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3 Reasons To Buy Red Dead Redemption

When I went to the midnight release of Red Dead Redemption, I didn’t know what to think. I had only pre-ordered my copy about 5 hours prior, and I hadn’t even read a single preview yet, but I figured if Rockstar Games was making a western: sign me up! It turns out that my expectations were a little off.
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God of War Trilogy Mega Review

I never even so much as looked at Portal.  Also, while I’m loathe to admit it, I never finished the first God of War, and I never even considered trying God of War II.  Thankfully, the folks at Sony saw fit to give me an opportunity to right some of those wrongs with the HD-ified God of War Collection.
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Re-Emerged Into Gears of War 2

I have had a passion for Gears of War since the earliest days of its announcement. In fact if you dig way back into my personal blog archives you can find some Gears dedicated blogs that I posted, in particular, focusing on the Locust and what they may be like when we finally got our hands on the game.
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Dallas, TX is for Gamers Too!

When people reference Texas’ video game industry, Austin is typically touted as the ‘toast of the town’. Rarely do you hear publishers touting the importance of Dallas, or hear them refer to it as being a “Mecca” for gaming culture.
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Gamer Tourism: New York City

I was born in the largest city in the United States (2nd largest in North America – damn you Mexico City). When Japanese people ask me where I’m from, expecting to hear “America” or “Canada,” I cut to the chase and say “I’m from New York.”