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Go fight something with an over-sized sword.
Music to Save the World To
Balloo mulls over what the soundtrack to the video game of his life would be. You wouldn’t think a guy who writes for us would have such epic music as his background.
Happy Halloween!
Halloween Music
Thomas gives you a custom playlist just for you and just in time for Halloween.
Another 100% discounted installment of Free Run House.
Another 100% discounted installment of Free Run House.
Free Run House – Storefront Hitchcock
Trusty contributor Mason Wilkes brings POWSO his latest installment of Free Run House, the column that brings the best free internet movies to your attention. This week: Storefront Hitchcock.
Iron Will Studios' Outer Empires brings Space MMO action to the iPhone.
Space MMORPG Outer Empires Approaches Release at Hyperspeed
Last week I had the privilege of speaking with IronWill Studios Lead Developer Paul Hutson about his upcoming title Outer Empires. Currently en route to the App Store, OE touts itself as a massively multiplayer space rpg in the vein of Mac classic Escape Velocity – and not to mention the first “real MMO” to hit the device.
Sam Fuller: the right kind of eccentric for the studio war film.
Free Run House - Fixed Bayonets!
Contributor, Mason Wilkes provides his recommendation of quality cinema that won’t cost you a dime but what you pay for your Internet service to get onto Hulu.
POWSO Exclusive with Rankin/Bass Historian.
The Enchanted World of Rick Goldschmidt: An Interview with the Rankin/Bass Historian
Gerry took some time on his road trip to interview the official Rankin/Bass historian, Mr. Rick Goldschmidt. Find out more about the company behind such childhood classics as Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman and the animated series Thundercats.
Yes, this is an iPhone game.
Top 5 Upcoming iPhone Games Worthy of Salivation
I’ve recently come across a slew of upcoming iPhone titles with the capacity to enthrall. And seeing as it’s always more fun to share your pre-release gaming glee with others, I present you with a bundle of releases that promise to further legitimize the iPhone as a top-notch gaming platform.
Form and function thoroughly united so a these games become something more.
Top 6 Video Games With (Artistic) Style
Balloo shares his all time list of six games that bore a spectacular artistic style and justify the affirmative side of the Video Games are art debate.
Hideo Kojima tells an arguably paranoid but undeniably poignant story in his blockbuster Metal Gear Solid Series.
The Cybernetic Gaze of Solid Snake
Contributer Adam Elkus gives a crash course on the history of cybernetics and why Hideo Kojima’s Metal Gear Solid series is both applicable and frighteningly sharp representation of the progress of technology and media.
Because women now represent an undeniably sizable population among gamers.
5 Stereotypes About Female Gamers (That Need to Change)
Etiquette for when us gamers actually encounter a fellow gamer who happens to be female, courtesy of Balloo.
HAWP co-star Ashly Burch "Sounds Off."
How HIMYM Schools J.J. Abrams
Guest contributor Ashly Burch (of the Destructoid series “Hey Ash Whatcha Playin’?”) gives us her insights on the recent world of television. She finds that many shows suffer from the “J.J. Abrams Syndrome” and fail to meet their full potential. The exception? How I Met Your Mother.
PSP GO!
The PSP Go – The Future of Handheld Gaming is Here and it’s About Time
Balloo got a chance to play the PSP Go, and enjoyed it almost a little too much (thank God there were people watching him constantly). He’s ranting about how it’s the future of handhelds, so we cleaned it up for your considerations.
A gamer's wetdream
E3 – One Gamer’s Dream Comes True
Balloo attended E3 2009 in Los Angeles, and between the swag, booth babes and countless games, he managed to write something about it all and what’s on the horizon from the developers and industry giants.
Where you at?
E3 Tidbits – Where Was Versus?
Some other bits of smaller noteworthy news that happened, or in the case of Final Fantasy XIII Versus, didn’t happen at the show.
70 mm is greater than HD.
Lawrence of Arabia in 70mm Puts HD to Shame
In his first week of unemployment, Gerry ventures to the Aero in Santa Monica and catches a screening of the film classic Lawrence of Arabia. The film’s stunning image makes Gerry wonder what exactly makes HD so great in the first place.
A beautiful car wreck
The 10 Best Films of 2008 – One College Student Sounds Off
After bashing the Academy for their choices, Gerry put his money where his mouth is and offers you his choices for the best films of 2008. And no, the inclusion of Speed Racer is not a joke.