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A Letter to Lunar’s Publisher

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 3, 2010
4 min

Seventeen years ago, an anime-themed RPG was released that would inspire me to become a Dragon Master. This transformation didn't occur until 1999 when I played my first Lunar title, Lunar Silver Star Story Complete, but it came soon enough to help me defeat the Magic Emperor.

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4 min

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A Letter To Nintendo: “Quit Playing Games With My Heart”

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 3, 2010
3 min

I am very resistant to change. I don't start wearing sweaters and boots until the snow is melting. When I saw that Microsoft and Sony were soldiering on with this bigger, better and more bad-ass approach with their current consoles, Nintendo gave me hope.

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3 min

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I record my life by console cycles

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 1, 2010
4 min

I stand in front of a coin-op tower. Two glowing orange rectangles stare me in the eyes, their yawning slots demanding something I do...

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4 min

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Project Your Money

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 1, 2010
2 min

Do you hear that? If you listen really closely you can hear it. It is big gaming coming for your cold hard cash, and...

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2 min

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Play it NOW! – Darksiders

Posted byby GamesBeat
February 28, 2010
3 min

With the world of man falling to the war between heaven and hell, one mythical being is sent to pick up the pieces. So goes...

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3 min

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Scare Tactics – Episode #1: Featuring Silent Hill Origins

Posted byby GamesBeat
February 28, 2010
3 min

Since I have a strong interest in Horror-themed games I thought I would expand my scope beyond the Zombie menace and branch out into ‘Survival Horror’ games as well as others that will fit the into this genre.

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3 min

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Meet the Mob: Mohammad “Asatiir” AlHuraiz

Posted byby GamesBeat
February 27, 2010
7 min

So I saw many good people posting articles like this, so I thought I'd join the bandwagon just to place a foot print in...

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7 min

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Emirates Ban Hammer of Doom (and Under Table Sales)

Posted byby GamesBeat
February 27, 2010
3 min

Grand Theft Auto is banned, Godfather 2 is banned, God of War is banned, Dante's Inferno is banned, oh look Darksiders and Heavy Rain...

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3 min

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Are Portable consoles the future for smaller Developers?

Posted byby GamesBeat
February 26, 2010
5 min

The idea for this article came about after watching an episode of the GameTrailers series “Bonus Round” in which the discussion was about smaller...

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5 min

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Should Video Games Be Banned?

Posted byby GamesBeat
February 25, 2010
6 min

Video games are often condemned because many feel they contain excessive amounts of violence and how this can affect the player. This debate is controversial and the most persistent question when discussing video games.

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