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The Flickcast Presents: The Bitcast Best of Gaming 2012 – Part 3

Posted on January 2, 2013 by John Carle

Don’t worry. We aren’t giving any more awards to Angry Birds. At least not today. But we do have four more games for the best of 2012. If you haven’t seen the previous two days awards, click here for Monday’s … Continue reading →

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Wii U Sells 400,000 in First Week

Posted on November 27, 2012 by John Carle

At a minimum of $300 a pop, hitting sales of 400,000 units is nothing to sneeze at. That means that in the first week Nintendo was able to earn a MINIMUM of $120,000,000 in sales off the newly launched Wii … Continue reading →

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First Impressions: Nintendo’s Wii U

Posted on November 26, 2012 by John Carle

Because of the time it takes to really get to know a system and being limited by only those few games at launch, it wouldn’t be fair to give a full and formal review of the Wii U console just … Continue reading →

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Game Review: ‘Skylanders Giants’ for XBox 360

Posted on November 5, 2012 by John Carle

If you have a young male gamer in your family anywhere between the ages of 6 to 36, you have most likely heard of Skylanders. What seems like a simple adventure game takes on the addictive nature of Pokemon style … Continue reading →

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‘Skylanders Giants’ Launch Trailer Hypes the Biggest Toy Game of the Year

Posted on October 23, 2012 by John Carle

The madness has begun. On Sunday, Skylanders Giants was released in game and toy stores around the country. Parents waited outside on the brisk fall morning to be the first in line to get their hands on the new Skylanders … Continue reading →

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‘Wreck-It Ralph’ Movie Tie-In Game Gets a Teaser Trailer

Posted on October 18, 2012 by John Carle

There are two known facts about The Flickcast’s gaming division (a.k.a. the Bitcast): 1. WallE and I love video games. 2. WallE and I cannot wait until Wreck-It Ralph hits theaters. So it only makes sense that we would be … Continue reading →

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Latest ‘Transformers Prime: The Game’ Trailer for Wii U Revealed

Posted on October 10, 2012 by John Carle

Now it’s no secret that the Flickcast team are fans of the original G1 Transformers as well as Highmoon Studios’ work on the franchise with Transformers: War for Cybertron and Transformers: Fall of Cybertron. And when we have all seen … Continue reading →

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Building Worlds in ‘LEGO The Lord of the Rings’ Developer Diary

Posted on September 25, 2012 by John Carle

One of the most intimidating prospects for a game developer may be the chance to work on a franchise they grew up loving. There is so much pressure put on themselves to uphold the high standards they set because they … Continue reading →