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Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney review

Anyone that has been on this site long enough to hear a podcast knows that I am a fan of the DS, particularly the types of games where there is a mystery to be solved.  I’d say my favorite games … Continue reading

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Penny Arcade Episode 1 : On the Rain-slick Precipice of Darkness

First of all.. isn’t that the best title ever? I mean, if you’re going to take a web cartoon with the dark humor that we have all come to know and love and turn it into an episodic game, one … Continue reading

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Professor Layton and the Curious Village

I am always intrigued by DS games with non-mario-looking graphics, so when the 10-foot posters started going up for Professor Layton and the Curious Village, I was definitely intrigued. Unfortunately, I then followed up the intrigue by checking out Nintendo.coms response … Continue reading

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Mirrors Edge Teaser

There’s a new free-roaming game coming,”Mirrors Edge”. After reading the the games site faq, it sounds like something gaming couples would really enjoy: “Well, this is very much Faith’s story so lets talk about her. She is not a typical … Continue reading

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The Wii wants you to exercise more… by pole dancing. Wait, what?

It looks like the people who brought you the Carmen Electra Pole Dancing Kit are shopping around for someone to help make them a “Wii Pole Dancing” game. That’s right, Wii sucks you in with Hannah Montana.. feeds on you … Continue reading

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Wii Fit: That’s right, your Wii thinks you eat too many chips.

I have seen the Wii Fit being bounced around on review sites and in stores, but I’ve been rather hesitant to get my hopes up.  The last Wii Sport-ish game we bought, the one where you could play pool, was … Continue reading

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GTA IV and the “drunk driving” controversy

Most of the media responses I’ve seen against GTA IV have been regarding the fact that you can drive drunk in this game. MADD has proposed that the rating of M be changed to something harsher, and ads have been … Continue reading

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What? Parents think Gaming is good for family? You don’t say…

Was tweeted this article from @PaulGovan, “Family Gamer” TWO THIRDS OF PARENTS SAY SOCIAL GAMING HAS A POSITIVE IMPACT ON FAMILY LIFE The article presents research that parents are finding out gaming isn’t pulling their children away from them, especially … Continue reading

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Trauma Center: Second Opinion

I’ve been ogling the Surgery games coming from Nintendo ever since I enjoyed Cooking Mama so much.  If it was that much fun to cut up a mushroom, how could it NOT be fun to remove someones intestines?? So, we … Continue reading

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Gaming Couple starting out right…

Now, some of us discover we can game as a couple after a few years.  This couple I think are going to be gaming together right from the start…  http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/52… Note to readers:  reprogramming GTA to include a “let’s have … Continue reading

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