Category Archives: Culture

Behind the Line: Video Game Violence, the Blame Game… (Origins)

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I don’t normally like to talk political here, but over the past week we’ve seen the revival of blaming video games for real life violence. I’m tired of this, and anyone with any sense can see this argument for the

The Real Hero Talk Podcast: Hero Bytes Ep. 7

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Hey there, Enthusiacs! It’s the Real Hero Talk podcast, Vernon and Greg make their return to the Hero Bytes format as they discuss the latest entertainment news and answer community questions. Download this episode (right click and save) To listen

Behind the Line: Immaturity in the Game Community

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A long time ago I wrote about the immaturity of the games industry. There, I was specifically talking about the business side. We should also recognize that there’s some ingrained immaturity on the consumer side as well. I don’t mean

The Real Hero Talk Podcast: Hero Bytes Ep. 6

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Hey there, Enthusiacs! It’s the Real Hero Talk podcast, Vernon and Greg are at it again talking Marvel, DC, Disney, Fox, Warner Bros, Thor, Shazam, and the general evil of Hollywood. Download this episode (right click and save) To listen

Behind the Line: The problems with “The Algorithm”

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I don’t usually want to get political in these pieces, but I was already planning to follow up the last article on this topic, then Twitter just walked right into the target area on their own. So yeah, that’ll come

The Real Hero Talk Podcast: Hero Bytes Ep. 5

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Hey there, Enthusiacs! It’s your monthly pop news update on The Real Hero Talk podcast with Hero Bytes, episode 5. On this episode, Vernon and Greg get into James Cameron yet again, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Star Wars Episode IX,

The Real Hero Talk Podcast: Hero Bytes Ep. 4

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Hey there, Enthusiacs! It’s your monthly pop news update on The Real Hero Talk podcast with Hero Bytes, episode 4.  On this episode, Vernon and Greg get into updates on Batman, critique James Cameron and Joss Whedon, and talk the

Behind the Line: Google, and “The Mold”

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Wow, this has been a crazy story, and really it keeps getting crazier. For those who haven’t been following the Google drama, here’s a quick rundown. For those familiar, you can skip to the next page.   The Rundown Recently

The Real Hero Talk Podcast – Hero Bytes 3

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Hey there, Enthusiacs! Welcome to Hero Bytes, episode 3, brought to you by the Real Hero Talk Podcast! On this episode, Vernon and Greg go over the major news and events from San Diego Comicon and D23!   Download this

Behind the Line: No Mercy is the best wrestling game ever

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WhatCulture had a video of Simon Miller talking about the greatest wrestling game, which is obviously WWF No Mercy on the Nintendo 64. (Yes, WWF applies since they hadn’t changed the name yet) While I agree with the conclusion, as