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Bayonetta: The clash of taste, art and critics
What do you think of Sega’s recent over-the-top action ker-plaction game, Bayonetta? For a game that’s seemingly shallow, sexist, and a step back for Hideki Kamiya, critics are going ape shit over its aesthetics and cultural meaning. This isn’t just … Continue reading
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Alpha Protocol Slips to June 2010
Like Heavy Rain, BioShock 2, Red Dead Redemption, Bayonetta, Darksiders, and Singularity before it, Sega’s Alpha Protocol has been pushed back into 2010, according to EBGames.com. Sega’s “espionage RPG,” was due to ship on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 on … Continue reading
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Sega Sees Q1 Losses: Is Hardcore Wii Route Still Best?
Sega Sammy issued its Q1 financial report ending July 31, delivering mixed results comprising a decline in sales and in losses. The company’s net sales struck 60.4 billion yen for the quarter, down by 19 per cent from 74.6 billion … Continue reading
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Iron Man 2 (The Game) Is Better, Stronger, Faster
Iron Man, the movie, rocked the Casbah. It was a supreme surprise. Robert Downey, Jr. sparked the normally stoic, dislikable drunkard/millionaire Tony Stark to life with a quirky genius and refreshing inventiveness. Iron Man the movie has become one of … Continue reading
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Sega Opens Mature Gates on Wii
Risk, schmisk! Sega, the former hardware manufacturer of the Genesis, Saturn, and Dreamcast and known for risk taking in both hardware and software development, is rolling the dice again. With House of the Dead 4, then Mad World, The Conduit, … Continue reading
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Aliens Vs. Predator Again
I remember hearing the Colonial Marines’ movement detector in those silent narrow hallways, slowly pulsing at first and then eerily speeding up, mimicking my very own heartbeat as I looked and saw nothing but knew they were coming. It was … Continue reading
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