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Microsoft's Latest XBoner
Posted by Lazlo Falconi
Posted on 9 November, 2013 at 12:43AM ↑ 1 ↓ 0
Microsoft's Latest XBoner

It doesn't matter where you preorder, right? It usually boils down to who has the best bundles, but yesterday, approximately 150 Target shoppers got a nice surprise in the form of an Xbox One! According to Kotaku, "Target had accidentally not assigned a release date," so when their shipments arrived from the manufacturer, Target did the responsible thing and sent them out.

So what did the lucky winners do? Just the obvious stuff, they attempted to sell them on eBay for ridiculous amounts, and posting unboxing videos on YouTube, which is a topic for another day--seriously, who cares about that? But Microsoft, in an unusually swift display of paying attention to its consumers, forced the YouTube videos to be taken down, and even banned at least one early adopter from Xbox Live.

All in all, it's a pretty hilarous story, from the company that's brought us one PR disaster after another, and I can't wait to see how this continues to develop.

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Test my game! AKA Why RotW has been neglected
Posted by Billy
Posted on 9 October, 2013 at 3:16PM ↑ 2 ↓ 0
Test my game! AKA Why RotW has been neglected

So as some people have pointed out RotW has been neglected as of late. There are many reasons for this, most of which is school. Aside from that, I've been working on a simple game: A remake (of sorts) of the Atari 2600 game Combat. The initial idea was to add online multiplayer, which is still happening, but is not included in this initial beta version. I encourage anyone and everyone to try it out and give me some feedback. Please read readme.txt first, though. All the

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Wind Waker Wall Decals
Posted by Lazlo Falconi
Posted on 22 September, 2013 at 00:20AM ↑ 0 ↓ 0
Wind Waker Wall Decals

Oh wow guys. Just wow. Cashing in on In honor of the HD remake of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, wall decal manufacturer Blik, a design shop that I've never head of, has released a series of eight wall decals featuring our favorite cell-shaded hero (Viewtiful Joe and Sly Cooper notwithstanding). The decals are beautifully rendered to look like stained glass windows that would fit in perfectly with the feel of the (spoiler) sunken Kingdom of Hyrule. Perhaps my favorite part of this is that when I first read about these I thought, "What is Blik?" then noticed that their URL also asks the same question. My only regret is that even if I could buy them all, my apartment doesn't have enough wall space for all of them. See more after the break.

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RotW is Back!
Posted by Billy
Posted on 2 July, 2013 at 8:42PM ↑ 0 ↓ 0
Just a little somethin'
Posted by Metal_Kitty666
Posted on 10 March, 2013 at 7:47PM ↑ 0 ↓ 0
THIS JUST IN! Your chance to win!
Posted by Swifto
Posted on 6 February, 2013 at 12:49AM ↑ 0 ↓ 0
New Features
Posted by Billy
Posted on 27 November, 2012 at 02:11AM ↑ 0 ↓ 0
New Features

Billy here, maintainer/coder for this site. If you hadn't noticed there's a sidebar on the left now. Why did I do this? Well, a lot of our content is pretty hidden, but now more of it stands out. I actually planned a major re-design of the site, but all the tests I made turned out... less than optimal. As per usual, please let me know if there's any errors on your end. Also, please feel free to suggest (reasonable) features that you'd like to see. I programmed this site from scratch for a rea

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RotW Facebook Page
Posted by Billy
Posted on 28 October, 2012 at 5:49PM ↑ 0 ↓ 0
Wish
Posted by Swifto
Posted on 16 October, 2012 at 5:07PM ↑ 0 ↓ 0

By the power of the Crown of Wishes, I, Desmond Moonstride, commission you.

 

            The Crown of Wishes.

            Legend had it that a glorious crown resided deep within the mountains. This crown contained numerous precious gems, and each gem held more power than that of the most renowned wizards. Those who wore the crown could have any wish that they could possibly imagine granted to them. Of course, such a legend did not come without warning, and it dictated that many had set out in search of this magnificent artefact only to fail, never to be seen again.

            Desmond Moonstride was quite willing to accept that risk.

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Annnnd.... We're live!
Posted by Swifto
Posted on 1 July, 2012 at 1:43PM ↑ 0 ↓ 0
Annnnd.... We're live!

Thanks for everyone's patience up until now! Fortified by our own domain name, and with plenty of buffer articles for time to come, I felt it was time to get this beast rolling officially!

 So what does that mean for you?

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