Category: PS2

Broken Fuse VG Podcast Episode 33

This time Petrija and John join me in discussing internet censorship, Kingdom Hearts, Zelda and tablet controllers.

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GameStop Y U NO GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE!

Power to the players? More like Power taken from the players!

A bit of a disclaimer before you read the rest of this rant: I’ve met some pretty cool people that work at these stores, albeit you will get some bad apples that give you bad service or don’t know Jack about gaming. Continue reading

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What’s on your holiday gaming schedule?

Thanksgiving is coming up in the States later next week (we Canucks already had ours about a month ago) and the Christmas season is nearly upon us. I’ve got Super Mario 3D Land, Skyrim, Mario Kart 7, Skyward Sword, God of War trilogy and a couple other games on my holiday gaming list. What are some of the games you’re looking forward to play during this Christmas season?

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Broken Fuse VG Blog 2011 GOTY Shortlist

So it’s that time of year where we start whittling our Game Of The Year and ‘Best of’ choices down, or at least we try to. We’ve compiled a shortlist of games after the break, and if you think we missed an amazing game that should be on here, please feel free to leave the name of the game and a category that it would be suitable for! Continue reading

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6 Halloween Games I Recommend Checking Out

Today is Halloween, and as gamers we are blessed with an entertainment medium that offers MANY great games to get into the spirit. Continue reading

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Gamers Heart Japan

Gamers Heart Japan was created by gamers that wanted to help out with the earthquake and tsunami disaster that happened in Japan on March 11, 2011.

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Major Japanese Publishers Help With Relief Effort

As most of you are aware by now, Japan was hit with a massive 9.0 Magnitude earthquake and a huge tsunami on March 11, 2011. Some of the big names in video games publishing in Japan are donating to help out with the relief efforts. Continue reading

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Gaming One Hour Everyday = Success in Life

Jane McGonigal over at the Huffington Post wrote an interesting article on how gaming can help improve quality of life. In her article, she explains that around 97% of boys and 94% of girls under the age of 18 are regular gamers showing how important gaming is to our lives these days. She goes one step further and makes an attempt to argue that gaming is a way to lead a successful life. While I would tend to agree with her views that gaming is “good for you” in that it is a great form of recreation and a fairly decent social activity, I wouldn’t necessarily believe that it makes people more successful. Regardless, this article is an interesting read and a fresh take on the traditional “OMG gaming kills children” views published in mainstream media.

Check it out here.

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RIP Guitar Hero

Activision has cancelled the popular Guitar Hero franchise and has dissolved its dev team. This is due to the declining sales in the music game genre. I think it is a sad day for anyone that enjoys Guitar Hero or Rock Band since it leaves Rock Band as the sole game that has the whole band experience. I’m hoping that they will revive this franchise in a few years and not churn out a new game every year due to market saturation.

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Nintendo DS Claims Best Selling Console in the U.S.

Nintendo has claimed the top spot of the best selling console in the United States, edging out the previous record holder the ten year old PS2.

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