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What do you guys think is the best video game experience? I know there are some that swear by playing on the PC, but I am more of a console guy. I think I only “own” 3 PC games. Civilization IV and Beyond the Sword Expansion, Half Life 2, and Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Still [...]

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OK…I actually “purchased” a game for the first time in quite a bit for my PC. I’ve had Civilization IV for quite a while and pretty much worn the thing out, and figured out every cheap way to beat the computer on it. That game is pretty kick ass though with the amount of mods [...]

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This was once my next step in learning. I planned to move to Florida and jump into a program and start a career in game design after getting tired of doing what I had been doing for years. The plan never really worked out because I got into a bit of trouble and wasn’t allowed [...]

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Normally I don’t get into blog contests, but I can never pass up an opportunity to talk about the Wii. It is by far my favorite word. So when the Root of All Evil said he was going to hold an Evil Blog Contest to win a free Wii I couldn’t resist. The contest is [...]

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Sony was sued a couple years back for breaking a couple of patent laws with their Rumble feature on their controllers. Immersion had the rights to the technology and Sony utilized it in their Playstation controllers. Today they settled a suit that was heard to be in the $300 Million range for the issue.
Immerions [...]

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I won’t lie. I’m still pretty much a Sony fanboy and really want to just go with the Playstation 3 and call it a day. Have been very close to just picking up an XBox 360 a few times just so I could get Gears of War, but I’m still pretty far behind in last [...]

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Obviously a price drop is out of the question this early for the PS3. Like the article states it was talked about as a cost reduction on the manufacturing side of things. Someone who doesn’t understand the term apparently decided to run with it. Anyone with basic knowledge of technology would understand that the cost [...]

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Well…the next console is due out at midnight. I’m not excited about the Wii whatsoeve really. Just not a Nintendo fan anymore. The system has its lovely little features, but frankly I’m not interested in playing every game that comes out with some sort of Mario character in it.
A couple of family members of [...]

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