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    Schmame Over: Link Between Worlds Special Edition

    Spoilers abound for “The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds” today on Schmame Over, because that’s all we talk about! Join the Schmamers as the explore the worlds of Hy ...

  • Schmame Over- Game of the Year

    Schmame Over- Game of the Year

    Today on Schmame Over, the Schmamers talk about their most dissapointing games, and their best games, of 2013. There are surprises, arguments, and impassioned discussions. Is Bioshock: Infin ...

  • Schmame Over 23: Our Least Thankful

    Schmame Over 23: Our Least Thankful

    Today on Schmame Over the boys don their black masks and tear apart the wide world of electronic entertainment by sharing what they were LEAST thankful for in gaming in 2013. Or…at lea ...

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“Eroge”nous Zones

“Eroge”nous Zones

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Often times, when discussing Japanese eroge (a portmanteau of “erotic game[s]”) with someone who hasn’t played one, I find myself having to apologize for the pornographic content most eroge are known for.  “Yes,” the argument goes, “it does have explicit sex scenes, but ...

Greatest Video Game Openings: Fallout

Greatest Video Game Openings: Fallout

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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the w ...

Free-For-Play Friday: Jail Time

Free-For-Play Friday: Jail Time

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Frangelico-Flavored Free-For-Play Friday, Schmamers! If you know me, you know I have an unhealthy obsession with sim-games. Be they of the roller coaster, city, or just regular folks variety, if you can be God…I am God. Prison Architect takes the sim-concept to a ...

Schmabletop Reviews: Small World

Schmabletop Reviews: Small World

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The stout amazons looked down from their lone remaining mountaintop encampment, observing the gently rolling hills below. The valleys beneath them had once been full of pleasant meadows and farmland, softly painted countryside offering calm and shelter. Now they were o ...

Shut Up And Take My Money: HeroClix Edition

Shut Up And Take My Money: HeroClix Edition

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Well look at that. Bio Shock Infinite HeroClix. That? Oh that’s the sound of me vomiting money at these. Damn you consumer market and your making of things I want! And where is my damn Song Bird? It isn’t complete without him! ...

So Beautiful My Eyes Are Bleeding

So Beautiful My Eyes Are Bleeding

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This morning I have no pithy comments or strange sexual innuendo, because I saw Ballpoint Universe. A completely hand drawn game, yes, but completely hand drawn in ballpoint pen. This is a level of dedication that is both horrifying and beautiful. Just… gaze upon ...

T’hersday: Divine Payback

T’hersday: Divine Payback

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Howdy folks! Our regularly scheduled T’hersday columnist forgot to upload his article before going on a bit of a vacation so you’ll just have to wait until next week for some Far Cry 3 shenanigans. I have a question for those of you who are male and wear ga ...

Smart FPS: Treating Players Intelligently

Smart FPS: Treating Players Intelligently

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It’s no secret that the first person shooter is considered the ‘dumb’ genre of video games, but recently some writers and designers have been trying to change that. Over at RPS they’re having a series of interviews with the writers of Far Cry 3 ...

Shigeru Miyamoto is Walt Disney: Shakespeare

Shigeru Miyamoto is Walt Disney: Shakespeare

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(Howdy, Schmamers and welcome to a new feature here on GS: Shigeru Miyamoto is Walt Disney. In this feature we’ll present a historical figure, find their counterpart in the gaming world, and explain why. Join us for this exciting new series of examinations!)   ...

Schmame Over Episode 4: Waiting to Come Of Age

Schmame Over Episode 4: Waiting to Come Of Age

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Looking Back at the Super Mario Brothers Movie

Looking Back at the Super Mario Brothers Movie

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One of my favorite sports/pop culture related websites is Grantland, and last week they posted an article about one of my all time favorite movies in an article entitled The Strange Case of the Super Mario Bros. Movie. Yes, I am serious. I love that movie. And not even ...

Project Eternity, Meh

Project Eternity, Meh

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A new trailer for Obsidian’s Project Eternity  came out today, featuring the first “in game” footage. I don’t want to seem overly negative but I haven’t been terribly excited about this from the get go and this new trailer doesn’t do ...