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Lucha Minis Drugged to Death by Hookers

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Submitted by mark on Thu, 07/02/2009 - 10:13.
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In this strange world we live in, there's news of the weird and news of the "seriously? no fucking way"! Earlier in the week, the good lord took Lucha minis La Parkita and El Espectrito, but not in a way that would warrant a tearful 10-bell salute.

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"Fallen Earth" Wants to be your Anti-WoW

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Submitted by mark on Thu, 07/02/2009 - 09:17.
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I've avoided the world of MMORPGS's (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games, but you know that you nerd) for quite some time, mostly because I barely have time to play games that don't require me to meet real-time goals. With World of Warcraft blowing up to the point of inviting a parody on South Park, it's safe to say that MMO's have reached far beyond their previous demographic, which included for lack of a better term, basement dwellers.

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  • Review
    2001 Maniacs

    "With his 2005 remake, Director Tim Sullivan realized that the standards for gory films had changed since the days of "2000 Maniacs" and that he wouldn't be able to do a direct remake."

  • Podcast
    Episode 79

    This week we take on "Severance" on a skeleton crew, and Joe recalls awkward memories of a young Mark. Not to be missed.

  • Review
    Scourge

    "The forward momentum of the Scourge plot is dependent upon the characters operating at the intellectual level of farm turkeys."

"AAA: El Videojuego", Best News I've Heard all Day

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Submitted by mark on Wed, 06/24/2009 - 12:38.
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For whatever reason, I haven't bought a non-XBLA game in months. It could be the fact that it's the summer (yeah right), but it's more likely the fact that nothing has particularly tickled my fancy of late. Apparently, someone was listening to my fanboy longings, as the virtually unknown publisher Slang has announced and demoed "AAA: El Videojuego," a wrestling game based on the popular lucha libre promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA), which houses many familiar faces from the lucha bouts on WCW Monday Nitro in the 90's, and more recently, TNA.

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  • Review
    2001 Maniacs

    "With his 2005 remake, Director Tim Sullivan realized that the standards for gory films had changed since the days of "2000 Maniacs" and that he wouldn't be able to do a direct remake."

  • Podcast
    Episode 79

    This week we take on "Severance" on a skeleton crew, and Joe recalls awkward memories of a young Mark. Not to be missed.

  • Review
    Scourge

    "The forward momentum of the Scourge plot is dependent upon the characters operating at the intellectual level of farm turkeys."

Burton's "Alice..." Stills are Giving me Nightmares

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Submitted by mark on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 12:05.
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Even if you hadn't heard about the movie previously, would you really blink if I told you that Tim Burton is directing a re-imagination of "Alice in Wonderland" with Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter in starring roles? Of course you wouldn't. Although many people are getting sick of Burton's creepy power couple, it seems that he's got a couple of tricks up his sleeve to keep things fresh, mainly using CGI to augment and distort live action, a technique which has come into use recently with action films, but hasn't been stretched (no pun intended) to this level before.

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  • Review
    2001 Maniacs

    "With his 2005 remake, Director Tim Sullivan realized that the standards for gory films had changed since the days of "2000 Maniacs" and that he wouldn't be able to do a direct remake."

  • Podcast
    Episode 79

    This week we take on "Severance" on a skeleton crew, and Joe recalls awkward memories of a young Mark. Not to be missed.

  • Review
    Scourge

    "The forward momentum of the Scourge plot is dependent upon the characters operating at the intellectual level of farm turkeys."

"Magic: The Gathering..." (XBLA) Mini-Review

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Submitted by mark on Fri, 06/19/2009 - 12:21.
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When I was in fourth grade, my parents had a treehouse built for me for my birthday. When it was finally finished, I didn't pretend it was a pirate ship or a secret clubhouse. I grabbed my four giant boxes of cards for Magic: The Gathering, hauled them up the rickety ladder, and proceeded to play with Eric and one of his friends for hours. This was a continuing trend for quite a while, until I foolishly sold my cards to my cousin for a meager $30. That was almost 15 years ago. These days I can legally drink, have sex pretty frequently, and fancy myself to be quite the fun guy.

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  • Review
    2001 Maniacs

    "With his 2005 remake, Director Tim Sullivan realized that the standards for gory films had changed since the days of "2000 Maniacs" and that he wouldn't be able to do a direct remake."

  • Podcast
    Episode 79

    This week we take on "Severance" on a skeleton crew, and Joe recalls awkward memories of a young Mark. Not to be missed.

  • Review
    Scourge

    "The forward momentum of the Scourge plot is dependent upon the characters operating at the intellectual level of farm turkeys."

Banned "Left 4 Dead 2" Cover Isn't Very Exciting

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Submitted by mark on Thu, 06/18/2009 - 06:49.
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If "Left 4 Dead 2" is anything, it will be bloody, violent, and a hell of a lot of fun. With all of the hooplah about its "rushed" release, I would have thought that the cover of the game would be the least of everyone's concern. Apparently, I was wrong.

