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Deadly Premonition – talking to the video game voices in my head

While I was between Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and Fatal Frame games in the days of PS3/360/Wii, I delved into the budget title Deadly Premonition. Originally an Xbox 360 exclusive, it was eventually released in a slightly expanded “Director’s Cut” … Continue reading

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Alan Wake – the horror of playing a bestselling author

It’s shocking to me that Alan Wake isn’t considered one of the scariest survival horror games of all time. It is so easily comparable to Silent Hill and is fricking terrifying! It’s also a visually beautiful game. And the attention … Continue reading

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Zombie horses and mutant sea monsters!

It’s amazing how many zombie video games there are. Even when video game companies want to cash in by just tossing zombies into popular series that have nothing to do with horror, I totally get sucked in. That’s why I … Continue reading

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For Adults Only: X-Arcade…the ultimate place to spend all your quarters…

I’ve spent the last decade trying to re-experience classic 80s arcade games the way I remember them. Plenty of ‘compilation’ discs have been released for everything from the first Playstation to the Wii, but with these consoles, you’re stuck using … Continue reading

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Day of the Dead Rising 2: brain dead thoughts and some boss battle help

Having finally defeated the original Dead Rising on the 360 a couple of months ago, I was so hyped for the sequel to come out. When I heard there was a download only ‘prequel’ to the second game on the … Continue reading

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How to cheat (um…beat?) Dead Rising Xbox 360…

When Dead Rising was released for the Xbox 360 last decade, it was the game that almost pushed me to buy the console sooner rather than later. But it wasn’t long before the user reviews began to hit the net…and … Continue reading

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Danny’s Lament: Pluck your magic twanger Froggy!

If you know that reference, then you are truly a Frogger junky like myself. Me and a couple of friends spent a majority of the decade from 2001 – 2009 playing the numerous modernized versions of Frogger for everything from … Continue reading

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