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Anti/Villain

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Anti/Villain

What Hulk Hogan Taught Videogames

The worlds of sport and entertainment owe many debts to professional wrestling. Pro wrestling was never bound by the rules of athletics or ...
By Colin Rowsell Legacy AuthorJuly 13, 2010
Anti/Villain

Stop Killing the Foozle!

Imagine a game without a final boss. Not just a strategy game or a social game or something that usually doesn’t have a ...
By Rowan Kaiser Legacy AuthorJuly 13, 2010
Anti/Villain

The World is Out to Get You

Forget Albert Wesker. Forget Saren. Forget Shang Tsung and the entire Sith lord chorus-line. In number of kills, blood-boiling frustration caused and sheer ...
By Kevin Hoole Legacy AuthorJuly 13, 2010
Anti/Villain

Bring On the Bad Guy

There are very few great villains in videogames. There are lots of great boss battles, sure, but a boss battle and a villain ...
By Richard Dansky Legacy AuthorJuly 13, 2010
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