Posted in No Huddle by Gino Sassani on May 12th, 2011
“Beyond any terror ever known, The Black Sleep, it wakes the dead, plunging you into a reign of terror.” London, 1872. Dr. Cadman (Rathbone) has discovered an ancient drug that mimics death in every way. It puts the person in a deep sleep he refers to as the black sleep. He considers it to be […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on March 11th, 2011
“I guess if this is the first you’re hearing about it, I know how this must all sound.” Unless you’ve been in a coma like the lead character of The Walking Dead, you’ve been hearing a lot about this AMC television series of late. It’s no wonder. I’m amazed that it’s taken so long to […]
Posted in Dare to Play the Game, News and Opinions by Michael Durr on May 26th, 2010
The Fall of the PSP, No German Violent Games Ban & Nintendo doesn’t make games for kids? – Welcome to the column that was two hundred columns in the making known as Dare to Play the Game. I’m back from vacation, thanks for noticing. Thank you even if you didn’t notice, now quick you have […]
Posted in Dare to Play the Game, News and Opinions by Michael Durr on February 17th, 2010
EA Restores NFL Players, Lawsuits involving NCAA Games, & Microsoft spends 200 million on Facebook apps? – Welcome to the column that would be willing to trade bad jokes for virtual currency known as Dare to Play the Game. This is the part of the show where I tell you I played all these games […]
Posted in Dare to Play the Game, News and Opinions by Michael Durr on January 7th, 2009
Most Played over Xbox Live, Lego Rock Band & Illinois Senate hates alcohol? – Welcome to the column that would be rich if it had a nickel for every bad gaming idea to be made this year known as Dare to Play the Game. I am currently not playing Fable II, I know you are […]
Posted in Dare to Play the Game, News and Opinions by Michael Durr on December 3rd, 2008
Dominating 360’s, GTA IV making mistakes, and Escapist Gaming – Welcome to the column with copy protection that can only be decrypted with sharp wit or a giant pair of “hackers” known as Dare to Play the Game. Last week was Thanksgiving. I ate lots of turkey, I ate lots of pie. The combination made […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Michael Durr on December 1st, 2008
TNA Wrestling is currently a very exciting place in the world of wrestling. Two factions have formed: Main Event Mafia and the Frontline. MEM is five former & current world champions and they are a deadly combination not seen since the heyday of the NWO. They want to teach respect to the other faction known […]
Posted in Dare to Play the Game, News and Opinions by Michael Durr on November 26th, 2008
In the Army, Fable II DLC & The Size of 360 Games – Welcome to the column that tried to copy itself to the Xbox 360 drive and realized it was 20 gigs (19.99 of which was pictures of Morgan Webb) known as Dare to Play the Game. Last week, I mentioned the fun subject […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on July 4th, 2008
Todd Haynes continues to dazzle and amaze with his body of work. In Velvet Goldmine, he told the story of a fictitious glam-rock band in David Bowie/Ziggy Stardust style. Far From Heaven found him taking the Douglas Sirk films of the ‘50s into a nontraditional turn. In his follow-up film I’m Not There, his first […]
Posted in Dare to Play the Game, News and Opinions by Michael Durr on December 12th, 2007
Arkadian Warriors rocking to XBLA, No Rockband for Christmas in Canada, and Games of the Year? – Welcome to the column that promises to rock as much as possible but we have to be in bed by 9:00pm known as Dare to Play the Game. Welcome to another edition of Dare to Play the Game. […]
Posted in Dare to Play the Game, News and Opinions by Michael Durr on December 5th, 2007
Reviewer fired for bad review, Xbox 360 Dashboard Update, & the Wii being put up on Ebay for grand larceny? – Welcome to the column that is always honest and promises that Kane & Lynch is indeed a steaming pile known as Dare to Play the Game. Welcome to another edition of Dare to Play […]
Posted in Game Reviews by Michael Durr on July 29th, 2007
Guitar Hero 1 made big business. Guitar Hero 2 made bigger business and became a phenomenon. Due to the success of the first two, Activision decided to release a stand-alone themed Guitar Hero. After some deliberation, it was decided they would release Rocks the 80’s including tunes from my favorite decade. Included in that decade […]
Posted in Brain Blasters, News and Opinions by David Annandale on April 27th, 2007
Complaining about remakes is a lazy, fish-in-the-barrel sport. Any scribe can and has done it, especially, one suspects, when ideas are otherwise running low. But remakes are on my mind thanks to a recent encounter with a particularly bad one, so screw it, I’m ruminating. Received wisdom posits that remakes are inherently a bad thing, […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by David Annandale on August 5th, 2003
Synopsis The plot of both films is identical: a meticulous sculptor of wax figures has his life and workdestroyed in a fire set by an unscrupulous business partner. Years later, now confined to awheelchair and deprived the use of his hands, the sculptor is back in business. This time, thewaxworks are made by murdering […]
