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Ghostbusters The Video Game: Nostalgia is a Dangerous Weapon

Including the New York Public Library as a playable mission in the demo1 should have been a dead giveaway. As one of the signature setpieces in the film Ghostbusters, allowing players to take part in a second trip to this … Continue reading

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Ghostbusters: The Video Game continues the assault on nostalgia

“If you loved the films then this is the game that you have been waiting for.” – Extreme Gamer “If you’re a fan of the movies this alone is largely enough to look past the game’s failings.” – Total Video … Continue reading

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Gears of War: sometimes the answer is more bullets

My first exposure to Gears of War was a commercial that aired in late 2006 featuring Gary Jules’ cover of “Mad World”. It was an awkward insertion of a popular song for what appeared to be a grungy, blood spattered … Continue reading

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Inside Man: inserting social commentary on video games into film

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The Temple of Doom: Orphan of the Indiana Jones Trilogy?

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I forgot Constantine

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Hollywood and comics: a tenuous relationship

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the last stand, indeed

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cover my eyes, please

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Revenge of the Sith: closing the circle

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