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The Button Mashers' 2015 Gaming Draft!

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Chasm: The Rift - Retro Review

Chasm: The Rift – Retro Review

Quake who? Generic name aside, think of Chasm: The Rift as a poor man’s equivalent to id Software’s acclaimed 3D-shooter Quake. This game was released in 1998, one year afterward Quake, and was developed by Ukrainian company Action Forms. It was a considerably flawed, ho-hum game that offered a below-average experience on the whole, despite replicating the real deal graphically to a large extent.…

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The Button Mashers Podcast - 06/13/15 #Gamer #Podcast

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Pinball (Nintendo Entertainment System) - Retro Review

Pinball (Nintendo Entertainment System) – Retro Review

Why bother wasting your precious pound coins on the real deal, only to barely scrape a thousand points, when virtual pinball tables are an option? Pinball is a small 8-bit nugget of fun for the Nintendo Entertainent System from 1986. Whilst it offers a few bells and whistles to this otherwise somewhat amusing time, the lack of variety with table designs is most definitely a missed opportinuty for…

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The Button Mashers 05/16/2015 - Fix Da Derps! #Bronies #FromTheHill #Gamers

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The Button Mashers - Episode 5 BACK IN THE SADDLE #Brony #FromTheHill

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EA closes Maxis. Creators of Sim City, The Sims, and Spore.

EA closes Maxis. Creators of Sim City, The Sims, and Spore. #Brony #Gamer

Maxis is no more.

Today, this was tweeted by Lead Gameplay Artist Guillaume Pierre.

Maxis Software INC was founded 1987 as an independent developer that was acquired by EA after the release of Sim City in 1989. They then launched the sequel, Sim City 2000, in 1994. It was after that, that EA decided to buy Maxis.

Maxis is well known for creating the aforementioned Sim City series as well as the…

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Button Mashers Episode #4 - A World without Spock #Bronies #Gamers

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Sony Online Entertainment breaks away from Sony.

Sony Online Entertainment breaks away from Sony. #Brony #Gamer

Have I got a surprise for you. Sony Online Entertainment is leaving Sony. They have been sold to New-York based investment company Columbus Nova.

Also, their name will be changed to Daybreak Game Company LLC from here on out.

SOE/Daybreak said this to their community:

Dear Players, Partners and Friends,

Today, we are pleased to announce that we have been acquired by Columbus Nova, an investment…

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Monty Oum of Rooster Teeth Hospitalized!

Monty Oum of Rooster Teeth Hospitalized! Show Rooster Teeth some #Brony Love!

I know we haven’t been posting a lot recently and this is something that we’re going to change starting with this post.

  If you know of Monty Oum then you probably know of his video work and work with Rooster Teeth in general. Unknown (to us at the moment) Monty is having a medical emergency and might not recover. If you can please help out his family by sending well wishes and donate if you…

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Final Fantasy XIV Holding a Free Weekend!

Final Fantasy XIV Holding a Free Weekend! #Gamer #Bronies

If you’re a Final Fantasy fan, or just a fan of RPG’s or MMORPG’s, good news! Square Enix is letting you log in for FREE this weekend and try their game out! I’m currently playing the game myself along with Audrey, and if you want to hangout/play with us join us on The Primal Datacenter and Exodus server! Message me in game if you want to fight hordes of monsters together! (Draconic Ryujisama)

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The Button Mashers - Episode ?? - STARTING OVER! #Bronies

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Meet Tekken 7's newest fighter, Shaheen.

Meet Tekken 7's newest fighter, Shaheen. #Brony #Gamer

First of all, welcome to 2015. May it be a fruitful year.

With that out of the way, I want to introduce you to Shaheen. Tekken 7’s newest fighter.

He was announced by Tekken 7 director and producer Katsuhiro Harada via Twitter.

Harada had previously taken a poll from the Arabic fanbase on whether they would like to see a new character in the game.

Fans are a bit divisive over Shaheen. Some think…

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Mega Man Mega Marathon January 2nd - January 3rd!

Mega Man Mega Marathon January 2nd - January 3rd! #EFN #Brony

Hello!

We have to send this updated email due to Extra Life, which is a wonderful charity, having issues with their website which is making us unable to create a donation event. We will look forward to using them in the future. However we are proud to announce we are going to be raising money for another Video Game charity, Child’s Play!

Starting at 10pm EST January 2nd and going until 11:59pm…

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One of the fathers of video games, Ralph Baer, passes away.

One of the fathers of video games, Ralph Baer, passes away. #Brony #Gamer

I want to take a moment to salute Ralph Baer.

Who is Ralph Baer, you might ask?

He is the creator of the first home video game console, the Magnavox Odyssey. The Odyssey was released in 1972 and consisted of twelve games that were programmed into the system. These games were Table Tennis, Tennis, Hockey, Cat and Mouse, Football, Ski, Skates, Roulette, Haunted House, Analogic, Submarine, and Simon…

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Dungeons Fighters Online to come back as a Global Edition. Beta testing starts early 2015.

Dungeons Fighters Online to come back as a Global Edition. Beta testing starts early 2015. #Brony #Gamer

Does anyone remember Dungeon Fighters Online?

Last summer, the servers for the game were taken offline after a run of three years. However, Neople, the company behind the game, announced in May of this year that a global version of the game will be hitting the market soon.

A release date hasn’t been set yet but they are planning on starting a beta test in March of next year.

If you haven’t played…

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Xbox One Turns One, Free Stuff Given to Buyers!

Xbox One Turns One, Free Stuff Given to Buyers! #Gamers #Bronies

The Xbox One turns a year old and since it’s less than stellar launch things have been getting better, albeit slowly, for the system. However this anniversary is marked with freebies for the buyers of the system to celebrate their loyalty.

Gifts include: A Year One Gamer Picture, new Xbox One backgrounds, free rental of Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, free rental of Dragon Ball Z: Battle of the Gods,…

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