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Tech
SeXbox: A gamer's guide to giving the perfect g...
FP 319 days 17 hours ago | Pub 319d 13h ago | Tech | Article | donalbane
This article offers Valentine's Day suggestions for gamers on a budget forgo the typical Valentine's Day gifts this year. "Instead of chocola...
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Xbox 360
Plot summary of the original 'Fable'
FP 432 days 13 hours ago | Pub 432d 13h ago | Xbox 360 | Article | donalbane
Fable 2 is nearly upon us, making it an opportune time to get up to speed with the plot of its precursor, Peter Molyneux's popular Xbox Action-RPG ...
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Gaming
The Top Ten Top Ten Video Game Lists
FP 436 days 14 hours ago | Pub 436d 10h ago | Gaming | Article | donalbane
Gamers are lazy folk, and since lazy people like reading lists, TheExplodingBarrel.com has put together the list of all lists: The 10 funniest, mos...
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Gaming
Video Games as High Art
FP 443 days 14 hours ago | Pub 443d 13h ago | Gaming | Article | donalbane
A heady, amusing read which refutes Roger Ebert's claim that video games cannot be high art. The article examines and provides examples of the num...
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Multi
How Pre-Ordering Games Can Make You Money
FP 445 days 15 hours ago | Pub 445d 14h ago | Multi | Article | donalbane
TheExplodingBarrel's Mark Fujii discusses how gamers on a budget can recoup some of a game's retail price by pre-ordering a title, then putting the...
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Multi
TEB Review of Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway
FP 449 days 11 hours ago | Pub 449d 11h ago | Multi | Review | donalbane
TEB: "Gearbox clearly believes that the best way for players to appreciate the gravity of actual warfare is to confront them with the gri...
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Multi
TEB's "Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway - ...
FP 459 days 13 hours ago | Pub 459d 7h ago | Multi | Review | donalbane
A review of the surprisingly riveting WWII book based on the upcoming WWII shooter. Written by Gearbox's military advisor, John Antal, the novel a...
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Multi
A Compile of Compilation: Compilation games. Ar...
FP 460 days 14 hours ago | Pub 460d 9h ago | Multi | Article | donalbane
An hilarious look at video game compilations that weighs the pros and cons of buying several pieces of entertainment software en masse. Quot...
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Multi
Spoiler Alert Podcast - Episode 8
FP 460 days 14 hours ago | Pub 460d 13h ago | Multi | Podcast | donalbane
A funny podcast in which two guys drink, talk games, and crack wise. Good times... if you can handle the profanity. Excerpt from The Explodin...
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Multi
The Funniest Moments in Gaming: Current-Gen Edi...
FP 463 days 17 hours ago | Pub 463d 16h ago | Multi | Article | donalbane
Although many games try to supplement their stories with humor, only a select few actually succeed in making us lol. Join The Exploding Barrel as ...
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PC
How to Dominate SPORE's Space Stage
FP 471 days 18 hours ago | Pub 471d 18h ago | PC | Article | donalbane
Having a hard time beating SPORE's most complex, final space stage? Frustrated by the half-finished FAQs and incomplete walk-throughs? Well, The Ex...
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PC
How an Atheist Found Religion in SPORE
FP 473 days 13 hours ago | Pub 473d 13h ago | PC | Article | donalbane
This amusing article chronicles the experiences of a secular writer who takes offense at SPORE's assumption that atheists lack the moral compass re...
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Gaming
Bloodlust: Why Gamers Love Gore
FP 478 days 9 hours ago | Pub 478d 10h ago | Gaming | Article | donalbane
This article discusses a study which suggests that when gamers see blood in video games, they experience physical and psychological changes that en...
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Multi
Hidden Mercenaries 2 Costume Code Uncovered
FP 480 days 13 hours ago | Pub 480d 16h ago | Multi | News | donalbane
Those who neglected to pre-order the recently released sandbox action title Mercenaries can apparently gain access to some of the game's secret cos...
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Multi
Spoiler Alert Podcast Episode 6
FP 481 days 15 hours ago | Pub 481d 11h ago | Multi | Podcast | donalbane
This week, TheExplodingBarrel.com's David and Jeremy illuminate a wide variety of game-related topics including; problems with GameFly, the saddest...
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Multi
Live From PAX: Left 4 Dead Hands-On Impressions
FP 482 days 11 hours ago | Pub 482d 12h ago | Multi | Preview | donalbane
The Exploding Barrel's own Mark Fujii gets some quality hands on time with the highly anticipated cooperative Zombie shooter from Valve and gives h...
