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[inside pulse] mango ppv rewind: tna genesis 2010
The first PPV of 2010 is in the books and we have a large cast on board for the Mango PPV Rewind. I’m joined by Grut, SMS and PK as we discuss a PPV none of us really enjoyed. Check out the full podcast at Inside Pulse
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ham & mushroom pasta
ingredients: virginia ham mushrooms garlic onions salt pepper butter scallions italian parsley farfalle pasta parmesan cheese jalapeno peppers
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[inside pulse] action platformer #1
It’s been nearly thirty years since Mario jumped his first barrel and climbed ladders to reach the evil Donkey Kong in his attempt to save the girl. Following Donkey Kong was Atari’s megahit Pitfall, and by the early 80s, side scrolling action games with jumping and running were a premiere video game genre. Read the…
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[inside pulse] review: excitebike world rally (wii)
One of the best trends of the last couple years has been graphical upgrades of 8 and 16 bit favorites. Quietly, Nintendo released Excitebike: World Rally on WiiWare with little or no fanfare – it was announced exclusively on Nintendo Week and then put on the download service a week or so later. For fans…
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[inside pulse] gaming under construction 0.00
At the dawn of 2010, to kick off my new weekly gaming column, I didn’t know where to begin. So much changes on such a regular basis that the games industry as we knew it 5, 10, 15 years ago is almost indistinguishable in many ways from the game industry of today. As I looked…
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chicken w/roasted garlic butter, roasted potato/pears, chimichurri
chicken marinate in: soy sauce garlic dried thyme salt pepper side yukon gold potatos pears lemon onion olive oil salt pepper chimichurri fresh parsley fresh cilantro garlic onion jalapeno rice vinegar (bad idea) olive oil salt pepper roasted garlic butter butter garlic, roasted bad meal
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[restaurant] ardesia (tapas)
Restaurant: Ardesia Location: 510 W 52nd St Genre: Tapas Date: January 6, 2010 What We Ordered: Olives Cheese Plate (six cheeses) Homemade NY Style Pretzels dijon mustard; cheese fondue Chicken Liver Mousse apple compote, sage Pork Belly Bites apple salad Salt Cod Cakes caper remoulade Roasted Brussel Sprouts w/fried shallots
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[inside pulse] review: pixeljunk shooter (ps3)
PixelJunk Shooter is the fourth game in the PSN-exclusive PixelJunk series of games, following Racers, Monsters and Eden. Like the other games, Shooter is a throwback with a modern take, this time the top down shooter. Can Q-games capture the magic of their earlier titles – especially Eden – in this latest installment? Read the…
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[inside pulse] review: twin blades (360/iphone)
While epic HD 3D games face rising budgets and astronomical costs, the world of 2D is benefiting from lower development costs and a lower barrier to entry. Twin Blades, by Press Start Studio, is a game that could never be made on a grand scale in 2010, yet finds a place in the market on…
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[inside pulse] review: metal slug xx (psp import)
The Metal Slug series began life on the AES Neo Geo, wowing gamers with its hand-drawn sprite graphics and intense battles. Fans of the series have seen a large amount of sequels and ports, and nearly all of the games in the series are playable on multiple systems. Metal Slug 7 was released exclusively on…