The innocent bystander has become a mainstay of today’s video games. These innocent characters have become an added dimension to games, allowing players to interact with these bystanders. The real enjoyment of this added element for some reason comes not from protecting or helping these bystanders, but instead from eliciting as much pain and damage as possible on these poor innocent characters. What drives gamers to unleash such fury on computer-generated characters that mean no harm and would be perfectly content to wander about enjoying their pointless little lives?

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Recently I have been thinking about minority representation in the realm of video games. Honestly, it feels like the days of Charlie Chan and “Yes massa” days are still prevalent in many titles. I’m not referring to racism, but in the light of “Create-A-Character” functions, isn’t it time that all ethnicities are represented in all genres?

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With each chapter of Left 4 Dead being its own story with a cinematic gameplay style, if there was ever a game that needed to be made into a movie, it’s this one. However, without a good director, writer, and cast the Left 4 Dead movie would fall victim to the same fate as most other game to movie transitions. So let’s look at who should take on the task of turning the Death Toll campaign into a movie.

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In this week’s Robot Punch! we’re going to cover a news story that’s a bit on the old side, but I think it’s of an issue that we all need to be aware of. This Monday, we’ll see the beginning of a trial that could not only have severe repercussions on the comic book industry, but also your First Amendment rights!

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Final Fantasy XIII Trailer with gameplay and subtitles.

CD-keys and game authorization codes are not only annoying for most PC gamers, they’re generally accepted as standard procedure. In fact, they’re so standard that you find yourself letting your guard down — forgetting that titles under the banner of “Games for Windows” should not be so readily trusted; after all, Windows is in the title.

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