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From Elsewhere 03/31/09

Street Fighter IV

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I’ve dabbled in Street Fighter for years, but never had the patience to learn all the combos. I was the typical button mashing n00b. However after getting a hold of Street Fighter IV for PS3, I may be fighting game born-again.  The graphics, sound, super- and ultra-moves all work together to really make me want to learn combos and special moves for the first time in my gaming life: There’s nothing more satisfying then ending a match with a brutal 17+ combo. 

From Elsewhere 02/11/09

Action Figure Museum

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Kevin Stark convinced the town of Pauls Valley, Oklahoma to turn his collection of action figures into a museum, and viola! In addition to the action figures, there’s also a superhero room, where kids can dress up as superheros. No word on whether they have, ahem, adult sized costumes. (Via Gizmodo.)

From Elsewhere 12/01/08

Left 4 Dead

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I wanted to post about this game last week but I’ve been too busy playing the living shit out of this! You have brain starved zombies, survivors, 4-player co-op and 4 on 4 versus. What more do you want?!  I mean really, who’s never dreamed of being a pheromone puking zombie that attracts hordes of undead to his victims? When the zombie apocalypse comes, I have only one word of advice: RUN! —Love, Nick

From Elsewhere 11/11/08

Mirror's Edge

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I came back from lunch yesterday to discover Mirror’s Edge mysteriously placed on my desk. I ran home and put in about five hours worth of gameplay and got a bit more than halfway through. It’s a spiritual sister to Portal in that its beauty lies in graphical stark simplicity and single minded gameplay; get from point A to point B, alive. In Mirror’s Edge you’re running and jumping from skyscraper rooftops Parkour style, while trying to deliver intel and evading the baddies. I have decided that you should buy this (Or at least try it, free demo on XBLA & PSN). —Love, Nick

From Elsewhere 11/07/08

Gears of War 2

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The Phils win the World Series, Obama takes the crown and now Gears of War 2 comes out today, and we got our hands on an early copy. First impressions: Everything is bigger, brighter, bloodier; the Locust are larger in numbers and size, but your weapons more brutal than ever; and the spaces are more open and the action well-paced. The underground scenes are especially beautiful, and there’s actually a story this time!  Some negatives: vehicle levels can be amazingly annoying, and auto-saves can be in weird spots. Verdict: Find the $60 and get it. Love, Nick

From Elsewhere 05/09/08

Burgertime

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Though some of us weren’t even born when this game was big in the arcades, you can dodge evil hot dogs and eggs and stack up the burgers (without having to line up quarters) for free right here.

From Elsewhere 03/19/08

Crocheted d20

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Simultaneously one of the most awesome, nerdy, and mystical things we’ve seen in weeks. If you need to roll your next natural 20 with one of these, you can get it here. (Via Craft:blog.)

From Elsewhere 11/26/07

Prada Tarot Cards

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If you’re divining knowledge from the major and minor arcanas you best be doing it in style. 

From San Francisco 08/16/07

Quiltbert

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This Q*bert quilt is taking us waaaay back. Bonus: there’s a how-to. (Via Craft:blog.)

From Elsewhere 07/13/07

Post-it Note Mosaics

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We don’t really post about marketing here on the old UO blog, but this hit our nostalgia button pretty hard. These are post-it note mosaics of classic video game characters “installed” around Italy that tout the new Wii products. Nice idea.