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In games like Diablo, Infinity Blade, or Rogue Legacy, winning is merely a vehicle to more effective acquisition. And that makes me a little leery about myself as a gamer.
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The worst thing about Connor as a character seems to me to have less to do with him possibly serving as an ethnic stereotype and more to do with the fact that he often just doesn't seem human at all.
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Explaining the 'Prometheus' Love/Hate
Ridley Scott abandoned Alien after the first film, allowing James Cameron, David Fincher, and Jean-Pierre Jeunet to run wild with it. As a result, his return was bound to be polarizing.
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An 'Alien' (Prequel) Primer
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The Death and More Still of the Malignant Man
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This Riverworld reboot improves on the 2003 version, but that's no grand achievement.
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