Edge arcade: Looters on the SS Wii
Piracy hurts every industry, and video games are no exception. It creates a market where good games don't sell, crappy ones do and causes companies to make more of the same crap.
When swill like "Imagine: Party Babiez" sells over 2 million copies, and gems like "Okami" can't even break one hundred thousand sold, it sends a message to the heads of the corporations.…
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Lessons learned from Judd Apatow movies
When it comes to comedy film writing, producing and directing, Judd Apatow keeps us laughing, and we keep his bathtubs full of money. His name is tied to such titles as "Anchorman," "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," "Knocked Up," "Pineapple Express," "Talladega Nights," "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," "Funny People," "Walk Hard," "Step Brothers" and "Superbad," to name a few.…
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Recycling isn't the answer
While surfing the basic cable stations today, I happened to come across an advertisement for "Fame." Remembering the original makes it hard to take this remake seriously.
Then I got to wondering - exactly how many movies released in the past decade have been remakes? It seems like a lot, so I checked out the trusty Wikipedia list of remade films.…
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Literary fascists: Banned books
As you are probably well aware, today marks the midpoint in Banned Books Week, and what better way to celebrate than to indulge in a little risqué literature? Luckily in the United States, a book hasn't been completely banned for at least 50 years. At any rate, here are a few books that have been challenged last year in the U.…
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Edge Edibles: Tailgating Dos and Don'ts
It's that time of year again - football season. Maybe we don't have the pit to tailgate in anymore, but the party still exists to a degree in Q-Lot this year. Though not overtly apparent, some thought should be put into how food is prepared and how you conduct yourself with respect to eating while tailgating to avoid problems that will ruin the entire event for you and your friends.…
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Internet piracy: the quest for digital treasure Pt. IISeadogs, the lot of them
Ever since various files of movies, music and television shows have been available online to the general public to download, people have generally abandoned paying.
Piracy is wrong in so many ways. Sure, it's easy and cheap, but the cost of downloading is so much higher.…
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Internet piracy: the quest for digital treasure Pt. IThe law is more like guidelines anyway
I will admit that I download music. I will also admit that I do it illegally. I know that in recent years it has been frowned upon, but the ones who are opposed usually have millions of dollars, and say that the artists are not making money because people are stealing their music.…
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From the EDGE desk...
In my time with The Edge, I have made fun of my fair share of people, but I am usually not one to attack. But then there comes a person whom I am simply disgusted with: world famous director Mr. Roman Polanski, or as I call him Mr. Child Rapist.
I believe that good and bad can be weighed on an old-fashioned scale.…
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Reality TV *gasp* worth watching
With so many reality television shows on the airwaves today, it is hard to find one that is actually good or produces talent. There are shows such as "Survivor" and "Big Brother" that give people 15 minutes of fame or a cash prize, most leaning toward the fame.…
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