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1999 was the greatest year ever for video games

By Darryn Bonthuys
September 17, 2019
in :  Features, Gaming
73

We’re winding down on not only another year, but a decade. A decade of highs and lows, of stunning new entries in long-running franchises and the birth of several new contenders in video games who have already made an indelible mark on the scene. The more things change though, the more they remain the same and you only have to …

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Tony Hawk reveals some unseen behind the scenes footage from the original Pro Skater

By Darryn Bonthuys
September 4, 2019
in :  Gaming
1

We’ve spoken before about how Neversoft pulled off a 1080 miracle with this project, smashing a deadline and delivering an experience that was the perfect way to end a decade, a century and a millennium. Celebrating the mother of all milestones, the Hawk himself posted on Twitter some previously unseen footage of the motion capture for the game.

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20 years later, here are 20 things you might not have known about Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater

By Darryn Bonthuys
April 8, 2019
in :  Features, Gaming
4

In August 1999, Activision and Neversoft released Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, and a genre went mainstream. While THPS may not have been the first skateboarding game on the market, it was still the very best that a burgeoning genre could offer.

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Now this is pod racing! Modder recreates the best Star Wars racing game in Unreal Engine 4

By Darryn Bonthuys
March 12, 2019
in :  Gaming
16

Hearing the pleas of the millions who still cry out for a proper remake of the classic Star Wars: Pod Racer game, modder RobJin has answered their prayers with a spiffy update that takes the original game out of the gutters and gives it a fresh coat of Unreal Engine 4 paint. The result? Nostalgia racing forward at maximum speed:

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Cinophile: The Ninth Gate

By James
November 17, 2014
in :  Entertainment
2

[column size=one_half position=first ] Johnny Depp is knows for marching to his own drum, Last Updated: November 17, 2014

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How to unlock Bioshock Infinite’s 1999 mode

By Darryn Bonthuys
March 27, 2013
in :  Gaming
28

Want to unlock the hardest of difficulty modes in Bioshock Infinite? Here's how to do so.

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