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Important Importables: Marvelous Entertainment

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Every once in a while, it’s nice to look back at a developer or publisher to learn more about them and acknowledge the good they’ve done in bringing people worthwhile games to play. A major player in Japan is Marvelous Entertainment. Surprisingly, people may not realize that Marvelous may have even had a hand in more »

Review: Doctor Who: The Complete Sixth Series on DVD

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Title:Doctor Who the Complete Sixth Series Price: $79.98 Release Date: November 22, 2011 Format: DVD Company: BBC Worldwide Pros: 6 discs, includes every episode from season 6, includes the 2010 Christmas special “A Christmas Carol,” includes Doctor Who Confidential episodes, sketches, brief prequel segments and there are some extra scenes.. Cons: There aren’t as many more »

Review: Sumo Sway Couple beanbag chair

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If you are looking for a comfy, over sized beanbag gaming chair for your home, check out Sumo’s Sway line.

Important Importables Review: Katawa Shoujo for Windows, Mac, Linux

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Title: Katawa Shoujo Price: Free System(s): Windows, Mac, Linux Release Date: January 4, 2012 Publisher (Developer): Four Leaf Studios (Four Leaf Studios) ESRB Rating: N/A, 18 and over since it does have adult content, sexual situations and smoking. Pros: Realistic storylines and depictions of relationships, detailed character art, doesn’t in any way make fun of more »

Important Importables: Finding nifty Japanese drinks

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January’s a great month to sit at home and relax, enjoying the various presents you received back in December and staying in out of the cold. Granted, winter this year has been pretty mild, but the sentiment is still the same. It’s a month to kick back and start planning what you want to do more »

Review: Lego Harry Potter Years 5-7 for PS3

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Title: Lego Harry Potter Years 5-7 Price: $49.99 System(s): PS3 (Also available for 3DS, DS, PSP, Wii, Windows and Xbox 360) Release Date: November 11, 2011 Publisher (Developer): Warner Bros. Interactive (Traveller’s Tales) ESRB Rating: “Everyone 10+” for Cartoon Violence and Comic Mischief Pros: There are 200 characters available, there are new spells for Harry more »

Important Importables: Doctor Who video games

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When people think of import games, they usually look to Asia. After all, Japan is the birthplace of many successful games and series and Korea is making quite a name for itself when it comes to free-to-play MMOs. However, Europe has a few surprises as well, and one of the import series its known for more »

Top 10 handheld games of 2011

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As crazy as it may sound, 2011 wasn’t a stellar year for handhelds. The DS started out strong, but games slowed to a trickle after the 3DS was released. The 3DS’ library was scandalously small for most of 2011, until after the August price drop and holiday shopping season began. As for the PSP, it’s more »

Review: Pushmo for 3DS

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Title: Pushmo Price: $6.99 System(s): 3DS Release Date: December 8, 2011 Publisher (Developer): Nintendo (Intelligent Systems) ESRB Rating: “Everyone” Pros: Over two hundred puzzles to go through, simple controls, 3D effects look awesome and you can create your own puzzles. You can also share puzzles via QR codes. You also unlock more options for custom more »

Important Importables: Classic Phantasy Star

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The Phantasy Star series weren’t always MMO games, or even action RPGs with lite MMO elements. There was a time when it was akin to the Final Fantasy series and the name was brought up when referring to challenging and intriguing turn-based RPGs about heroes facing off against evil and insurmountable odds. So before we more »