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First-Person View: To Shoot or not to Shoot
Moral choices, good or bad endings in videogames, they're all an illusion. Daniel talks about a few games that broke that illusion for him.
Why the Phoenix Wright Characters Will Die Alone
A look at why the three main Phoenix Wright characters will be forever dateless.
Games That Secretly Suck: Demon's Souls
Best played wearing a leather mask, some sort of chaps, and a safe word.
The Halo MegaBlog: So I Learned to Paint Figures
So, Dan found a hobby while he was doing another hobby based on that other hobby! Look at how he can transform his Halo Mega Construx minifigs into another thing on this new edition of The Halo Mega Blog.
[NSFW] Top of the Heap: Pokémon Games That Aren't
Nine knock-off Pokémon games you probably haven't caught yet.
Top of the Heap: The Naughty Side of the NES
Despite efforts by Nintendo to keep the NES squeaky clean, some unlicensed game developers managed leak some smuttiness onto the otherwise family-friendly system.
Disregard Canon, Acquire Representation: Naoto Shirogane is a Transman
Why accept the canon explanation when the story could be so much more interesting?
The Six Most Amazingly Insane Characters Cut From Previous Tekken Games
... And, one amazingly insane character that was used in the latest game.
Chrono Trigger: Crimson Echoes (PC)
The following is from an actual letter that the Chrono Trigger: Crimson Echoes team received from Square Enix, and it's definitely not something that we just made up for the purposes of this review:Go
MySims (PC)
They're not your Sims! They're–

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    Have you ever sat around and just thought to yourself, "Paul, what do you want to do with your life? Do you want to waste it all away playing Nintendo, or do you want to make something of yourself?" S