The Nintendo 3DS may not have had the the best launch in gaming history, but Nintendo has been quick to bolster their sales despite posting record losses. The famous plumber might have missed day 1 of their new portable, but Super Mario 3D Land did well to hit the shelves soon after. Intermingling elements...
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Cole McGrath didn’t want this — the powers, the control, the power to become worshiped or feared — he was a messenger-turned-savior as Empire City was overrun by militia controlled by a shadowy agency known as the First Sons. But this choice wasn’t his to make. In fact, it was never a choice at...
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Let’s Face it: Valve knows video games. They were born to do it, just as much as Samuel L. Jackson was born to drop F Bombs. Since the time of the original Half-Life that garnered critical success, Valve has maintained a stellar track record that symbolizes proper narrative development and unparalleled game play innovation....
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The most relevant thing about Tom Bissell’s Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter is the indefinite nature of its title. In not specifying “who” video games are important to, he simultaneously asserts that his hobby should matter more to lovers/makers of other art mediums, while admitting that games shouldn’t matter as much as most...
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This post marks the beginning of a new department for the Gentleman Gamer: 5MB. Read and infer. 1MB El Shaddai: Ascension to the Metatron is a pastel-colored brawler with Biblical roots and developers from three really great games on board. Gameplay-wise, the game is straddling poetic fluidity and boring-button mashing, according to 1up’s Jeremy...
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Halo hovers on the North Side Nightlife: The ownership of Halo, a club that celebrated their grand opening last weekend, tells you everything you need to know. It’s pretty much exactly what you’d... By Callie Enlow 5/8/2013
In Texas, Juvenile Sex Offenders Get Virtual Life Sentence News: When Allen and his girlfriend moved into their Austin-area house, a woman down the street passed out fliers warning neighbors a monster... By Michael Barajas 5/8/2013
Piper Sandals: Made for Comfort but Strong Enough for the Trail Arts & Culture: When it comes to sandals, locally hewn Pipers are trucks. Someone once told me to never hike in sandals, but that person had never worn these puppies. I logged... By Joshua Pedrick 5/8/2013
Mariscos El Bucanero II on the North Side Food & Drink: Consider this a disclaimer of sorts: as a stalwart Southside resident, I feel seduced and abandoned by the move of Mariscos El Bucanero from... By Ron Bechtol 5/1/2013
Lloyd Walsh's imaginative creatures leap to life Arts & Culture: Influenced by painted menageries of mythological creatures, cabinets of curiosities from the Renaissance, outdated scientific illustrations, and... By Dan R. Goddard 5/1/2013
Why the Great Shale Rush in the Eagle Ford may be over sooner than you think News: A line of oil and gas industry insiders speaking at the sold-out Eagle Ford Consortium's inaugural conference this month in San Antonio praised the potential of the South Texas... By Michael Barajas 3/14/2012
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