Category: Microsoft

What games are you most looking forward to play in the next few months?

As the avalanche of new games are coming towards us for the 2012 Christmas season and beyond, I’m excited to be able to get my hands on the Wii U system, ZombiU, New Super Mario Bros U, Pikmin 3 and Assassins Creed 3. What games are you most excited for?

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Broken Fuse Podcast Episode 40

In this episode, Harley and I talk about Disney acquiring LucasFilm and it’s subsidiaries, Nexus 4 & 10, the new iPads and the imminent release of the Wii U.

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Youtube Tuesday: Ohio State University Marching Band Pays Tribute To Gaming

Ohio State Marching Band pays tribute to some of the most beloved video games. It brings a warm feeling to my heart as a classically trained musician and a gamer.

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Getting Back Into The Rhythm Of Things

It’s been a hectic few months at Broken Fuse HQ with commitments outside the site. I know that we’ve posted less material for the past few months due to this and we’re gearing up for a new season and a fresh start in September. Our podcast has been on a bit of a summer hiatus so we’ll be getting it back on air in the next few weeks! Hope everyone’s had a great summer and is gearing up for the end of the games drought and the annual flood of games at Christmas!

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Star Wars: The Old Republic shifting to Free-To-Play

Less than a year into it’s release, Star Wars: The Old Republic is shifting from a subscription based game to a free to play model. SWTOR started strong with 1.7 million subscribers and has dropped below one million, although according to EA, it’s still well over 500,000. Continue reading

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What games do you like to revisit?

During the summer dry spell of games, what games do you like to revisit if you don’t have a huge backlog like me? If I have time I like to revisit some of the older Mario, Pokemon, Zelda and Star Wars games for nostalgic reasons.

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Injustice: Gods Among Us

The creators of Mortal Kombat are making a fighting game using DC characters. Members of the Justice League and key villains will appear. Many characters received updated looks as well such as Batman resembling the one from Christopher Nolan’s movies. Continue reading

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What are your favourite handheld games to travel with?

Since it’s summer and travel is quite common during these months, what are some games you like to travel with? I usually pack in a Pokemon and Mario Kart game as a travelling staple.

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What Are Your Summer Plans?

Summer has officially arrived and that usually means family trips to the beach/cottage, road trips, time spent away from home or bunkering down in a nerd cave. Continue reading

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Neurology of Gaming Chart

This chart of sorts describes some of the good and bad effects of gaming. I’ts definitely interesting what does come out of this modern hobby. I wonder what people will be saying about the effects of gaming twenty, fifty, perhaps even a hundred years from now? Hit the jump for the full sized chart on the Neurology of gaming! Continue reading

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