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NPR Discovers the Racist Stereotypes of Street Fighter II
If you played video games in the 1990’s then you know all about Street Fighter II, the arcade classic from Japanese video games publishing powerhouse Capcom, makers of other classics like Mega Man, Ghosts and Goblins, Resident Evil, and Monster Hunter. NPR’s Gene Demby recently wrote a nostalgia piece for their Code Switch blog in […]
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Video Games
Eric Ridgeway’s Amazing DOOM Artwork
Thanks to Kotaku for pointing out Eric Ridgeway‘s AMAZING DOOM art. Whether you played the original PC masterpiece back in the day or have come more recently to the party, every video gamer worth his salt knows what DOOM is. Absolutely beautiful artwork showing the demons of DOOM in all of their hellacious glory.
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Music
Video Game Music
Dead Worker’s Party – Minecraft’s End
A pop-inspired rendition of the ending of Minecraft, one of the most successful and influential games to be released in the past fifteen or so years. It will definitely go down as one of the greatest, if not the greatest, games of all time but, for now, enjoy the existential musings of the ending text […]
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