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Guild Wars 2 Forum Website Launches

If  you’re a PC gamer, you more than likely have heard of Guild Wars. The free-to-play online game has racked up around 6 million players, and has spanned 3 expansion titles. Being one of the most successful PC games of all time, a sequel announcement was inevitable. Last year, Arenanet announced Guild Wars 2 and [...]

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Female Characters In Gaming: Past, Present, and Future

The history of female involvement in video games has been a rocky one. Back in the proverbial day it was unheard of to find a girl that enjoyed playing video games. If you did know a person of the finer sex who played video games, it was like finding a diamond in the ruff. These days though the taboo of the situation has lifted, and evolved. Which has inevitably led to female characters in video games to evolve, somewhat.

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It’s Good To Be a Super Hero Now

When you break down the base formula of super hero video games, you'd think a positive outcome would occur. Superman gets to fly around and punch bad guys through walls and if he wants incinerate them with eye ball laser beams. Who wouldn't want to do that in a video game?

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Comic Con 09 Cosplay Award Winners

San Diego Comic Con 09 has came and went. With it, thousands upon thousands of nerds have left their impression upon the world. Whether it's comics, movies, or video games, Comic Con brings out some of the most colorful people you're ever bound to meet. They're not too hard to spot either, because more than likely they're wearing a mask, spandex, or both. I'm of course alluding to the cosplayers.

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In Brightest Day, In Blackest Night, There Will Be A Green Lantern In Every Form Of Media

"In brightest day, in blackest night, No evil shall escape my sight Let those who worship evil's might, Beware my power... Green Lantern's light!" That's the real oath that every member of the Green Lantern Corps recites. If you're a huge Green Lantern fan like myself, you can recite the oath on command and if you're a true nerd -- backwards.

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Yet Another Review Of Star Trek

Ok, so at this point writing another Star Trek review is white noise. Even more so considering that I loved the movie. In fact we already have one review up on Ars Geek, provided by Mark. However, I was enthralled by the movie enough to provide my two cents.

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