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Alone in the Dark: InfernU

November 26, 2012January 16, 2023imbarkus

2021 Update – I feel like I’m the only guy in the world who sort of enjoyed Alone in th Dark: Inferno for the PS3. Sure it was a clunker but it was an ambitious clunker and one of the few true attempts at an…Read on!Alone in the Dark: InfernU

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UDraw GameTablet Motion Box

November 17, 2012January 16, 2023imbarkus

So I don’t frequent NeoGAF any more as I left when everyone else left when Tyler turned out to be the big jerk I had always sorta thought that he was, but whatever. Back when I was there I participated in a thread called “Real…Read on!UDraw GameTablet Motion Box

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Too Human Motion Box

November 17, 2012January 16, 2023imbarkus

2021 Update – So the relevancy of any rareness for Silicon Knight games like Too Human was sort of diminished last year when Microsoft offered the digital verion of the game for free on the XBox Marketplace. I’m glad that more people get to play…Read on!Too Human Motion Box

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Mass Effect 3: Special Edition Motion Box

November 17, 2012January 16, 2023imbarkus

So I posted some work in an earlier post that was inspired by a NeoGAF thread called “Real Next Gen Box Art (Mobile GIF Warning)” and this covr for Mass Effect 3 for the WiiU was one of my contributions. This one was prett simple…Read on!Mass Effect 3: Special Edition Motion Box

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FTL Motion Box

November 16, 2012January 26, 2022imbarkus

So I posted some work in an earlier post that was inspired by a NeoGAF thread called “Real Next Gen Box Art (Mobile GIF Warning)” which I revisited with this image for one of my favorite games: FTL. This game was one of my favorites…Read on!FTL Motion Box

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Resident Evil 6 Motion Box

November 15, 2012January 16, 2023imbarkus

I wish I had thought of th idea myself. It all started one day when I ran across a NeoGAF thread called “Real Next Gen Box Art (Mobile GIF Warning)” which inspired me to start cracking away in Photoshop and After Effects. My first attempt,…Read on!Resident Evil 6 Motion Box

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Street Fighter Name Photoshops

September 11, 2012January 16, 2023imbarkus

I can tell from some of the pixels, and from making a few ‘shops in my time… So the simple story here is Cory Barlog, of Sony Santa Monica fame for his work on the God of War series, always had a name that tickled…Read on!Street Fighter Name Photoshops

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Games Editorial – Bitmob (aka GamesBeat/VentureBeat)

February 1, 2012December 12, 2023imbarkus

2021 UPDATE – Lots of things can happen in eleven years. The newly relaunched EGM I mentioned in another article was only good for a few issues, but the web site outlet is still cruising along to this day, so I’ve left it’s link live…Read on!Games Editorial – Bitmob (aka GamesBeat/VentureBeat)

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Alternate-Sony, PSVita, and the PSP Too – The Road Not Taken

January 30, 2012January 16, 2023imbarkus

In the remote location known as Katorga-12, scientists have discovered the January 2012 issue of Gamepro magazine, a publication that, as we know it, ceased all operations with the November 2011 issue. Though badly singed, and missing many of its pages, a few interesting tidbits were…Read on!Alternate-Sony, PSVita, and the PSP Too – The Road Not Taken

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God of War 3 Motion Box (Wad of Gore)

December 11, 2011January 16, 2023imbarkus

So it all started with one of my Haiku Reviews on Bitmob, which first led me to pull the God of War 3 cover into Photoshop for some fun. Then later on, after hitting the 2011 Video Game Anagram Cover thread on NeoGAF, I went…Read on!God of War 3 Motion Box (Wad of Gore)

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Nintendo’s 2nd Pillar – The Road Not Taken

March 21, 2011January 16, 2023imbarkus

This mysterious article was discovered in a singed copy of the October 2009 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly, a popular gaming magazine that ceased publication in January 2009 and did not resume until April 2010. This magazine was found in a remote Russian scientific facility,…Read on!Nintendo’s 2nd Pillar – The Road Not Taken

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Gamepro Magazine “Letters of the Month” – April & June 2010

August 2, 2010January 16, 2023imbarkus

I’ve been following the Games Journalism work of John Davison since those classic 1up.com/EGM days, through his tenure at whattheyplay.com (useful to me as a parent of two kids myself). So it was with excitement that I saw him taking over the reins as editor-in-chief…Read on!Gamepro Magazine “Letters of the Month” – April & June 2010