This week in video game news…

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“Yeah, we’ve still got it, so just come on over.”  Such was my last communication with those taking refuge at Gamestop.  I hastily left my shelter with minimal equipment, merely my jacket, boots, satchel, portable radio, and hunting rifle for protection.  Walking steadfastly through the snow that blanketed the crater-riddled ground, I boarded the shuttle [...]

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Some people have to learn the hard way.  Robotnik, also known as Eggman, posed as a plastic surgeon in his latest attempt to get rid of Sonic once and for all.  Don’t ask us, it wasn’t our brilliant idea.  The charade went too far however when an innocent woman left Robotnik’s office with unexpected [...]

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Speaking from a pulpit of oaken thorns yesterday, Disney spokesperson Lucifer Thompson announced the next title in the Guitar Hero series, Guitar Hero: High School Musical. Around the same time, researchers in Antarctica reported that the Ross Ice Shelf (the largest ice shelf in Antarctica, about the size of France) was destroyed as miles [...]

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Wii Music, eh?  Sounds like a nice little toy for the kids in order to kill some time…  WHOAH MAH GOD!  $50?!  For this?!  Are you nuts Nintendo?  Wii Music is nothing more than a tech demo at best.  You wave the Wii Remote in rhythm to create music.  You can wave your arms [...]

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A quick explanation: HPZ Music Update will be a regular feature on the Fridays that I post, to provide some relaxation at the end of your week.  We’ll feature some music news, but the real focus of this section is the playlist (feel free to click on a song below and listen as you read [...]

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Pacman’s uncontrollable eating habits would eventually catch up to him, but no one expected an outcome like this.  While food shopping, Pacman involuntarily ate whatever food came his way (everyone knows that he can’t help but eat whenever he moves).  This drove the store manager to… somewhat extreme measures.

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Combining their tendency for milking the f*ck out of cash-cow franchises and releasing countless remakes, Nintendo has decided to remake Pokemon Crystal to appeal to a different demographic: Midwestern meth-heads.  The new version, entitled Pokemon: Crystal Meth version, is set to release early next year, with a free package of Sudafed included in the first [...]

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Police are still searching for the mysterious suspect who’s allegedly stealing goods from innocent civilians.  The suspect cannot be named for he continually changes his identity apparently.  Nevertheless, this unnamed suspect is apparently regarded as a local hero.  So, why is he robbing the people he should be protecting?

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Let me start off by saying Indigo Prophecy is an adventure game at its core.  However, it bares little resemblance to its point-and-click PC counterparts.  A more accurate description of Indigo Prophecy (known as Fahrenheit outside North America) is an interactive movie, containing plenty of action, plot twists, engaging dialogue, and much more.

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