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Reviewer slash Writer presently working out of several sites (www.animeboredom.co.uk, www.barebackmag.com, www.popsyndicate.com) as well as working on my own EPublications (Sanctuary Publishing, home page located at www.darkeraven.webs.com). Recently published

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Hobbies & Games > Video Game Culture & Community The pros and cons of creating video games based on movies: 1 of 15
What? There's actually a pro to banging out video games based on movie (or TV Series, celebrities like the Dog Whisperer or Jamie Oliver, and cultural fasicinations like pet raising sims or the street racing craze)? NO! You don't say!However, believe it or not, there are actually a few pros to the concept of the ever dreaded ... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Culture & Community Are video games based on social issues a good method to educate audiences on complicated issues?: 1 of 10
So, question, somebody takes a social issue and decides they really need to bang it out in a format they feel will reach the most people in the quickest way possible (and it wouldn't help if said effort returned money for the work put into it). Movies and TV Series cost too much, documentaries are not universially known (at l... More..
Entertainment > Movie Remakes & Adaptations Video games that should be made into movies: 6 of 32
Video Games That Should Be Made Into Movies... wow, now there's a scary concept.Not that I don't think video games would make great movies, it's just that the past history of video game to movie translation (and vice versa)... well, if you get at least a 10% of non suckitude out of your video game to movie translations (and a... More..
Entertainment > Movie News & Previews Movie previews: Star Trek (2009): 3 of 12
How did we come to this point? When did there seem as if hope could possibly return to the Star Trek franchise after several years of neglect ravaged the once proud sci-fi hallmark series into it's present state.Was it the final two failed ST:TNG movies (the sleep inducing Insurrection and the not so stellar Nemesis), which d... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: Jeanne D'Arc (PSP): 1 of 4
Tactics style video games seem to be all the rage, this year being no exception as you can find quite a few games on the DS and PSP that follows the standard rhythm and roll of tactics style gameplay. Jeanne D'Arc is another one of these games, even if the game doesn't have the word Tactics in the game. The thing is, however,... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Tips & Tricks Get the bug fixes, the latest cheats and reviews for your Xbox, Playstation, Nintendo and iPod: 1 of 3
Ever since it first premiered way back in the days of past gen console the SNES, Harvest Moon has been on just about every Nintendo system since then (with a great deal of free video game reviews and video game blogs dedicated to every generation of Harvest Moon be it handheld or console). Well the latest Harvest Moon (Tree o... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Culture & Community The Madden NFL curse: Fact or fluff?: 2 of 5
Oh yes, yes indeed. Without a doubt you can't deny that there is indeed a Madden curse!Cursed this game is, cursed cursed cursed cursed... what... oh you mean the players who grace the cover of the game are cur- who cares! Let's talk about the REAL curse of Madden... mainly that whole retarded idea to give EASports the sole l... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: Wii Play (Wii): 4 of 8
Some Wii titles come with gimmicks. Gimmicks to compel you to buy them. Some games don't need gimmicks yet, for some strange reason, come with them all the same. For instance Animal Crossing : City Folk, now that is in and of itself a great franchise on it's own merits yet it came out with the still I'm pretty sure it's a one... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: Ratchet and Clank (PS2): 1 of 2
One of my favorite franchises from the PS2 (and later ported to the PSP for a few rounds before going onwards to the PS3 where I'll probably never see it again... unless I, you know, invest in a PS3) the Ratchet and Clank series is one of my favorites (right up there with my other favorite the Sly Cooper series).It all starte... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Superman III: 1 of 2
I don't know, but there's just some sort of innate curiosity that drives me at times to the moment you know a movie franchise should be updating it's Last Will and making the arrangements for it's starts to appears at next year's Golden Razzies. This is one of many a movie franchises, because nothing quite says Hollywood at t... More..