Articles By: Wade Larson

Gears of Acquirement: Legendary Pictures in Talks to Buy Epic Games?

Tweet The word on the Locust infested streets of Sera is that Legendary Pictures is looking to purchase Epic Games. No clue as to whether or not the companies would change their name, but they might as well go for “Uber,” I can’t really think of any thing else that tops Epic or Legendary (Artifact [...]

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Inside Every Gamer, There’s a Little Fanboy

Tweet Liberal. Conservative. Fanboy. These words have taken on new meanings in the age of internet and anonymous hate-spamming. And, just like pundits and politicos, gamers have their preferred warhorse. But when you show your support for a system you instantly become “fanboy,” and are likely to get a face full of flamer comments within [...]

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Wade Larson’s Amazingly Awesome Halloween Gaming Lineup Extravaganza!

Tweet Its getting cold, the leaves are turning orange, and your neighbor just put out a jack-o-lantern with Pacman carved into it (what a lazy ass). So, now you want to one-up the ante. Well, to help get you into the Halloween spirit, here are the best new games sure to get you in the [...]

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RE5 Controls Overhauled: Strafe Your Heart Out

Tweet “Thank you – for blessing me with new controls and strafing feet.” Where Leon Kennedy in Resident Evil 4 could do little more than shoot flying implements of rusty death out of the sky (which would really require way more skill than dodging), Chris Redfield will have an advantage thanks to Capcom’s announcement of [...]

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Ebay Auction: Be a Big Daddy this Halloween (Little Sister Sold Separately)

Tweet Can’t decide on what video game character to dress up as this Halloween? Sick of wearing the same blue suspenders and red hat every year? Have you ever wanted to have a large, Styrofoam drill for an arm? Do you live in the New Jersey area? If you answered yes to these questions, this [...]

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Pete Hines: Fallout 3 Mod Tools “Not On Our Schedule Right Now.”

Tweet According to an interview with Pete Hines from Rock, Paper, Shotgun; the PC version of Fallout 3 will not come with a mod kit out the gate, and while he doesn’t rule one out in the future, it’s as good as locked in a vault for now. Hines said that producing the mod tools [...]

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“Tits always in the pocket” with your iPhone.

Tweet Yes, you read that right. Courtesy of our Japanese friends in… well, Japan, comes an iPhone flash program that simulates mammories for your touching pleasure. If you think that sounds creepy, you’re not alone. It is creepy.

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Shadow of the LittleBigColossus: Parson’s Students Spend 24 Hours with LBP

Tweet While you were loitering about last weekend, perhaps jamming out in your underwear to Rock Band 2, or consuming an entire case of Bawls in an effort to get as far ahead in Warhammer: Age of Reckoning, some people were making productive use of their time.

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Hands-On Previews From PAX 08

Tweet PAX is all about games, and the massive show floor had plenty of them on display. Here are the impressions from the show floor demos. Keep in mind, many of these are at different stages of production, so things could change. Read on for impressions of Starcraft 2, Gears of War 2, Left 4 [...]

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Dueling Dorks Get Their Hands On WarCraft Replica Frostmourne Swords

Tweet One should be careful when wielding a $20,000, sharp, pointy object. But when you’ve got a replica sword this cool, it can be difficult to resist the temptation to swing it around a bit. WoW Insider supplied some images of a pair of dorks duking it out with their prized duplicate Frostmourne Runeblades. The [...]

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Thoughts on the Penny Arcade Expo 08

Tweet PAX 08 came and went as a whirlwind adventure deep into the heart of nerddom. I saw strange things; I saw glorious things. I put faces with the names I only know through the internet. I got drunk and met Solid Snake in the street. I hugged a ninja. I amassed a wealth of [...]

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FaceBreaker Soundtrack Released – Music To Pummel By

Tweet Dave Chappelle once said, “Nobody likes getting their ass beat to a soundtrack.” Dave never played FaceBreaker. EA’s arcade-style boxing game’s soundtrack has been announced, and it’s full of Grateful Dead and Jack Johnson. You know — good, mellow stuff. OK, I lied. The FaceBreaker soundtrack contains tunes with such auspicious names as “Sucker [...]

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PAX 08: Hands On With Red Faction: Guerilla

Tweet PAX 08 is rocking gamers with plenty of hands-on demos on the show floor, as Fall’s big-name titles make the rounds for their adoring public. Gamers queued up to get their greedy claws on Gears 2, Left 4 Dead, StarCraft II, and many others. But one of the surprising hits of the floor was [...]

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Marijuana as a Performance Enhancing Drug in Competitive Gaming

Tweet Baseball has Barry Bonds and his Giant head (and ego) under the scrutiny of the senate. Cycling has a long list of riders banned for doping. The Olympics have stripped athletes of their medals for taking steroids. Competitive gamers have bong rips before frag fests. But so far testing positive carries no negative. Hit [...]

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Uber GT5p Racing Pod Rings In at $15,000

Tweet So you like driving games, eh? Well, then you’ll probably find the images here are causing a strange sensation deep inside you. That, my friend, is want. You see, this slick little aracade-style setup is the ultimate in Grand Turismo 5 Prologue gaming. It comes will all the extras and features you could ever [...]

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