Monthly Archives: June 2011

Weekly Little Big Planet: it’s very good, Eve

Take me to a place inside/That is so hard to reach Looks like I just found my new favorite level. In the community section of LBP2 there’s a bunch of categories that will lead you to new levels. One of … Continue reading

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“Oh, look, it’s that nice little girl again!”

Fear 3 focuses on the three rules of making a good shooter: gunplay, gunplay, gunplay. Thumbs up.

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The most disappointing games of 2011 (so far!)

Welcome to the halfway point of 2011. What better time to make a couple of lists? Following aren’t necessarily the worst of the year — if I’m lucky, I didn’t play those! — but the most disappointing to me personally. … Continue reading

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Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 : good game, but good Magic game?

The dragon that all our planewalker friends are facing in the above image is Nicol Bolas. Bolas is one of the “big bads” in the world of Magic, and has the distinction (as far as I can tell) of being … Continue reading

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Terraria: Sir Digsalot’s worm problem

Plenty of health potions? Check. Nine sticks of dynamite? Check. Dapper top hat? Check. It’s time to bust some more shadow orbs. Sir Digsalot has his spawn point saved over by the corruption, and has fallen down one of the … Continue reading

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What Catherine is and what it isn’t

That picture up there isn’t just a screenshot from Catherine, an upcoming Japanese import to be published by Atlus. It’s also my reaction upon seeing what kind of game Catherine is. I’d been hearing snippets of conversations about the game, … Continue reading

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Qt3 Games Podcast: what Gamestop does right

What do bigfoot, Chinese dissidents, Magic the Gathering, nudity, and Zone of the Enders have in common? They’re all discussed on this week’s Qt3 games podcast! Plus, good news for freedom and Jason McMaster totally outs himself as a lifelong … Continue reading

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Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 : Magic with plot and characters?

Jace Beleren is a blue mage. From his picture, you can tell he enjoys both looking mysterious and magical glowy hands. From Duels of the Planeswalkers, I learned that he has fought with Chandra Nalaar, that he worked for something … Continue reading

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Terraria: Sir Digsalot and the Eye of Cthulhu

So I fire up Terraria to take Sir Digsalot and his fancy new phaseblade out boss-hunting, and what’s this? 1.0.5… a new version? The changelog is just crazy. 8 new enemies. Over 50 new items. Potions that give buffs. The … Continue reading

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Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 : a pair of dirty cheaters

I started this article after finally downing Karn (the “final boss” of Duels of the Planeswalkers) for the first time. Karn’s deck is a brutal artifact deck that in the first game wiped my board with Steel Hellkite’s special ability. … Continue reading

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Terraria: Sir Digsalot and the meteor crash

A new day is dawning and Sir Digsalot is feelin’ pretty good about all the cool stuff he just found. It’s time to find some corruption to deal with! That means a bit of prep work. I have my grappling … Continue reading

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Shadows of the Damned can lead to great things

You could describe the basic gameplay in Killer 7 as “half-assed shooter”. But the gameplay wasn’t the main draw, so who cares. Shadows of the Damned, the latest game from Killer 7 creator Goichi Suda, feels like what Killer 7 … Continue reading

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Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 : the enemy of my archenemy

Chandra Nalaar saved my life yesterday, and I wasn’t expecting it at all. It was my first game of Archenemy mode, and I was going in blind. Chandra and Sorin Markov were my partners, and we were facing off against … Continue reading

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Terraria: Sir Digsalot doesn’t actually fight a boss

Sir Digsalot has a full set if iron armor, a silver bow, and 145 flaming arrows. It’s time to venture out at night and kill as many Demon Eyes as possible. Kill Eyes, get lenses, use 10 lenses to make … Continue reading

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Qt3 Movie Podcast: Bad Teacher

So, like Bad Santa, but with a teacher, right? What could go wrong? Find out in this week’s podcast.

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