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Silver Screen, Gold Disc

Silver Screen, Gold Disc

Silver Screen, Gold Disc

Read Any Good Games Lately?

I have a confession to make. I’m not proud, but I have to tell the truth. I was one of the five or ...
By Mur Lafferty Legacy AuthorJanuary 23, 2007
Silver Screen, Gold Disc

Mega Man

As one of the grandfathers of the side scrolling action genre, Mega Man serves as the perfect example of how simple but clever ...
By Jon Schnaars Legacy AuthorJanuary 23, 2007
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X-Striking a Blow for the Fans

The cops were a bit unexpected. After several years of guerilla filmmaking, Tim Ekkebus and the rest of the X-Strike crew were used ...
By Susan ArendtJanuary 23, 2007
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The Sincerest Form of Imitation

Games’ relationship with cinema is pretty simple: Games rip it off. Games are, hugely, a derivative art-form. Their best visual motifs and scenarios ...
By Kieron Gillen Legacy AuthorJanuary 23, 2007
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Uwe Boll and the German Tax Code

Waaaay down with Jack Thompson and StarForce copy protection, German filmmaker Uwe Boll occupies the lowest circle of the gaming community’s pantheon of ...
By Allen Varney Legacy AuthorJanuary 23, 2007
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