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Marlene

Listening to Lightspeed Champion’s new single, and the songs released with it, got me thinking about his old band Test Icicles. Yes, they’re childish, perhaps too abrasive too often, and music with even just a few screams is now largely frowned upon, but their music had something that Dev Hynes...
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By , Feb. 11, 2010

Starcraft

South Korea has three national sports, Tae-Kwon Do, Football, and _StarCraft_. Over the past thirteen years _StarCraft_ has come to dominate in Korea and they still can’t get enough of it. Televised professional matches with players sponsored by massive electronics companies like Samsung have been going on for years. After...
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By , Feb. 8, 2010

Ape Escape P

When I spend money buying an identical port of a game I already own on the original console just so that I can play it when out and about, you know it’s got to be a good game. _Ape Escape_ for the PS1 was an awesome game back when I...
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By , Feb. 8, 2010

Army of Two: The 40th Day

The original _Army of Two_ was by no means critically acclaimed; with its setting located partially in Iraq and its glamourised portrayal of modern warfare and private military companies, it struck a little too close to home for some. Premise aside, the game comprised of a well rounded third person...
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By , Feb. 8, 2010