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January 2, 2014July 1, 2014

TOP 10 VIDEO GAMES of 2013 [Face-Off]: World War G.

Oh boy. Here comes our most anticipated "best of" list: the Top 10 Video Games of 2013. In a year that saw three of the highest rated games ever and the most explosive gaming event in recent memory (with thanks to "South Park") -- the Console Wars(!!) -- this past year was an unquestionably awful-busy …

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October 25, 2013October 25, 2013

BATMAN – ARKHAM ORIGINS [Review]: ‘Twas the Dark Knight before…

Where's my Batmobile? Do I honestly have to go back to Super Nintendo to get it? It's nice that Batman -- this time a more youthful, seemingly stronger, nearly goateed Batman, mind you -- has a nifty Batwing aircraft that allows him to fast travel throughout the near vacant streets of Gotham City. But, wouldn't …

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October 16, 2013October 16, 2013

NYCC ’13 [Day 2/3.2]: Batman Begins.. AGAIN.

Batman's origin has been told several times, with the most notable interpretations being Frank Miller's Year One (1987), Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins (2005), and the animated DVD adaptation of Miller's masterpiece, Year One (2011). Well, it's time to do it all over again. Not that we'd ever mind. Batman's beginnings are back in time for …

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