At Valve's booth you saw one or two instances of the hand image shown in this picture of Chet Faliszeck, and the ring and pinky fingers have been completely bitten off. That's an image Valve claims the ESRB wouldn't allow for future marketing materials.

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  • Review
    2001 Maniacs

    "With his 2005 remake, Director Tim Sullivan realized that the standards for gory films had changed since the days of "2000 Maniacs" and that he wouldn't be able to do a direct remake."

  • Podcast
    Episode 79

    This week we take on "Severance" on a skeleton crew, and Joe recalls awkward memories of a young Mark. Not to be missed.

  • Review
    Scourge

    "The forward momentum of the Scourge plot is dependent upon the characters operating at the intellectual level of farm turkeys."

Beer, Horror Screenings, and Beautiful Posters

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Submitted by mark on Thu, 06/18/2009 - 06:46.
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We get requests to promo stuff pretty often, which are usually met with a healthy dose of snarky indifference. However, we are occasionally surprised with something really cool, and we got a tip from the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin Texas about some awesome posters for upcoming film screenings (above and left). The "Night of the Creeps" screening will also apparently be included in the DVD extras for the upcoming release of that film, so if you're in the area, be sure to check that out.

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  • Review
    2001 Maniacs

    "With his 2005 remake, Director Tim Sullivan realized that the standards for gory films had changed since the days of "2000 Maniacs" and that he wouldn't be able to do a direct remake."

  • Podcast
    Episode 79

    This week we take on "Severance" on a skeleton crew, and Joe recalls awkward memories of a young Mark. Not to be missed.

  • Review
    Scourge

    "The forward momentum of the Scourge plot is dependent upon the characters operating at the intellectual level of farm turkeys."

"Brutal Legend" Dumps Dio for Tim Curry

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Submitted by mark on Tue, 06/16/2009 - 08:41.
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I haven't spoken much about the upcoming metal-infused adventure game "Brütal Legend" starring Jack Black, mostly because I think Metalocalypse took metal irony, perfected it, and then beat it to death. However, with cameos from the likes of Ozzy Ozbourne and Rob Halford, 'Legend' should be an entertaining, if not very fun game. Up until recently, that fun included the vocal talent of one Ronnie James Dio (Black Sabbath, Rainbow, etc.), but that is no longer.

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  • Review
    2001 Maniacs

    "With his 2005 remake, Director Tim Sullivan realized that the standards for gory films had changed since the days of "2000 Maniacs" and that he wouldn't be able to do a direct remake."

  • Podcast
    Episode 79

    This week we take on "Severance" on a skeleton crew, and Joe recalls awkward memories of a young Mark. Not to be missed.

  • Review
    Scourge

    "The forward momentum of the Scourge plot is dependent upon the characters operating at the intellectual level of farm turkeys."

Guess What Kind of Game "Zombie Apocalypse" Is

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Submitted by mark on Sat, 06/13/2009 - 09:30.
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After a run-through of "Wolfenstein 3D" on my Xbox 360 the other day, I had a discussion with a friend about how games that involve killing Nazi's will never get old. I was thinking the same thing about zombie games too, but there have been so many lately that I'm feeling pretty close to zombie game burnout. When I heard about "Zombie Apocalypse," the top-down, "Smash TV" style zombie shooter for XBLA and PSN, I can't say that I was all that excited, but this gameplay footage is kind of neat.

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  • Review
    2001 Maniacs

    "With his 2005 remake, Director Tim Sullivan realized that the standards for gory films had changed since the days of "2000 Maniacs" and that he wouldn't be able to do a direct remake."

  • Podcast
    Episode 79

    This week we take on "Severance" on a skeleton crew, and Joe recalls awkward memories of a young Mark. Not to be missed.

  • Review
    Scourge

    "The forward momentum of the Scourge plot is dependent upon the characters operating at the intellectual level of farm turkeys."

Friday Fun - Jigsaw's Bitchin Dance Moves

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Submitted by mark on Fri, 06/12/2009 - 11:17.

We've often wondered around these parts whether "Saw" was going to be this generation's "Friday the 13th," and in the discussion mentioned the iconic nature of the Jigsaw character. I had by doubts, but after recently stumbling upon this video and marveling at how many "related" videos there are, I may change my tune.

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  • Review
    2001 Maniacs

    "With his 2005 remake, Director Tim Sullivan realized that the standards for gory films had changed since the days of "2000 Maniacs" and that he wouldn't be able to do a direct remake."

  • Podcast
    Episode 79

    This week we take on "Severance" on a skeleton crew, and Joe recalls awkward memories of a young Mark. Not to be missed.

  • Review
    Scourge

    "The forward momentum of the Scourge plot is dependent upon the characters operating at the intellectual level of farm turkeys."

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