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Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe was a somewhat tame game considering it stars the Mortal Kombat characters. Ed Boon, creative director of the game, tweeted about why they used the title “Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe” and the original, and darker, box art for the game.... [read more]
Xbox One kinda requires an internet connection... sometimes
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Firefall Preview
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The RPG Fanatic vs. Asalieri
Posted on June 24, 2011 by OG

Almost 2 months ago, Carey aka The RPG Fanatic posted a video response to the Clan of Gray Wolf's Lufia II review that had a portion of it dedicated to the argument if the terms JRPGs was racist. Since then, a complete flame war has been happening all over the internets between Asalieri and The RPG Fanatic. They came to talk it out on only one show, The Original Gamer Podcast. Unfortunately, they forgot to do the whole "talking" thing.

You can download the podcast here

You can watch Asalieri's video on his current YouTube channel, Asalieri2, and you can follow Asalier on his Twitter @tellahasa.

Make sure to check out The RPG Fanatic's Youtube Channel and RPGFanatic.net. You can also follow the RPG Fanatic on Twitter @RPGFanatic and his page on Facebook.
 

Music in this podcast:

"Why Can't We Be Friends" by War

"War" by Edwin Starr
 

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