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Category Archives: Videogames

November 28, 2013 Happy Thanksgiving

Here in the States it’s Thanksgiving, so we’re taking the rest of the week off. “We” in this context means both “Americans” and “us here at zwolanerd.” Take some time to appreciate what and who you have, watch a Thanksgiving movie (Maybe Planes, Trains, & Automobiles? Or maybe ThanksKilling?), and enjoy your time. We’ll see […]

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November 26, 2013 Tuesday 22: XBox One Launch Titles

Okay, so I got an XB1 on launch day, big whoop?  What am I supposed to do with it now?  The TV functions are neat, but it’s just controlling my TiVo in a window on the XBox, not giving me a third tuner option, so it’s not as big a help as I was hoping […]

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November 22, 2013 Launch Day

The short version: I got one but it’s not even opened yet, so I can’t even tell you anything about it. This is only the second time I’ve gotten a console on its first day of release – the first one was the Dreamcast, so this one has a lot to live up to, fun-wise.

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November 21, 2013 Possible Kill Screen

Back in the day, games would just get harder and harder and then you would die. Much has been made of how today’s gamers have it so much easier because they can save games whenever they want and besides, the games hold their hands all the way through, so there’s no challenge and everything new […]

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November 7, 2013 Arkham Origins Review

I go into certain games expecting to like them: Assassin’s Creed, Tomb Raider, Splinter Cell, and the Arkham series. If they never changed their basic play dynamics, I would play them through just for the opportunity to have more story. As such, I tend to be more forgiving of any flaws the game might have, […]

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