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Release of the Week: Afro Samurai

Samuel L. Jackson is no stranger to voice acting in video games.  In the tremendously successful “Grand Theft Auto: San Andres,” Sammy played the part of a power abusing police officer that loves to taunt and make your life miserable.  Therefore its no surprise that when Afro Samurai took his character’s adventures onto the video [...]

Upcoming: Backlogging Edition

The last couple of weeks have been a total blur.  I find it amazing how work starts to modify your personal behaviors.  Soon enough, you find yourself up to your neck in games that need to be played, but no time to catch up!  This is the position I have found myself in for the [...]

Review: Sacred 2 (PC)

More than a decade ago, Diablo was released and changed the face of gaming forever. Following in the wake of that landmark title and its standout sequel, numerous games have attempted to recapture Blizzard’s magic for their own. Though many have tried and failed miserably, studios keep coming back to the well. Developer Ascaron Entertainment [...]

Reflections from a Random Gamer: Inauguration week

After a couple of weeks of solid material, we now return you to regularly schedules articles from Priestbeast.
I apologize for not having my review of Far Cry 2 completed but graduate school started back up again and that means less video game time.  I’m sure lots of you understand the dilemma between work, school, and [...]

Dammit Game of the Week: Duck Hunt Flash

For my third week of retro classics, Duck Hunt. Just remember the moment when you first lifted that light gun up to the screen and took your first shot at the duck bouncing across it. And then remember the sneering bastard of a dog that popped up when you missed. One day, [...]