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  • This past week, I had an incredible spring break vacation in Japan. I won’t bore you with the details of my visit, save one. I happened to speak to a friend of mine there who had an ‘in’ at Nintendo, and he, knowing that I run this little blog, got <a href="http://www.southerngamer.net/breaking-new-game-from-miyamoto/#more-'" class="more-link">more »</a>

    Breaking: New Game from Miyamoto

    This past week, I had an incredible spring break vacation in Japan. I won’t bore you with the details of my visit, save one. I happened to speak to a friend of mine there who had an ‘in’ at Nintendo, and he, knowing that I run this little blog, got more »

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  • So, I’ve been trying to find my niche for a while now — something I’ve always struggled with here on Southern Gamer. Obviously, there’s not really an audience for the sporadic ramblings of a dude living in Tennessee who plays a lot of games. Be that as it may, that’s <a href="http://www.southerngamer.net/the-playthrough-review/#more-'" class="more-link">more »</a>

    The Playthrough Review

    So, I’ve been trying to find my niche for a while now — something I’ve always struggled with here on Southern Gamer. Obviously, there’s not really an audience for the sporadic ramblings of a dude living in Tennessee who plays a lot of games. Be that as it may, that’s more »

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  • First of all, Forward Unto Dawn is brilliant. Seriously, the production quality, acting, directing, costumes, sets; all of them in the first two episodes is great, but I’m most impressed with the weight 343 seems to be putting into the canonical tie-in for the game’s multiplayer (as I also mentioned <a href="http://www.southerngamer.net/a-halo-5-prediction/#more-'" class="more-link">more »</a>

    A Halo 5 Prediction and Why Forward Unto Dawn is a Brilliant Step Towards It

    First of all, Forward Unto Dawn is brilliant. Seriously, the production quality, acting, directing, costumes, sets; all of them in the first two episodes is great, but I’m most impressed with the weight 343 seems to be putting into the canonical tie-in for the game’s multiplayer (as I also mentioned more »

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  • The Ohio State marching band (and whoever pitched the idea of a completely video game-themed set) is officially my collective hero. With music from Mario and Zelda to Tetris and Halo, not to mention the absolutely stellar formations (THE HORSE!), this is a half-time show that no self-respecting gamer should <a href="http://www.southerngamer.net/the-most-beautiful-thing-ive-ever-seen/#more-'" class="more-link">more »</a>

    The Most Beautiful Thing I’ve Ever Seen

    The Ohio State marching band (and whoever pitched the idea of a completely video game-themed set) is officially my collective hero. With music from Mario and Zelda to Tetris and Halo, not to mention the absolutely stellar formations (THE HORSE!), this is a half-time show that no self-respecting gamer should more »

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  • Every time a new Halo game is released, I like to speculate what the sequel should have. After many marathon sessions of Combat Evolved, I thought it would be cool to play as an Elite, and whattaya know? Along came the Arbiter — though that didn’t quite turn out as <a href="http://www.southerngamer.net/halo-4-goes-gold-has-flood-in-multiplayer/#more-'" class="more-link">more »</a>

    Halo 4 Goes Gold, Has Flood in Multiplayer

    Every time a new Halo game is released, I like to speculate what the sequel should have. After many marathon sessions of Combat Evolved, I thought it would be cool to play as an Elite, and whattaya know? Along came the Arbiter — though that didn’t quite turn out as more »

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  • Has Kojima finally LOST HIS DAMN MIND!? Earlier this morning, Hideo Kojima, famed creator /director /producer /whateverhewantstobecalled-er, tweeted a picture of the Metal Gear Rising demo he’s trying out, saying, “METAL GEAR RISING’s demo. Title screen with Black Raiden. The arm of White Raiden.” Wait. What? ‘The arm of White <a href="http://www.southerngamer.net/metal-gear-rising-arm-controller/#more-'" class="more-link">more »</a>

    Metal Gear Rising – ARM CONTROLLER

    Has Kojima finally LOST HIS DAMN MIND!? Earlier this morning, Hideo Kojima, famed creator /director /producer /whateverhewantstobecalled-er, tweeted a picture of the Metal Gear Rising demo he’s trying out, saying, “METAL GEAR RISING’s demo. Title screen with Black Raiden. The arm of White Raiden.” Wait. What? ‘The arm of White more »

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  • Watching Claptrap break it down to dubstep makes me very happy. WUB WUB indeed! Game launches on September 18th.

    Borderlands 2 Trailer

    Watching Claptrap break it down to dubstep makes me very happy. WUB WUB indeed! Game launches on September 18th.

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  • If you logged into Steam in the last few days, you likely saw this ad, in which they poke a little fun at the asteroid ’2005 YU55,’ which passed inside the orbit of the moon on November 8th. Regardless of its potential threat to humanity, the folks at Steam decided <a href="http://www.southerngamer.net/steam-pokes-fun-at-asteroid-humanity/#more-'" class="more-link">more »</a>

    Steam pokes fun at asteroid, humanity

    If you logged into Steam in the last few days, you likely saw this ad, in which they poke a little fun at the asteroid ’2005 YU55,’ which passed inside the orbit of the moon on November 8th. Regardless of its potential threat to humanity, the folks at Steam decided more »

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  • There’s a twitching at the corner of your vision. Are you asleep or awake? How many days are left? The time is dragging and I’m beating a dead horse. New games are released every month, but how many really catch your fancy? A game that has had your hands itching <a href="http://www.southerngamer.net/video-game-pre-addiction/#more-'" class="more-link">more »</a>

    Video Game Pre-addiction

    There’s a twitching at the corner of your vision. Are you asleep or awake? How many days are left? The time is dragging and I’m beating a dead horse. New games are released every month, but how many really catch your fancy? A game that has had your hands itching more »

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  • If you bought a 3DS and accessed the Nintendo eShop before the price-drop, you can now download ten free NES games, which are:  Super Mario Bros, Donkey Kong Jr, Balloon Fight, Ice Climber, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, NES Open Tournament Golf, Wrecking Crew, Zelda II – The Adventure of Link, and Yoshi. The process is a bit obscure; <a href="http://www.southerngamer.net/3ds-ambassador-rewards-are-live/#more-'" class="more-link">more »</a>

    3DS Ambassador Rewards are Live

    If you bought a 3DS and accessed the Nintendo eShop before the price-drop, you can now download ten free NES games, which are:  Super Mario Bros, Donkey Kong Jr, Balloon Fight, Ice Climber, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, NES Open Tournament Golf, Wrecking Crew, Zelda II – The Adventure of Link, and Yoshi. The process is a bit obscure; more »

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