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Normally I wouldn’t think twice about accepting a free arcade cabinet, but after I read this I had to think twice. I don’t totally believe in the whole ghost thing, but why else would
Read More »Big Buck Safari ready to go
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Do you ever get that feeling when you put a new game in your 360 and play it for an hour or so and then regret. Regret it because you wish you’d never put that
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(Click on the thumbnails to enlarge) If anyone needs any more of an indication that Street Fighter IV arcade is going to be huge then you don’t need to look any further than the
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