For most of my life, I’ve been a woman and a consumer of popular culture. As a girl, I grew up around video games. With two brothers, it was inevitable to be ensconced in video games and it passed the time. A world of fantasy, royals, creepy zombies or just …
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Indie game development is a major business. Apps are constantly being uploaded to popular shareware websites like Google Play, Apple iStore, and Steam. Consumers invest large amounts of time and money into these products. In turn, a few lucky developers earn enough cash to support new projects, buy a new …
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Movies, shows and games of 2013. The ‘Summer of the Geek’ is upon us.
Movies: Warm Bodies A Good Day to Die Hard, Jack the Giant Slayer Oz: The Great and Powerful Evil Dead G.I. Joe: Retaliation Oblivion Iron Man 3 Star Trek Into Darkness World War Z The Lone Ranger Man of Steel Pacific Rim Kick-Ass 2 The Hunger Games Thor The Hobbit: …
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The Dynasty Warriors franchise or Musou as it’s known in Japan, has no shortage of titles available on the gaming market, it’s a series that has both dominated and redefined the “Beat’em Up” genre. In the latter half of the 2000’s, we saw Tecmo Koei, the company responsible for these …
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