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  • Under the Radar podcast

    Under the Radar podcast

    Posted on August 27, 2009 | No Comments
    There’s a newish podcast out there put on by Blake Leftwich of Salute Games, Matthew Taylor of The Robot Gamer, and Stephen Smith of Kombo.com and Video Game Collector. The show focuses on the guys discussing games that have slipped through through to release without...

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  • Happy Birthday, Giant Bomb

    Happy Birthday, Giant Bomb

    Posted on July 22, 2009 | No Comments
    Yesterday Giant Bomb celebrated their first anniversary since the full site was launched. It’s pretty remarkable how much the guys over at Giant Bomb have built up their site in a year’s time. I remember when Brad, Vinny, and the rest of the guys were...

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  • Giant Bomb: Now Available on the iTunes App Store

    Giant Bomb: Now Available on the iTunes App Store

    Posted on July 6, 2009 | 2 Comments
    I’ll let the official Giant Bomb ad speak for the product…

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  • Target starts up new preoder bonus

    Target starts up new preoder bonus

    Posted on April 16, 2009 | 2 Comments
    Target has been taking preorders on games for a little while, but it’s not for every game, and it’s not widely known. Now, the company is starting up a new preorder program that is guaranteed to steal a few sales away from Gamestop. If you...

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  • Buy some cool(?) Punch-Out!! stuff exclusively from Amazon

    Buy some cool(?) Punch-Out!! stuff exclusively from Amazon

    Posted on April 13, 2009 | 3 Comments
    Collector’s editions of games are all the rage now, it seems. People are dropping $10, $20, 0r even $30 extra dollars on specially packaged  versions of their games in order to get some bonus swag with their game. Many times these collector’s editions of games...

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  • Welcome, APB! Another arcade joins the game room (with pics)

    Welcome, APB! Another arcade joins the game room (with pics)

    Posted on March 14, 2009 | 5 Comments
    Today my wife (who is 8 months pregnant), my dog, and I headed up to Nampa, Idaho (about 15 minutes east of Boise) to pick up an APB arcade game from a fellow KLOV/BYOAC member, FrizzleFried. Boise is about a 5 hour drive from here,...

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  • Tetris, for people who have way too much free time

    Tetris, for people who have way too much free time

    Posted on March 13, 2009 | 2 Comments
    Tetris has always been a great time waster, but this version of it clearly outdoes anything you have ever seen before. By using your whole screen and shrinking the pieces down, it would take you all day to make any significant progress. If you get...

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  • I miss 80s game and food ads

    I miss 80s game and food ads

    Posted on March 11, 2009 | 5 Comments
    The 80s were full of ridiculous trends and fashions, but one thing I kinda miss is the cheesy style of advertising for things like toys, games, and food. Back then advertisers were kind of fun, rather than just irritating (see: Taco Bell). Below are a...

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  • Chase the Chuckwagon surpasses 2,000 members

    Chase the Chuckwagon surpasses 2,000 members

    Posted on March 5, 2009 | 3 Comments
    A while back I posted about a small but growing auction site that focused in on video games and related products. The site is called Chase the Chuckwagon, and it’s claim to fame is that it offers a more friendly atmosphere for buyers and sellers...

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  • Left 4 Dead DLC will be free

    Left 4 Dead DLC will be free

    Posted on February 11, 2009 | 1 Comment
    How awesome is Valve? The upcoming Left 4 Dead DLC, which is actually pretty significant, is going to be absolutely free for both PC and Xbox 360 users. In a recent press release, Valve gave all the tasty details. Here’s the direct quote: San Francisco,...

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