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Movie Review: ‘Chappie’ Starring Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman

Posted: March 6, 2015 at 9:55 am   /   Film, Local, Movie Reviews

Chappie is the latest film by science fiction director, Neill Blomkamp. Blomkamp has been responsible for some the most modern, contemporary sci-fi films to date. Elysium and District 9 were his last two films, and many critics and movie-goers were not satisfied with his most recent direction. The film community had begun to wonder if […]

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This Week in Games: Halo 3 at 1080p/60fps, Deals, New Titanfall Mode, Ridley Scott’s ‘Halo: Nightfall’

Posted: October 23, 2014 at 10:24 am   /   Local, Videogames

Welcome to This Week in Games, a weekly recap of some of the best news to come our way. First off Microsoft and 343 Studios just released a two minute video of Halo 3—which is part of the Halo: The Master Chief Collection—running at 1080p and 60fps. Don’t know about you guys, but here at […]

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Preview: ‘Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’ Video, Features Kevin Spacey

Posted: May 8, 2014 at 7:54 am   /   Local, Videogames

A few days ago Activision sent out a press release detailing their plans to reveal their future plans for Call of Duty. No one really knew what to expect, except maybe dogs and guns. Well the internet isn’t one to wait, so Destructoid posted what it says is the official teaser/trailer that Activision had planned […]

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Review: ‘Titanfall’ for Xbox One and PC

Posted: March 30, 2014 at 7:49 am   /   Local, Videogames

How do you effectively challenge the status quo in first person shooters? In a world full of “the next big thing,” it’s become increasingly hard to stand out. You have your next big Call of Duty, your next huge Battlefield, but what changes from game to game? Nothing, really. These games to stick to formulas […]

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Movie Review: ‘300: Rise of an Empire’ Starring Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Lena Headey

Posted: March 7, 2014 at 4:00 pm   /   Featured, Local, Movie Reviews

Ah, 300, a movie we all remember fondly. A movie full of guys we wanted to be and the girls wanted to be in. A highly stylized action movie that, even today, is still fun to watch and is insanely quotable. It was a fun story, one that sparked many to get in shape and […]

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Movie Review: ‘Winter’s Tale’ Starring Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Russell Crowe

Posted: February 16, 2014 at 7:34 am   /   Featured, Local, Movie Reviews

While Valentine’s Day may mean chocolate, stuffed animals and little trinkets for most couples – others may choose to see one of the many “love story” movies that the studios put out every year. Now we can say, for the most part, that a lot of these movies are pretty run-of-the-mill generic. I wasn’t too […]

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Game of Thrones and Borderlands Games Announced by Telltale Games

Posted: December 15, 2013 at 8:20 am   /   Local, Videogames

Telltale took the VGX by surprise last week by announcing multiple projects. Telltale will be working with Gearbox Software to produce an adventure game based in the Borderlands universe titled, Tales from the Borderlands. The partnership with Gearbox will see a story set within Borderlands’ lush, violent and fun world. We’ll also see the return […]

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‘Tom Clancy’s: The Division’ is the setting for Ubisoft’s New Snowdrop engine

Posted: December 13, 2013 at 10:46 am   /   Local, Videogames

Ubisoft took the VGX award show as its chance to showcase a technology demo for its new Snowdrop engine, which is powering Ubisoft’s next-gen title, Tom Clancy’s: The Division. The demo showcases some of the sweet things we’ll see which are only possible on a PC or next-gen hardware. Things like dynamic weather, volumetric lighting […]

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Videogames: Respawn Entertainment Announces Two New Classes for ‘Titanfall’ – Ogre and Stryder Titans

Posted: December 13, 2013 at 10:40 am   /   Local, Videogames

At this point in the game, Respawn doesn’t need to do much else to convince people that its new game Titanfall will be THE game to get in March. That doesn’t stop them though, during the VGX Repawn’s very own Abbie Heppe and Vince Zampella took the stage to announce two new Titans. The first […]

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Videogame Review: ‘Killzone: Shadow Fall’ for PlayStation 4

Posted: November 23, 2013 at 9:49 am   /   Local, Videogame Reviews, Videogames

This year is a special year. Not because of our stupendous failings to supply a decent healthcare website for the people. No. This year is special because it marks the release of Sony’s newest gaming system. You can tell the staff here at ReviewSTL have our priorities straight. The PlayStation 4 is Sony’s hunter towards […]

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