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Game Review: The Last of Us

June 18, 2013 By 3 Comments
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The Last of Us (PlayStation 3) Developer: Naughty Dog Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Genre(s): Action-Adventure, Survival Horror Released: June 14, 2013 Price: $59.99 ESRB Rating: M – Mature I’ve gone back and forth trying to decide how I wanted to handle this review. The Last of Us released this past Friday, and of course, it was a hugely anticipated PS3 exclusive. Reviews from the larger Metacritic outlets went up weeks ago, and so by now people who may have been on the fence before will have seen dozens and dozens of all positive reviews and have likely purchased the game. So with that said, I’m going to do something different with this review; I’m going to talk spoilers. Don’t run off yet if you haven’t finished the game though. First, I’m going to do a … [Read more...]

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The Backlog Volume # 22 – Remember Me

June 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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Platform: Playstation 3[reviewed], Xbox 360, PC Publisher: Capcom Developer: Dontnod Entertainment Genre(s): Third Person Action-Adventure Released: June 4, 2013 ESRB Rating: M-Mature Hello once again and welcome back to The Backlog, your one and only source for reviews of games that are keeping me from attempting to catch up on my Wall of Shame. Today we're going to be taking a look at Remember Me, a third-person action-adventure offering from the folks at Dontnod Entertainment and Capcom. When I first heard about this game, I was intrigued, but I didn't get my expectations very high. Perhaps that worked to my advantage, but regardless, this was a quality offering and I thoroughly enjoyed my time with this game, and I look forward to getting back to it down the line … [Read more...]

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Movie Review: Safe

June 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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Starring: Jason Statham, Catherine Chan, Chris Sarandon, Reggie Lee Director: Boaz Yakin Writer(s): Boaz Yakin Studio: Lionsgate Runtime: 95 minutes Rated: R Official Score: 3 stars   As part of a new reviewing strategy I have bolded and underline the parts of this review that I feel are the most important to read, so if you'd just prefer the one minute version of my thoughts here, feel free to scroll down at your leisure. Mei (Catherine Chan) is a very gifted child to say the absolute least, as we learn right at the very start of this movie. She is startlingly brilliant at math and has the ability to memorize long sequences of numbers with very little time or effort on her part. This makes her an incredibly desirable asset and a target for the Chinese Triads who … [Read more...]

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Blu-ray Review: 12 Rounds 2 Reloaded

June 12, 2013 By 1 Comment
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12 Rounds 2: Reloaded Starring: Randy Orton, Brian Markinson, Tom Stevens, Cindy Busby Director: Roel Reine Writer: David Benullo Studio: WWE Studios Running Time: 94 minutes Rated: R * A copy of this Blu-ray was provided for review. The latest WWE Studios film to star a WWE Superstar released last Tuesday directly to DVD. I typically find WWE films to be okay at best, but never “offensive.” They’re always the type of movie that is worth watching at least once if you can find it on one of the movie channels. This one is a little bit different in that it is actually very enjoyable, and honestly, it should have gone to theaters (certainly better than Dead Man Down and the previous 12 Rounds starring John Cena). Before watching this movie I would have laughed at the idea … [Read more...]

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Movie Review: Being Flynn

June 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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Starring: Robert De Niro, Paul Dano, Olivia Thirlby, Julianne Moore, Dale Dickey, Lili Taylor Director: Paul Weitz Writer(s): Nick Flyn, Paul Weitz Studio: Corduroy Films Runtime: 102 minutes Rated: R Official Score: 2 stars America has produced only three great writers as we are told in this movie’s opening narration voiced by Robert De Niro in the character of Jonathan Flynn, that being Mark Twain, J.D Salinger, and himself. He is, as a matter of indisputable fact, quite delusional. And it is this movie’s object to make him both eccentrically lovable and existentially loathable at the same time, a task it mostly succeeds at thanks in large parts to the acting talents of Robert De Niro and the natural good will you want to feel towards the character. This movie was … [Read more...]

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PlayStation 4 Hits Stores This Holiday, Cost $399

June 10, 2013 By 2 Comments
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The Sony E3 conference tonight might as well have been a love letter to PlayStation fans and gamers who don't like unnecessary restrictions placed on them, as Sony continued to show that they have learned from their mistakes. It was basically music to our ears after weeks of Microsoft laying it on thick with the BS and angering a ton of gamers in the process. PS4 will hit store shelves this Holiday, and it'll cost $399. For those keeping score, that is $100 less than Xbox One... that machine with mandatory Kinect, horrible used game DRM, and that needs to connect to the Internet once every 24 hours for you to have the permission to play that game you bought but don't own. THREE HUNDRED NINETY-NINE US dollars. Pre-order it now from Amazon, or your retailer of choice, and I … [Read more...]

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Sony Details How Used Games & Sharing Games Works On PS4

June 10, 2013 By 1 Comment
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Sony detailed its policed for used games during their press conference today, and it's really quite complicated. So the good folks over at Sony created this helpful video to show how you can share your physical used game... Yes, Sony struck pretty hard at Microsoft tonight. PS4 features no used game DRM; your physical copies work just as they always have and you're free to sell, trade, lend, give, or borrow as much as you want. Also, your single player games will work when you're offline. Imagine that. The console never has to be connected to the Internet, ever. Again, imagine that. PS4 hits store shelves this Holiday season for a very reasonable $399. … [Read more...]

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Xbox One Releases in November, Will Cost $499

June 10, 2013 By 3 Comments
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Microsoft announced the price and launch month of Xbox One today near the end of their price conference, and to it would be an understatement to say it's a bit steep. Xbox One will hit stores in November, and it'll retail for $499. I wasn't interest in the system since all their DRM and 24-hour check in stuff was revealed, but I definitely wouldn't be in for that price anyway. If you're interested in the system though, you can pre-order it now from the retailer of your choice. I'd go with Amazon for the free shipping and no sales tax. If you pre-order it, you'll get the "Day One" edition, which includes a limited edition controller, token code to unlock Day One achievement, premium packaging, and decal. Yes, they're giving you a code to unlock a Day One achievement. That price … [Read more...]

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The Breaking Bad Anticipation Station (Part Duex)

June 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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  Yes, it’s another Breaking Bad related post here today on Pulp Culture, as I am getting more and more hyped as August 11th and the premiere of the last eight episodes of the best television series of the past half decade or so (Sorry Mad Men, I like you too though, I swear.) gets closer and closer. So you can indeed expect more of the same as that luminous date approaches. I came upon this video while stumbling around on Youtube looking for, you guessed it, other Breaking Bad related videos to hold me over until that aforementioned start date. This is a great catch-me-up on the first four and a half seasons of the show. It’s a good half hour long so make sure you have time before you click the old play button, but it’s worth watching if you could use a little refresher on … [Read more...]

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Pulp Wrestling – The Intimidators

June 8, 2013 By 2 Comments
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Hello everyone and welcome to the return edition of Pulp Wrestling. As always I shall be your host for this column, Julius McPherson at your service. It's been quite a while since I've done this, so I hope I remember where all the buttons on this newfangled typewriter are. With that said, let's dive in to another palpitating pool of Pulp Wrestling. Our subject this time out is the top ten most intimidating men in pro wrestling history, or as titled the top ten most believable badasses. As said, it’s been a while since I’ve done one of these columns, so I felt a good old fashioned fun and light hearted list like this would be a good way to ease myself back into the mix. So with that said, here we go. Top Ten Most Believable Badasses in Wrestling First off let’s take a second to talk … [Read more...]

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