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I Have to Wonder: Who Exactly is 'Porn & Pong' Written For?new
Nothing Brown presents in Porn & Pong is going to be a huge revelation if you're already mired in gamer culture, and I just can't see the average person choosing the book over Stephenie Meyer's sparkly vampires.
The Portland Mercury |
Earnest "Nex" Cavalli |
08-28-2009 |
Nonfiction
Geek Out: 'Street Fighter IV'new
I swear I tried to temper my excitement for this game by trying to find some kind of salient flaw in its design—but there's nothing there, man!
The Portland Mercury |
Earnest "Nex" Cavalli |
02-19-2009 |
Video Games
'Skate 2': Survival of the Fittestnew
Activision's Tony Hawk Pro Skater series was an ailing wildebeest, and EA Black Box's Skate was the speedy jungle cat that ran it down and tore out its throat. But Skate 2 is a robotic velociraptor covered in spikes and electricity that chases Activision's lumbering wildebeest, disembowels it, and defiles the corpse in ways both unholy and physically impossible.
The Portland Mercury |
Earnest "Nex" Cavalli |
01-22-2009 |
Video Games
Vampire Nazis vs. Rocket-Launching Werewolvesnew
Operation Darkness does one thing wrong, and a whole bunch of other things right.
The Portland Mercury |
Earnest "Nex" Cavalli |
07-03-2008 |
Video Games
'Grand Theft Auto IV' is Amazingnew
The latest installment of one of the most notorious game series in history takes you through an immigrant story that satirizes America's most beloved institutions, from Starbucks to American Idol, while simultaneously telling a gripping crime story that's as good as Scarface.
The Portland Mercury |
Earnest "Nex" Cavalli |
05-01-2008 |
Video Games
Swan Lake. With Guns.new
Devil May Cry 4 is an unapologetic throwback to the days when games were simply entertainment.
The Portland Mercury |
Earnest "Nex" Cavalli |
03-13-2008 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Videogames are Hard!new
While Contra 4 retains the series' fantastic graphics, tight controls, and hyper-macho, shoot-first-and-never-ask-questions gameplay, it also retains the series' trademark insane difficulty.
The Portland Mercury |
Earnest "Nex" Cavalli |
02-01-2008 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
The 2007 'Portland Mercury' Game Awardsnew
Here are our picks for the most notable video games, characters, and creepy Ayn Rand references.
The Portland Mercury |
Earnest "Nex" Cavalli |
12-27-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
'Guitar Hero III' Rocks Like Hurricanenew
If the original Guitar Hero was an acoustic Tegan and Sara show in an Austin coffeehouse, and Guitar Hero II was a Pearl Jam concert circa 1994, Guitar Hero III is the electronic equivalent of that Black Sabbath gig that left an innocent bat headless.
The Portland Mercury |
Earnest "Nex" Cavalli |
11-08-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
