Monthly Archives: May 2006

Juka, Monophonic Menaces, Scurges, Hives, and Orbital Media

Two much-delayed titles from Orbital Media, the small development team responsible for the surprisingly awesome Racing Gears Advance, are finally seeing the light of store shelves: Juka and the Monophonic Menace, a Game Boy Advance action adventure game with a … Continue reading

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TIG Source returns!

It’s been gone for several months now, struggling through server issues, domain problems and maybe even the bubonic plague. But now, folks, TIG Source, the absolute greatest source for news about the world of independent games, is back. Rejoice! Dance! … Continue reading

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Red Steel, now with 100% more blood!

Red Steel, the unique first person shooter to launch with the Nintendo Wii, stirred a few sleepy brains when some gamers noticed the lack of blood spurting from injured enemies. A Ubisoft rep recently admitted the game will have some … Continue reading

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Lost Magic – quick impressions

Finally got my copy of Lost Magic, the tactical RPG for the Nintendo DS. I’ve sunk a little time into this relatively unknown game and I thought I’d drop a few quick impressions for any interested parties. First, the storyline … Continue reading

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Nude mario

Well, his face is, anyway. A Photoshopper decided to can the famous ‘stache. Here’s the unnerving result compared with the real deal:

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Nin(ja)tendo – Second equals First

Looks like part of Nintendo’s plan is working. Rather than set guns ablazing and head out to attack the Xbox 360 and PS3, Nintendo opted for the ninja strategy and focused on something slightly different. While the other two guys … Continue reading

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What E3 is really like

To internet dwellers, E3 is pretty pictures, shaky cam videos that make us whimper, and more blog posts than our reload button can handle. But that’s just the moderately shiny exterior of it all. A good little eye-opener piece about … Continue reading

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Moore Wisdom

Joystiq’s recent interview with Peter Moore, head of Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business (read: Xbox) produced a great quote. When asked about a cost reduction for the Xbox 360, Moore responded: We had a price drop on Monday when Sony announced … Continue reading

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I Brain Smart

Does Brain Age actually make you smarter? After receiving my copy and logging several training sessions, I can answer that. Too bad you’ll have to read the review to find out. Just like going to the gym to work out … Continue reading

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