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Editorial | Mobile Game Review: SimCity BuildIt

Nearly everyone who played PC games of any kind in the 1990s and early 2000s has played one of the iterations of SimCity.  My first introduction to the game was SimCity 3000, and I spent many happy hours creating multiple cities.  I learned pretty quickly that the key to “winning” that game was just to scrape by, barely making ends meet, until the city was old and populated enough to get a multiplex mall.  After that, the whole thing was a piece of cake.

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A promotional screen shot from EA’s SimCity Buildit website.

Now, EA Games has paired up with Track Twenty to create a mobile version of the game for both IOS and Android devices.  The promo picture reminded me a lot of the promos from the Sim games of my childhood (I was addicted to The Sims as well), so I was pretty excited to try this game out. Continue reading

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Saturday Review: Legendary Star-Lord #8

star lord 1Legendary Star-Lord (Marvel)
Written by Sam Humphries
Art by Freddie Williams and Paco Diaz

Since the release of Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel has been trying to capitalize on its success by releasing several new comic titles that feature Guardians characters. Unlike the very popular Rocket Raccoon, The Legendary Star-Lord has received a far cooler reception and has been middle of the road quality at best. Having said that, I think that issue #8 takes a different tack than previous issues and it pays off. Continue reading

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Saturday Reviews: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl

image2The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl
Words by Ryan North
Art by Erica Henderson

While Squirrel Girl may be a D-list superhero, her brand new comic The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl is far from being a second string title. For those readers unfamiliar, Squirrel Girl is a Marvel character going back to the grand days of the Great Lakes Avengers. Yes, that was totally a thing. Some of Doreen Green’s blood is squirrel blood, which gives her the proportional strength and speed of a squirrel, as well as a large bushy tail and the ability to talk to squirrels. As a fourth string hero, Squirrel Girl lives in the attic of Avengers Mansion—at least until she begins her new life as a college student at the premiere Marvel Universe institute for higher learning, Empire State University. Of course, as a student she must balance her education with the vigors of saving the world. Continue reading

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Review: Alien: River of Pain

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Watching Aliens, the one question that comes to mind more than any other is what happened to the colonists on LV-426. Most of them ended up as face-hugger fodder, but how did things go from life as normal to unimaginable horror? The new book from Titan Books Alien: River of Pain tells readers exactly what happened, in all of its terrifying detail. Continue reading

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