Rent games at redbox
Redbox announced today that beginning tomorrow – Friday, June 17 – video game rentals will launch at their more than 21,000 locations nationwide. Featuring video game titles for PS3, Wii and XBOX 360, redbox will rent games for $2 a day. “From your local grocery, convenience or drug store straight to your family room, the [...]
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It used to be that people chose gaming consoles because of the games they could play. Each console maker has games exclusive to their machine. Nintendo is known for Mario and his buddy Link. If you want to slay gods as Kratos you need to buy Sony’s machine. And Microsoft found their mascot in the [...]
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Since I first took home a Nintendo Wii three years ago I’ve always found the system’s software presents an all or nothing situation. There are quite a few games I’ve enjoyed for the Wii, all of which present an easy level of accessibility and a strong replay value. Perhaps the most famous of this category [...]
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“Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet” is a third-person action game based on the hit Cartoon Network series. Geared toward younger gamers, your favorite heroes have child-like appearances with a more innocent dialog and watered-down violence. The story begins with Hulk and Iron Man picking up Thor’s birthday gift. They discover that Thanos is [...]
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Like so many people do with movies and music, I can clearly document the stages of my life though baseball video games. Growing up my summer nights were dominated by NES titles such as “RBI Baseball” and “Baseball Stars.” In my early teenager years, a combination of releases with Ken Griffey Jr. in the title [...]
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Had it just been a new entry in the action/platformer market, “Rango” would likely be well received as a nice first try. Its strengths are its beautiful graphics, quirky sensibilities and truly fun gameplay. Its weaknesses are its short length, relatively shallow difficulty and the fact that it simply doesn’t have the polish of the [...]
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