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Jeffrey Harris, a pop-culture, entertainment, and video game journalist and aficionado, resides in Los Angeles. He is a staff writer for games, movies/TV, MMA and Wrestling and contributor to Popgeeks.net and Toonzone.net. He is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin's Radio, TV, Film program.

  • Alien: Isolation Bonus Missions Based on Original Film Are an Exciting Bonus

    It is hard not get excited about SEGA’s recent announcement for Alien: Isolation. However, my expectations for the game are still cautiously optimistic. The game...

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    It is hard not get excited about SEGA’s recent announcement for Alien: Isolation. However, my expectations for the game are still cautiously optimistic. The game will feature two downloadable bonus missions adapting sequences from the original, classic 1979 film Alien. What is the best thing about the bonus missions, though? The cast members of the...
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    867 points

  • Why Does Hollywood Want to Make a Thief Movie?

    Hollywood’s long quest to mine video games and exploit other brands as potential film properties is far from surprising. It has continued for the better...

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    Hollywood’s long quest to mine video games and exploit other brands as potential film properties is far from surprising. It has continued for the better part of the last two decades with middling to mediocre success. The Tracking Board reports that Vertigo Entertainment and Prime Universe have licensed the Thief video game for a live-action feature...
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    837 points

  • Disney Infinity Needs The Disney Afternoon Characters

    Disney Interactive struck veritable gold with Disney Infinity. Basically following the Skylanders model, Disney created a sandbox adventure game drawing from its entire library of...

    Disney Infinity 2.0
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    Disney Interactive struck veritable gold with Disney Infinity. Basically following the Skylanders model, Disney created a sandbox adventure game drawing from its entire library of characters including: Disney’s live-action features; Disney animated films; Pixar animated films; Disney animated TV shows; and now, Marvel Comics. Disney Infinity 2.0 brought even more to the table by incorporating...
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    844 points

  • CD Projekt Red’s Attitude Toward DLC Is Refreshing

    In a recent interview with Kotaku, CD Projekt Red co-founder and CEO Marcin Iwinski discussed the company’s vision for downloadable content for the developer’s upcoming mega...

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    by Jeffrey Harris
    In a recent interview with Kotaku, CD Projekt Red co-founder and CEO Marcin Iwinski discussed the company’s vision for downloadable content for the developer’s upcoming mega release, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Iwinski’s words are very encouraging, and they make me excited to see what Red has in store for the further adventures of Geralt of...
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  • What Rocksteady Games Should Do Following Arkham Knight

    Rocksteady Games broke a curse with the Batman franchise. Not only did Rocksteady create one of the first good Batman games in a long time...

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    Rocksteady Games broke a curse with the Batman franchise. Not only did Rocksteady create one of the first good Batman games in a long time with Batman: Arkham Asylum, but the developer quite possibly made one of the best comic book superhero-based video games of all time. Then, Rocksteady followed up Arkham Asylum with Arkham...
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    846 points

  • Sword Art Online II Premiere: An Interesting Narrative Take on MMORPGs and Virtual Reality Tech

    This week at the 2014 Anime Expo, one of the special premieres was the first episode for the second season of the hit anime series...

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    by Jeffrey Harris
    This week at the 2014 Anime Expo, one of the special premieres was the first episode for the second season of the hit anime series Sword Art Online. Sword Art Online is a fun, post-modern and interesting sci-fi take on the future of gaming and MMORPGs. The show, based on a series of Japanese light...
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  • Top 5 Most Desired DLC Fighters for EA Sports UFC

    EA Sports UFC is finally here, and going by VGChartz, the game appears to be selling very well. In its first week of release, the game...

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    by Jeffrey Harris
    EA Sports UFC is finally here, and going by VGChartz, the game appears to be selling very well. In its first week of release, the game has already sold over 440,000 units worldwide. However, at launch the game did not even have a roster that of that the initial roster size of the previous UFC game,...
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    840 points

  • Darksiders 3: Necessities for a Franchise Return

    With the dissolution of THQ in 2013, one of the franchises left in the lurch was Darksiders. In 2010, Darksiders was the breakout, sleeper hit...

