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Apparently, more than 30,000 people have read one of my GI blog posts
Almost three years ago, I posted my first blog on Game Informer's website: an opinionated criticism of Capcom's publishing strategies (at the time, the company wanted to increase the frequency of its...
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Review - The Darkness II
Much like its malevolent, bloodthirsty namesake, The Darkness II is an uncomplicated beast. Calling it a smorgasbord of raging gunfire and copious gore sums up what it has to offer fairly accurately....
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Review - Seraph of the End — Episodes 1-5
Whether deserved or not, Japanese animation has a reputation for favoring replication. From legions of cheerful Shōnen heroes to interchangeable public school settings, the medium habitually and...
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Can Nintendo Get Its Groove Back?
Last month saw the release of Splatoon, Nintendo's first new internally developed property since Pikmin came out in 2001. So far, it's shaped up to be a fun game, impressing kids and critics alike with...
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My Thoughts on BattleBots Return To TV
Thanks to the reboot syndrome sweeping movie and television studios worldwide, reliving favorite pop cultural memories has never been easier. On TV and in theaters everywhere, the 90s and early 2000s...
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Review - Dragon Ball Super — Episode One
What can any fan of Japanese animation say about Dragon Ball that hasn't already been said? The franchise is a worldwide icon for action cartoons and comics. It's a rare pop cultural hit that...
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Review - Dragon Ball Super — Episode 2
Here's a fun experiment: ask a group of Dragon Ball Z fans about what filler they actually liked from the original cartoon. More than a few will no doubt cite the profoundly ridiculous driving school...
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My Five Favorite Safe Zones in Games
We're used to video games throwing endless dangers at us to shoot, slash, stab, stomp and escape. From zombie hordes to Nazi battalions, overcoming intense threats to our virtual selves forms the basis...
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Review - Dragon Ball Super — Episode Three
In its third episode, Dragon Ball Super has at last moved onto adapting the plot of Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods in earnest. As fun as previous episodes were, their fixation on silly self-contained...
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Review - Dragon Ball Super — Episode Four
Opinions were mixed when it first became apparent that Dragon Ball Super was going to retell the franchise's latest movies from the start. On one hand, its defenders pointed out that a television show...
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Review – Dragon Ball Super — Episode 5
Whether or not you've adored or hated Dragon Ball Super's happy-go-lucky take on the Dragon Ball formula so far, there's one point everyone can now agree on. Something went horribly wrong during the...
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Review - Dragon Ball Super — Episode Six
In many ways, Vegeta stole the show when Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods hit theaters in 2013. His comical attempts to appease Beerus forced him to set aside his pride, and develop as a character in ways...
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My Five Favorite Video Game Backstabbers
In the world of video games, trust is unusually hard to come by. For all the honest comrades and Good Samaritan NPCs I've met on my gaming adventures, at least one traitorous backstabber always takes...
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One Odd Journey (To A GI Internship)
I often joke that I spend just as much time reading and writing about video games as I do actually playing them. As exaggerations go, it hasn't always been that far off the mark. From the moment I...
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Initial Thoughts
So I finally saw Star Wars: The Force Awakens yesterday. Turns out lining up a time when I could see it with my family took longer than expected. But I've never minded being late to the party. And talk...
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