Author: Christopher Bowen
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Review: Army Men Soldiers of Misfortune (DS)
Army Men: Soldiers of Misfortune Developer: Big Blue Entertainment LLC. Publisher: Zoo Games Genre: Third Person Shooter Release Date: 10/30/2008
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Review: Defense Grid: The Awakening (PC)
Defense Grid: The Awakening Developer: Hidden Path Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios Genre: Tower Defense Strategy Release Date: 12/08/2008
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Unbranding the Sheep: If You Wear a Bullseye, Expect To Get Shot
I saw an interesting article Monday on Kotaku that basically proved everything I’ve been saying about DRM right: it was a piece showing the top 10 most torrented video games, courtesy of TorrentFreak. I found it interesting because it shows exactly where piracy stands in this industry.
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Review: Chrono Trigger (DS)
Chrono Trigger Developer: Square-Enix Publisher: Square-Enix Genre: Turn Based Role Playing Game Release Date: 11/26/2008
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Fire Emblem: Shin Ankoku Ryu to Hikari no Ken (NDS IMPORT)
Fire Emblem: Shin Ankoku Ryu to Hikari no Ken (Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon) Developer: Intelligent Systems Publisher: Nintendo Genre: Tactical RPG Release Dates: August 7, 2008 (JP)/December 5, 2008 (EU)/Q1 2009 (NA)
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Review: Mount & Blade (PC)
Mount & Blade Developer: TaleWorlds Publisher: Paradox Entertainment Genre: Fantasy RPG Release Date: 09/16/2008
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Review: NBA 2K9 (Microsoft Xbox 360)
NBA 2K9 Developer: Visual Concepts Publisher: 2K Sports Genre: Sports Simulation Release Date: 10/08/2008
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Virtual Console Wrap-Up for 10/20
We’ve had a great few weeks of Virtual Console updates lately, which is a bit surprising considering Nintendo’s past history with the platform. I have half a mind to just sit back, ride the wave, and be thankful for what we get, because the past few weeks have been a blissful cornucopia of awesome, classic…
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Review: Dark Horizon (PC)
Dark Horizon Developer: Paradox Interactive Publisher: Paradox Interactive Genre: Space Shooter/Simulation Release Date: September 23, 2008
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Virtual Console Wrap-Up for 10/13
Nintendo has a habit of following up a great week for it’s Virtual Console service with a bad one; one week, we’ll see something like Star Soldier, the next, we’ll see the Master System version of Sonic the Hedgehog, almost as if they were teasing us. By the way, what I just mentioned literally happened.…
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Virtual Console Wrap-Up for 10/6
Last week, we derided what was a relatively lackluster week for the Virtual Console, with only one release for the system, that being the somewhat weak Super Turrican 2. Then we heard that Europe ended up getting Shining Force II, which led to a delightfully snarky AIM conversation between Lucard and myself that I wish…
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Review: Line Rider 2: Unbound (Nintendo DS)
Line Rider 2: Unbound Developer: InXile Entertainment Publisher: Genius Products, LLC Genre: Puzzle Release Date: 09/26/2008
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Virtual Console Wrap-Up for 9/29
After a surprisingly robust turn-out last week, with the very strong Super Dodge Ball leading off a two-week release, Nintendo figured we could do with one VC release this week, what with Mega Man 9 still fresh for most, and another Bomberman game hitting WiiWare. The game – Super Turrican 2 – is one that…
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Virtual Console Wrap-Up for 9/22
Monday the 22nd marked an important day for most retro gaming fans. It was a day of true anticipation, and a day to rejoice. It was a day when true retro gaming lives. Monday, September 22nd, 2008… was the day Mega Man 9 was released to WiiWare. Of course, being a new game, that isn’t…
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Unbranding the Sheep: The Sheep Are Revolting! Viva la BAAAAAAvolution!
I wrote an article way back in May about the SecuROM DRM that’s included in Mass Effect and Spore, how damaging it was to paying consumers, their PCs, and how disingenuous it was to call it copy protection when 1) it’s profiting off of legitimate users, and 2) the DRM was cracked, re-cracked, then cracked…
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Virtual Console Wrap Up for 9/8/2008
Ever since the initial releases of the Virtual Console, Nintendo’s loved springing surprises on us; I believe in my heart of hearts that someone’s sitting in Redmond, thinking to themselves “OK, how are we going to fuck with the hardcores this time around?”, and this week was no exception. However, this time around, Nintendo pulled…
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Remember The Times: Rygar (NES)
Rygar Developer: Tecmo Publisher: Tecmo Genre: Platform/Action RPG Release Date: July 15, 1987 (North America) I admit it: my criticism of Tecmo in my Unbranding the Sheep column was a bit depressing. One would assume I hate Tecmo, judging by what I wrote. The truth is, I don’t really like what they’ve become as a…
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Review: Tiger Woods PGA Tour ’09 (Microsoft Xbox 360)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour ’09 Developer: EA Tiburon Publisher: EA Sports Genre: Realistic Sports Release Date: August 26, 2008
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Unbranding the Sheep: In Praise of… .Squeenix!? (UPDATED)
Friday, Square Enix announced their intention for a friendly takeover of Tecmo, at a price of about 920Â¥, a 30% premium of their current stock price.
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Unbranding the Sheep: The ESA’s Loss of Good Faith
Something came across the news yesterday that caught my attention: the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) hired a man by the name of Michael Gallagher to be their new General Council. Regular, everyday gamers don’t know who that is or why it’s relevant, but if you read between the lines, this could be a very bad…