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Nintendo’s Wii U Launch Lineup: Demystified

Today, Nintendo announced a bunch of stuff about their new home console, the Wii U, and as horrible as that console name still is, it seems like they’re serious about it. To bolster the new console’s year one library, the geniuses at Nintendo have decided to not drip feed us a few halfway decent games

Katy Perry’s Next Album to be “Darker”

Published by in games, movies, music on July 3rd, 2012

Following her recent split from husband Russell Brand, Katy Perry has announced that her next album will take on a darker tone to reflect her current mood and to be an outlet for her emotions. In abandoning her bubblegum pop appearance, Perry hopes to take a page out of the Madonna playbook by renewing her

E3 Debriefing + Who Won

In the days following the big press conferences at E3 this year, we’re finally able to make a determination about who won the show, but first some analysis.

Review: Battleship

Title: Battleship Starring: Liam Neeson and some other people Based On: A god damn board game Hot guy. Explosion. Explosion. Coke Zero™. Hot guy. Explosion. Rihanna. Explosion.

Review: The Adventures of Tintin (Video Game)

Published by in games, review on April 29th, 2012

Format: Game Based on a Film Style: Action/Adventure 2D Platformer Developer: Ubisoft The Adventures of Tintin is a tie in game released to coincide with the film of the same name directed by Steven Spielberg. Most of the time, these licensed title video games are just complete rubbish, rushed out the door quickly in an

ALIVE: Hologram Tupac to Go On Tour, Ushers in Cyber-Rapture

After 16 years of raping the ever-loving shit out of the image of Tupac Shakur, Tupac’s Shakur’s Estate is finally considering allowing the recently unveiled Hologram Tupac out on tour with Snoop and Dre. With the added AI component, Holo-Pac will be able to interact with the crowds at his shows in completely original ways

Review: GoldenEye 007: Reloaded

Published by in games, review on April 7th, 2012

Format: Video Game Style: First Person Shooter Publisher: Activision The original GoldenEye on the Nintendo 64 stands alongside such games as Doom as one of the originators of the first person shooter craze. Despite being a licensed title, it was one of the truly must-own games for the N64 and along with Mariokart 64, it

John’s Take on the Current Generation of Portable Gaming

My wife and I got our tax return in early this year and thanks to our horde of dependents, the government kindly returned what appears to be more than we paid in. What else was left to do but piss away our new found wealth on video games along with both of the current portable

Review: Mass Effect 3

Published by in games, review on March 22nd, 2012

Platform:  PS3 [reviewed]/360/PC Developer: Bioware Genre: Sci-fi RPG/Cover Based Shooter In Mass Effect 3, we see the conclusion of Commander Sheppard’s story as he or she attempts to bring together all the races of the galaxy for one last final battle in the war against the sentient machines known as the Reapers. This time the

If You Don’t Like Something, Change It…or At Least Try to Get Your Way By Bitching Until People Listen

Published by in games, music, tv on March 20th, 2012

Apparently if you bitch hard enough in this country, people will just change anything they’re doing to meet your criteria. Throw away integrity, artistic license, unbridled creativity, or free speech and free markets. If you’re a content creator, just go ahead and give up on the idea that when you put something out there for

Wii U Controller Has Built In Camera

Published by in games on January 31st, 2012

Nintendo is always trying to figure out what the next big hit will be, and next time they just might have it figured out. The new controller for the Wii U console has a camera built right into it. How will this translate into better games? :( = Stop production :) = Print more.

Family Research Council Rages Over SWTOR

An upcoming update to Star Wars: The Old Republic has people with high social values up in arms. The update will allow for same sex romance options within the game. Falling in love with an alien or robot is perfectly fine, as long as one is female and one is male.

Nintendo’s Wii U: Failure to Launch

Published by in games on January 27th, 2012

Not to be outdone by Microsoft’s rumors about the next XBox, Nintendo has been churning out all kinds of rumors about its own next console. Some developers are saying that it will be capable of indescribable features (as in, words, pictures, and video cannot do them justice). Others are saying that the horrible name “Wii

Next Xbox to be Six Times as Powerful.

Rumors leaking from the belly of Microsoft claim that the next Xbox will be Six times as powerful as the current generation Xbox 360. At first glance this seems like a great increase in power, but if you look just a little bit into these claims you can find the disturbing truth. (Update After Break)

The Internet On Strike

Almost the entire internet will shut down in protest of the SOPA and PIPA bills currently in congress today, most from the hours of 8am to 8pm. Wikipedia feels so strongly about this that they have decided to shut down the English version of the site for a full 24 hours. Since the majority of

Preview: 2012

New Years, New Tears. Or so the saying goes. That’s why we’re here. Making sure those tears are tears of pure joy, rather than dripping stains of sorrow. Read beyond the break to guide your tears into the proper category this year, as we take a look at what to look at for the next

Tears of Time’s Top Five Games of the Year: 2011 Award Special

It’s the end of the year and like every other ‘publication’ on the planet, we’re going to be providing you with lists of our ‘favorite’ media of the year. Starting things off is the top five games of the year. With no further segue, here they are:

Review: Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection

Platform: PS3 Developer: Team Ico Style: Action Adventure Two of the most critically acclaimed games from the last console generation have been remade in HD and packaged on one blu-ray disc. This is a perfect example of “just because the critics say it’s good doesn’t mean it is.”

Review: The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Special Orchestra CD

Composer: Koji Kondo Genre: Classical/Video Game Score Format: Compact Disc For fans of the Legend of Zelda series, the decision to purchase the latest game, Skyward Sword (official Tears of Time review forthcoming) was a simple one. But what may have gotten lost in the shuffle on launch day was an audio CD included with

Review: Skyrim Collectors Edition

Developer: Bethesda Genre: Collectibles Theme: Dragons The largely anticipated toy of the holiday season hit the shelves a few days ago, and already the fans are going wild with enjoyment. Skyrim by Bethesda is what the kids are talking about this holiday season. Are these mystical dragons, however, all they are cracked up to be?

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