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Video Game High School is back!
The hit webseries from Freddie Wong and company has returned with a new season! Video Game High School follows the exploits of young BrianD as he is accepted into the hardcore gaming school VGHS. Will BrianD be able to win … Continue reading
When did 1980’s movie properties become in-demand as video game adaptations?
As we established on our podcast episode about the best postapocalyptic films, the Mad Max series of movies is probably some of the best postapocalyptic entertainment ever made. That being said, was anybody begging for a Mad Max video game? … Continue reading
Celebrity Birthday of the Day – July 23
Today marks the third anniversary of the start of the Celebrity Birthday of the Day column, and I’ve decided that I shall no longer be writing a daily celebrity bio. The Back Row has always been, first and foremost, about … Continue reading
Comic-Con Report: Copperhead…what did you do to me?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6D1BU1eB_E Batman: Arkham Origins looks like it’ll be an awesome game, but some small part of me is hesitant to get invested in it, simply because it doesn’t have Kevin Conroy voicing Batman. Yes, I am that loyal to Conroy. … Continue reading
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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – July 20
Howdy, Freckles. Josh Holloway began his career as a model after briefly studying at University of Georgia, and he moved into acting in 1999 with his debut television role on an episode of Angel. His film debut came in 2001’s … Continue reading
Get Your Face Burned Off At The Charcade
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc81V7rZIXs Site 3 Fire Arts, a Toronto-based group of volunteer artists, engineers and programmers who create interactive fire projects, has won a much sought after art grant from the Burning Man organization to help bring to life an insane new … Continue reading
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SUPER TIME FORCE
https://vimeo.com/70417843 I love good indie games, I love platformer games, I love games that involve a whole lotta shooting…so basically, I already love SUPER TIME FORCE – the game where you travel to the future and blow it all apart! … Continue reading
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Jet Ranger in Destination Zongolia!
From Mike Townsend, the creator of the acclaimed online text-based game A Dark Room, comes a new, awesome game: Jet Ranger in Destination Zongolia! Help Jet navigate a dangerous asteroid field! Dodge the blasts of Mongus’s rockets in hot pursuit! … Continue reading
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Be the Dungeon Crawl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFASboEYxc4 Crawl doesn’t even have an alpha build demo for me to play, but I’m already totally excited for it because it’s the kind of game that I have wanted for a long time. In Crawl, one player controls the … Continue reading
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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – July 14
Jackie Earle Haley’s career as an actor has been pretty interesting. He started off as a successful child actor and appeared on episodes of The Partridge Family and Marcus Welby, M.D., as well as in the films The Day of … Continue reading