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Movie Review: ‘Thor: The Dark World’ Starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston

Posted: November 15, 2013 at 6:56 am   /   Featured, Local, Movie Reviews

This year’s Thor is part of Marvels second outing of films otherwise known as “phase two.” Iron Man 3 was the first earlier this year. However, I wasn’t fully satisfied by Iron Man 3 and I began to worry that maybe Marvel is starting to lose its way. I mean, how do you follow up […]

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Bungie’s ‘Destiny’ Box Art Revealed, Watch Official Gameplay Trailer “The Moon”

Posted: October 3, 2013 at 10:45 pm   /   Local, Videogames

The hot-off-the-presses official box art for Bungie’s interstellar Borderlands-esq shooter Destiny was revealed Monday through the company’s Twitter feed. The art depicts 3 characters standing in the very predictable Call of Duty-box art pose (gun in hand, facing ominously towards the sky). In the sky we can see “the Traveler” the sphere-like being that saved […]

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Movie Review: ‘Riddick’ Starring Vin Diesel, Katee Sackhoff, Dave Bautista

Posted: September 5, 2013 at 10:46 pm   /   Featured, Local, Movie Reviews

I hold a special place for Riddick (played by charismatic actor, Vin Diesel) in my sci-fi loving heart. Nothing beats the nostalgia of working at Hollywood Video in my rebellious, pimple-faced high school stage of my life and discovering a little gem called Pitch Black. The movie was well written, had well done action, and […]

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Hands-On Reviews of Playstation 4 and Xbox One at Gamestop Expo 2013

Posted: September 4, 2013 at 2:58 pm   /   Local, Videogame Reviews, Videogames

ReviewSTL was in Las Vegas for the Gamestop Expo last week, and all the big names you’d expect were there – Microsoft, Sony and quite a few developers and publishers showing off their latest and greatest. But the main attraction of this event was to show the general public the new consoles up close and […]

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Gamescom: Amazing new “Nowhere To Run” trailer for ‘Batman: Arkham Origins’

Posted: August 23, 2013 at 11:07 am   /   Local, Videogames

WB Games has one kickass marketing department. This game went from “meh” to “OMG I can’t wait” in a matter of months. The newest trailer from developer WB Games Montreal shows the Caped Crusader’s cave and newest villains, along with a sample of the game’s great voice acting. For those wondering, Troy Baker is voicing […]

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Sony Reveals Official PlayStation 4 Release Date in November

Posted: August 20, 2013 at 4:28 pm   /   Local, Videogames

The flood gates have opened; the wars have begun; the time is nigh – however you view it, Sony just laid out its release plans for the newest generation of its longstanding PlayStation console. November 15th for US and Canada and November 29th for Europe. The news came during Sony’s press conference at Germany’s Gamescom […]

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First Look At Bioshock Infinite’s Singleplayer DLC – “Burial At Sea” Trailer

Posted: July 30, 2013 at 10:25 pm   /   Local, Videogames

This year’s Bioshock Infinite was one of the games to play this year. Few developers can a hold a candle to Ken Levine and his team at Irrational Games. Back when Bioshock Infinite was released, we were promised DLC that would add or enhance the story of the game’s story. WARNING: Minor spoilers below – […]

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Sony’s PlayStation 4 Rumored to Require More RAM To Run OS Than Microsoft’s Xbox One

Posted: July 26, 2013 at 9:31 pm   /   Local, Videogames

Well this was unexpected. Sony, who’s been pretty much the white knight of the gaming industry as of late, has come under fire recently. Back when the console was announced and during E3, it was widely accepted that the PS4’s OS would only require 1GB to run. This was seen as a serious advantage over […]

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New 13-Minute Gameplay Demo for ‘Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag’ (Video)

Posted: July 25, 2013 at 11:27 am   /   Local, Videogames

Ubisoft just released a band new gameplay demo for their upcoming pirate simulator, err, I mean newest Assassin’s Creed game. The demo follows Edward Kenway as he accepts a mission to assassinate 2 targets. Those of you who will remember, this is something from the first Assassin’s Creed game – and a feature promised in […]

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Microsoft and Xbox One Make Plans To Support Indie Developers

Posted: July 25, 2013 at 11:20 am   /   Local, Videogames

Microsoft has just come out and announced their full support for indie developers. Now small and not so small developers will be able to release games on Xbox LIVE without having to go through Microsoft’s grueling process to get games on Xbox LIVE. Before, developers always needed to secure an outside publisher or partner with […]

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