfect…Dark that is
Very good news for Perfect Dark fans out there! Major Nelson has all the details (or the lack of I should say) about the Xbox Live Arcade version of Perfect Dark coming this winter. The title will be a...
View ArticleCommercial Flashback #2: Own a Game Boy? Sega Hates You.
Let’s begin by establishing that no one made commercials like Sega did in their early 90’s marketing campaigns. No one. The camera swerves in to focus on a Game Gear and a Game Boy, side-by-side. “If...
View ArticleCommercial Flashback #3: The Day Square Lost Their Minds
A fairly lengthy write-up accompanied last week’s Commercial Flashback. This entry, however, will be pointedly brief. Why is that? Because… well, just watch the video: …what the f**k is that?! Upon...
View ArticleCommercial Flashback #4: Mario Pushes the Borders of Flamboyancy
I believe that the bulk of the gaming community would mint the typical daisy-picking sing-a-long advertisement a fail. By all means, a gigantic fail. But what do you call a commercial so sickeningly...
View ArticlePokePark: Pikachu’s Adventure Review
PokePark: Pikachu’s Adventure [Available only on Wii] ESRB Rating: E Players: 1 Genre: Adventure Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Creatures Inc. Release Date: November 1, 2010 Parent Talk: PokePark is...
View ArticleCommercial Flashback #5: It’s WILD, it’s DYN-O-MITE!
Marketing executives are coming up with stupid shit all the time. I could write an entry in this series every day for the next five years and still have a formidable stockpile of stupid to run on. I’m...
View ArticleSonic Colors Review
Sonic Colors [Available only on Wii] ESRB Rating: E Players: 1-2 Genre: Action Publisher: Sega Developer: Sonic Team Release Date: November 17, 2010 Parent Talk: Another holiday platformer that’s...
View ArticleNative Americans in Video Games: Racism, Stereotypes, & The Digitized Indian
Tomahawks, bows and arrows, feathered headdresses, a connection to the spiritual world — these are just a few of the stereotypical elements associated with the “Indians” of popular culture. Generally,...
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