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    With the dissolution of THQ in 2013, one of the franchises left in the lurch was Darksiders. In 2010, Darksiders was the breakout, sleeper hit of the year. However, the franchise has not been able to continue since the release of Darksiders II in 2012. Nordic Games acquired the franchise, but there has been barely...
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  • Top 5 Game Franchises That Need a New-Gen Update

    The big thing these days is to reboot or update classic brands. Video games are really one of the best industries for that. We have...

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    by Jeffrey Harris
    The big thing these days is to reboot or update classic brands. Video games are really one of the best industries for that. We have seen many franchises reinvent and reboot themselves over the years. Some franchises have been able to do so successfully. However, there are still some franchises that are dormant or in...
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  • Destiny Definitely Does Not Need an M Rating

    In really unsurprising news, game developer Bungie announced that the ESRB rating for its upcoming release, Destiny, is in fact T for Teen. The company is...

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    In really unsurprising news, game developer Bungie announced that the ESRB rating for its upcoming release, Destiny, is in fact T for Teen. The company is most known for creating and developing the Halo franchise. Halo had an M rating for Mature. Since I played Destiny at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, I can certainly vouch for...
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  • New The Witcher 3 Swamp Video Highlights Smooth Immersive Gameplay

    A new gameplay video has surfaced online for CD Projekt Red’s The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and the material continues to look beyond impressive. The...

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    by Jeffrey Harris
    A new gameplay video has surfaced online for CD Projekt Red’s The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and the material continues to look beyond impressive. The new video showcases Geralt of Rivia braving an ominous swamp region. Geralt is tracking a woman with “ashen hair,” and he encounters a small, boyish, elf-like creature named “Johnny.” This...
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  • Triple A Multiplayer Games Without Single-Player Modes Should be Cheaper

    One of the biggest trends that seems to be catching on with big publishers and developers this year is the transition from traditional single-player campaigns...

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    One of the biggest trends that seems to be catching on with big publishers and developers this year is the transition from traditional single-player campaigns or modes from triple A game releases to multiplayer or online-only game modes. We have already seen it with Titanfall on the Xbox One. Moving forward, a number of triple...
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    863 points

  • Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel! Early E3 Impressions

    An exciting new game I got to try out at the Electronic Entertainment Expo this month was the next installment of the hit Borderlands franchise,...

    Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!
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    An exciting new game I got to try out at the Electronic Entertainment Expo this month was the next installment of the hit Borderlands franchise, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel! Yes, the exclamation point is part of the title. 2K Games gave me the opportunity to play the game’s collaborative multiplayer mode, performing a mission for Handsome...
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    840 points

  • New The Order: 1886 Video Finally Sheds More Light on the Mysterious Lycans

    Ready at Dawn Studios and Sony PlayStation recently released a new featurette for the upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive game The Order: 1886. The new video finally...

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    Ready at Dawn Studios and Sony PlayStation recently released a new featurette for the upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive game The Order: 1886. The new video finally sheds some light on one of the game’s most mysterious and intriguing aspects–that of the race of half-breed beasts that are called Lycans. Unfortunately, the playable demo at the Electronic...
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    866 points

  • Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Future Tech Looks Intriguing

    Activision recently recently released a new behind-the-scenes video highlighting the development of the future tech depicted in the upcoming title Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare....

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    Activision recently recently released a new behind-the-scenes video highlighting the development of the future tech depicted in the upcoming title Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. Since the game is set in the 2050s, a great deal of weapons and technology depicted in the game will be a bit more science fiction than fact. This is...
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    850 points

  • The Top 5 Games From E3 2014

    I got the chance to play a lot of great, interesting, new, up and coming games at E3 this year. So, I want to narrow...

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    I got the chance to play a lot of great, interesting, new, up and coming games at E3 this year. So, I want to narrow down a few of the exceptional gameplay experiences I enjoyed the most this year. I checked out many a demo, and some were very impressive: Mortal Kombat was tight; Evolve had...
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    819 points

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