Faith in X-Men: Destiny

Here is where my morals and my values go astray. X-Men Legends, regardless of everything, is one of my favorite games of all time. Here you ask, “But Tom? What about the vastly superior Legends 2, or Ultimate Alliance, or

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Faith in X-Men: Destiny

Here is where my morals and my values go astray. X-Men Legends, regardless of everything, is one of my favorite games of all time. Here you ask, “But Tom? What about the vastly superior Legends 2, or Ultimate Alliance, or

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Saying Goodbye

I’m leaving today. Leaving for the city on a train I knew would be waiting for me the moment I got to this small town. Yes, I knew it would be taking me away before I even got here. I

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Saying Goodbye

I’m leaving today. Leaving for the city on a train I knew would be waiting for me the moment I got to this small town. Yes, I knew it would be taking me away before I even got here. I

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NO MORE HEROES 2: DESPERATE STRUGGLE – Review

NO MORE HEROES 2: DESPERATE STRUGGLE is a videogame developed by Grasshopper Manufacture, published by Ubisoft (North America), Rising Star Games (Europe) and Marvelous Entertainment/Spike (Japan) for the Nintendo Wii. It was directed by NOBUTAKA ICHIKI. George Carlin noted that

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NO MORE HEROES 2: DESPERATE STRUGGLE – Review

NO MORE HEROES 2: DESPERATE STRUGGLE is a videogame developed by Grasshopper Manufacture, published by Ubisoft (North America), Rising Star Games (Europe) and Marvelous Entertainment/Spike (Japan) for the Nintendo Wii. It was directed by NOBUTAKA ICHIKI. George Carlin noted that

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The way to strength is death

What makes a good sequel? It’s a question that every developer and every publisher ask themselves more often than they should. What makes a game a good game in a series? A careful balance of the core aspects of the

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The way to strength is death

What makes a good sequel? It’s a question that every developer and every publisher ask themselves more often than they should. What makes a game a good game in a series? A careful balance of the core aspects of the

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Fez before Fez: Babel

You know your game has *probably* been in development too long when people have already been inspired by your game. It’s like the Stephen Colbert joke about Rush: by the end of one of their epics, they’ve influenced themselves. Anyway,

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Fez before Fez: Babel

You know your game has *probably* been in development too long when people have already been inspired by your game. It’s like the Stephen Colbert joke about Rush: by the end of one of their epics, they’ve influenced themselves. Anyway,

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Kirby is still made out of string

Yep. And so are Waddle-Dee, Waddle-Doo, Meta Knight, King DeDeDe, and Kirby as a dolphin. Pretty standard trailer fare, but you know what? I don’t care. Kirby is still made out of string, and that is still awesome. We’ve reached

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Kirby is still made out of string

Yep. And so are Waddle-Dee, Waddle-Doo, Meta Knight, King DeDeDe, and Kirby as a dolphin. Pretty standard trailer fare, but you know what? I don’t care. Kirby is still made out of string, and that is still awesome. We’ve reached

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Minecraft update looks awesome

Minecraft, aka most people with a PC’s indie darling of the year, is already more successful than most games, and it’s still in Alpha. Well, that’s probably not true. It’s more that, it’s a fully featured indie game that the

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Minecraft update looks awesome

Minecraft, aka most people with a PC’s indie darling of the year, is already more successful than most games, and it’s still in Alpha. Well, that’s probably not true. It’s more that, it’s a fully featured indie game that the

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Metroids Are Real

I’m not just saying this because I’m such a huge Metroid fan that I’ve become delusional about it’s fictional nature. I shit you not: Metroids exist. Tip of the hat to The Kartel, but we here at Nightmare Mode have

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Metroids Are Real

I’m not just saying this because I’m such a huge Metroid fan that I’ve become delusional about it’s fictional nature. I shit you not: Metroids exist. Tip of the hat to The Kartel, but we here at Nightmare Mode have

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Fez exists!

Do you remember Fez? I’d almost forgotten; when you don’t see hide nor hair of an indie game for months at a time, you have to think it doesn’t exist. Well, Fez would like to remind you it exists, and

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Fez exists!

Do you remember Fez? I’d almost forgotten; when you don’t see hide nor hair of an indie game for months at a time, you have to think it doesn’t exist. Well, Fez would like to remind you it exists, and

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Check Out This Outland Trailer

Because we haven’t had enough genre-bending DLC games this year, here’s a trailer for Ubisoft’s upcoming title,”Outland.” Think platformer meets Ikagura/bullet hell (it even uses the same light/dark mechanic) meets…Shadow of the Colossus (for the bosses), all packaged gorgeously in

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Check Out This Outland Trailer

Because we haven’t had enough genre-bending DLC games this year, here’s a trailer for Ubisoft’s upcoming title,”Outland.” Think platformer meets Ikagura/bullet hell (it even uses the same light/dark mechanic) meets…Shadow of the Colossus (for the bosses), all packaged gorgeously in

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