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  • Do Video Games Need Movie Stars?

    Do Video Games Need Movie Stars?

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    I’ve been watching a lot of the pre-release footage of Halo 5: Guardians, which comes out tonight. I also just finished playing Until Dawn. One noteworthy feature these video games have in common is that some of their characters are based on real-world, recognizable actors. Not just their voices — their entire faces. In Halo 5, the character Buck looks just…

  • “Crimson Peak” Review: An Old-Fashioned Ghost Story

    “Crimson Peak” Review: An Old-Fashioned Ghost Story

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    Movie trailers make Crimson Peak look like an intelligent horror film. You see a woman in a haunted house with ghosts. In reality, I’d say Crimson Peak is a period piece with a twist. Director Guillermo del Toro has merged Jane Austen-style romance with ghost stories to create something that feels familiar… yet it’s a totally…

  • Bullet Point Comparison of the “Gears of War” Games

    Bullet Point Comparison of the “Gears of War” Games

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    This past six weeks, I’ve become kind of obsessed with Gears of War. I played the first game remastered on Xbox One, then proceeded to play the second and third games on my Xbox 360 — all co-op. Each game has strengths and weaknesses. Some missions were really hard to get through. One game in…