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Industry News
Pax '08 Update-Shave Your Head, Get Free Copy o...
FP 482 days 5 hours ago | Pub 482d 13h ago | Industry News | News | donalbane
The Exploding Barrel's own Mark Fujii reports live from PAX 2008 that Gearbox Software is making an interesting proposition to attendees: Shave you...
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Dev News
BioWare: The Pixar of Game Developers
FP 485 days 12 hours ago | Pub 485d 12h ago | Dev News | Article | donalbane
This article details BioWare's meteoric rise to the top of the console RPG heap as they supplanted former genre mainstay Square-Enix. By drawing a ...
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Gaming
Ultimate Edition: Which Version is Supreme?
FP 490 days 2 hours ago | Pub 490d 3h ago | Gaming | Article | donalbane
In this article, The Exploding Barrel's Chris Taylor helps gamers better understand the differences between various versions of some popular multip...
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Industry News
Meet Ashley: The New Voice of GameStop
FP 492 days 14 hours ago | Pub 492d 6h ago | Industry News | Article | donalbane
The Exploding Barrel voices their thoughts on Ashley, GameStop's new persona for their pre-order reminder calls. Quote: "Earlier this ...
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Xbox 360
Why Too Human is Better Than You Think
FP 499 days 12 hours ago | Pub 499d 12h ago | Xbox 360 | Article | donalbane
Although Too Human's development has been haunted by a disappointing E3 '05 debut, technical problems with the Unreal engine, and some incredibly h...
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Industry News
The Exploding Barrel Presents: Spoiler Alert Po...
FP 502 days 19 hours ago | Pub 502d 16h ago | Industry News | Podcast | donalbane
The Exploding Barrel covers some of the biggest news of the week, including such hot-button issues as Gamestop's shady dealings, Braid, Pixel Junk ...
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Xbox 360
Pimp My 360: Fun With Media Center Plug-Ins
FP 506 days 15 hours ago | Pub 506d 14h ago | Xbox 360 | Article | donalbane
If you own an Xbox 360 and a PC with Media Center, you may be missing out on a ton of features that can be enabled via (usually) free plug-ins. Wh...
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E3 2008
The Exploding Barrel Presents: Spoiler Alert - ...
FP 521 days 19 hours ago | Pub 521d 14h ago | E3 2008 | Podcast | donalbane
Join The Exploding Barrel's Spoiler Alert as they discuss all the major announcements from E3 2008. This ain't your Mamma's podcast. WARNING:...
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PlayStation 3
Why You Need To Buy a PS3 Right Now!
FP 522 days 15 hours ago | Pub 522d 15h ago | PlayStation 3 | Article | donalbane
The Exploding Barrel explores the argument that the current 80GB PlayStation 3 bundled with Metal Gear Solid 4, which is soon to be outphased in a ...
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Multi
Why Nintendo Doesn't Need E3
FP 523 days 15 hours ago | Pub 523d 14h ago | Multi | Article | donalbane
In this article, the author explores three reasons why Nintendo doesn't have to cater to the hardcore gaming community like their competitors do. W...
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Wii
E3: Kickass Wii Lightsaber Game Imminent
FP 529 days 15 hours ago | Pub 529d 3h ago | Wii | Article | donalbane
Star Wars nerds (like the guys at The Exploding Barrel) had their prayers answered at this years E3. Join us as we explore the kickass ramification...
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Xbox 360
Why the Xbox is Still the King
FP 533 days 21 hours ago | Pub 533d 21h ago | Xbox 360 | Article | donalbane
While many thought the PS3's firmware update v2.40 was going to grant many of the popular Xbox 360 features to the PlayStation 3, Microsoft's hardw...
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Gaming
Totally Amazing Speed Runs
FP 541 days 15 hours ago | Pub 541d 14h ago | Gaming | Video | donalbane
A collection of 4 videos highlighting hack-free speed runs for such classics as Morrowind (7.5 mins), Super Mario Brothers (just under 5 mins), Fal...
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Gaming
The Exploding Barrel Podcast: Spoiler Alert - E...
FP 543 days 8 hours ago | Pub 543d 3h ago | Gaming | Podcast | donalbane
The Exploding Barrel's first ever podcast, in which the site's writers Jeremy and David discuss Wii Fit, the problem with rhythym game peripherals,...
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