Female Armor in Video Games – Is It Getting More Appropriate?

Oct 12, 2011 2 Comments by

The portrayal of women in video games range from the sexy and sultry, sweet and girly, evil and malevolent, and everything in between. Wearing everything from robes to heavy plate, warriors, bounty hunters, and princesses alike have slipped into whatever the designer deemed fit. Parodies or not, female armor in video games have long been [...]

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The Gossip Cheat Sheet: Frozen

Oct 09, 2011 1 Comment by

Welcome once again to The Gossip Cheat Sheet, where we praise, rant and talk about anything within the gaming industry.   Frozen The final installment of Marcus Fenix’s epic struggle against the locust horde, Gears of War 3, debuted to strong reviews and plenty of sales.  Unfortunately for some, there is a glitch in the [...]

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PSA: Why buy cable when you can buy Xbox.

Oct 06, 2011 No Comments by

It’s hard to believe that there was a time in my life when game systems were just that: game systems.  These days every platform has some way for us to watch movies and download T.V. shows.  Whether it be Netflix steaming on the Nintendo Wii or Hulu Plus running constant Hell’s Kitchen marathons on my [...]

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Theater Review: Wonder Woman – A How To Guide For Little Jewish Girls

Oct 06, 2011 1 Comment

 Name the ten best stories from the Wonder Woman comics. Okay, how about just the top three… Alright, can you name just one good Wonder Woman story that doesn’t involve her killing Maxwell Lord? Despite being one of the most iconic characters in comic books, the popularity of the world’s greatest superheroine mostly comes from [...]

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Preview: Could Guild Wars 2 Fall To Over-Hyping?

Oct 05, 2011 4 Comments

No release date has been announced for, what will most likely be, the largest and highly developed free-to-play MMORPG in history but that won’t stop us from retelling some of the highlights of the game in preparation for when it ships.

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PSA: Free Portal 2 DLC out now for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC

Oct 05, 2011 6 Comments

Continue the story of Atlas and P-Body, the two quirky robots from Portal 2′s co-op adventure, with a free DLC pack available now on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. What are you waiting for? Science awaits!

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Review: Rusty Hearts

Oct 04, 2011 5 Comments

Rusty Hearts is a relatively new 3D side-scroller hack-and-slash MMORPG produced and created by Perfect World International, the brains behind Forsaken World and the eponymous Perfect World MMO. The game has been recently made available on Steam and is free to play with an optional cash shop for costumes, experience buffs, resurrection scrolls and more [...]

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Mark Your Calendars: The Excitement of Release Dates

Oct 04, 2011 No Comments

When we get older, certain events lose some of their luster. For me, those events are holidays. As a child, I would anticipate Christmas morning for at least a month in advance, marking my calendar every day to signify its approach. Nowadays, it’s rare for me to be excited at all during Christmas, let alone [...]

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Review: Zynga Adventure World Is…Adventurous?

Oct 04, 2011 No Comments

One of Zynga’s newest games, Adventure World – An Indiana Jones Game, doesn’t seem to be attracting as much attention as its predecessors of FarmVille, CityVille, or even Empires & Allies. It might be because it’s still new, or it might be because it doesn’t introduce anything that we’re not already used to when it [...]

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Preview: Five Reasons to Get Excited About Skyrim

Oct 03, 2011 6 Comments

Skyrim is the highly-anticipated fifth installment of the popular Elder Scrolls series. While trailers and demos have emphasized the return of dragons to Tamriel (the continent where the games are based), there are plenty of other reasons to get excited for the game’s release on 11/11/11. Fans of past games will find plenty of improvements [...]

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Aunt Flo: Why I Need To Marry A Gamer

Oct 03, 2011 7 Comments

    Every month, our site is graciously visited by the one and only: Aunt Flo. She’ll rant, she’ll rave, she’ll have mood swings and she’ll make your life a living hell. Sound familiar? Take her with a grain of salt. Or a carton of ice cream. Your choice. This month, she’s ranting about husbands! [...]

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Review: Think Geek iPhone Joystick-it

Oct 03, 2011 No Comments

For all of the technological benefits of the iPhone’s fancy touch screen, it still has one major limitation: It doesn’t work with long fingernails.  Typing is difficult with nails longer than a quarter of an inch, and nigh-impossible once they reach half an inch long.  This is the plight of gadget-loving girly girls, transvestites and [...]

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Review: Rise of Isengard First Impressions

Oct 02, 2011 No Comments

The newest Lord of the Rings expansion pack was released on September 27th. Rise of Isengard features new lands, new quests, new skills and a raise in the level cap from level 65 to 75. It’s a big expansion pack and a weekend in with all rested XP only sees me at level 68. This [...]

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