Paul Franzen Archive

6August 8, 2011
The End Wants Teens to Think About Death

Because they don’t do that enough already? Look, I was a teenager once, and there wasn’t a day went by...

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0August 4, 2011
Minus the Pudding: The Best of Xbox Live Indie Games

After the last couple of games I had to play for “Minus the Pudding” (see the end of this article),...

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6August 3, 2011
Disney Finds New Kingdom Hearts Game “Hard to Understand”

This just made my day. Tetsuya Nomura is the Director of the next Kingdom Hearts game, Kingdom Hearts: Dream Droop Dropkick...

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0July 29, 2011
Book of Unwritten Tales Really Coming Out (For Real This Time)

I’m starting to think that The Book of Unwritten Tales is shooting for the dubious title of “The Duke Nukem...

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0July 28, 2011
Punt Babies in Hothead’s New iOS Game!

From the press release: In [Kickin Momma], players control Momma as she aims and drop-kicks her babies into a shiny field...

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9July 28, 2011
Nintendo to Actually Reward Early Adopters (!!)

Nintendo announced this morning that everyone who’s purchased a 3DS prior to August 12 will receive 20 free videogames. …What’s going...

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6July 22, 2011
Finally: Street Fighter Hello Kitty Toys!

Destructoid reports that at Comic-Con, Capcom completely lost all sense of shame, and announced that they’re collaborating with Sanrio to...

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4July 21, 2011
New Skyward Sword Trailer is–LOOK AT THE PENGUIN THING!

It’s at about 1:15. The rest is immaterial. …OK, that’s not entirely true. The rest is very material. The game’s definitely...

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2July 20, 2011
TAKE THAT! Phoenix Wright to Destroy All Marvel Superheroes

Zach Rich may not be happy about it, but Capcom recently announced that they’re working on what is ostensibly the...

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3July 19, 2011
You Blew It: Mega Man Legends 3 Canceled

Way to go. YOU were given the reins to co-develop the latest entry into the Mega Man Legends 3 franchise, and...

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