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December 18, 2012I'm keen to catch The Hobbit soon. If nothing else, the Seventh Doctor apparently goes full-on wizard battle against the Witch-King in it, and I would have paid just to see that scene alone. The rest of it looks cool too, though.
In the meantime, I have to wait for an overnight babysitter to free u ... More >>
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July 18, 2011The Houston Symphony feat. Susan Calloway
Distant Worlds: Music From Final Fantasy
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July 16, 2011
Rocks Off scrambled like a mad bastard last year in order to catch Final Fantasy Distant Worlds at the Houston Symphony. This year, we were only marginally better prepared, but no less ... More >>
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December 1, 2009​Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince comes out in DVD a week from today, and we are giving away three of them to only the most devoted Potter fans.We've asked a local expert to work up a 20-question quiz. Now, we've read all the books and seen all the movies, so we expected to do somewhat all r ... More >>
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June 5, 2009After almost two years of programming and tinkering, the developers of the Beatles edition of the "Rock Band" videogame have released a trailer for the game in advance of its release in the fall.
The visuals in the trailer are faithful to the boys from Liverpool, down to every detail. We were as ... More >>
Home Entertainment
July 24, 2008E3 revelations are hit and miss — unless you really dig chopping wood
Home Entertainment
April 3, 2008Guinness writes the book on gaming, but doesn't shatter any records
Home Entertainment
January 31, 2008Home Entertainment
December 27, 2007A look back at gaming's greatest hits
Home Entertainment
August 30, 2007Meet the last great RPG for PlayStation 2
Home Entertainment
July 26, 2007A few more changes would've helped Transformers.
Blogs
July 25, 2007Home Entertainment
July 5, 2007The terrorizing townsfolk of Resident Evil 4 shamble onto the Wii.
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April 20, 2007Home Entertainment
April 12, 2007enters the pantheon of classic games
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March 27, 2007Home Entertainment
December 7, 2006PlayStation 3 has potential -- but for the moment, little else
Home Entertainment
November 2, 2006Newest DDR: Same game, fresh set list.
Home Entertainment
August 24, 2006Slow-paced Valkyrie Profile offers dull apocalypse.
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July 14, 2006Home Entertainment
July 13, 2006Like the anime, Naruto: Ultimate Ninja is goofy fun
Home Entertainment
February 23, 2006Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney is guilty of being bizarre fun.
Home Entertainment
December 15, 2005Microsoft's Xbox 360 fires the first shot in the next-gen console war
Home Entertainment
December 15, 2005Barbarians, brain-eaters and beagles round out the best of 2005
News
November 10, 2005How a mid-list band spent six weeks in an RV, fueled by chili
Calendar
September 22, 2005Slam it home without breaking a sweat at the NBA Live 2005 tourney
Calendar
August 18, 2005Our WNBA squad preps for a playoff run
Music
June 23, 2005A day at punk rock's biggest summer tour takes more than just stamina
Calendar
May 6, 2004News
February 26, 2004News
February 5, 2004Houston actually pulls off one crazy week
News
February 6, 2003Some are ready to die. Others aren't -- they just want a chance at a better life. But even the most careful of local teens who enlist in 2003 may find their plans for a desk job interrupted by war.
Film
December 5, 2002Human feelings are lethal in the childish Equilibrium
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November 7, 2002Velocity Games has changed the face of arcades
Culture
July 4, 2002A decade after Vanilla Ice melted down, he's back with the man who made him
Culture
May 2, 2002In the 1970s, the Z-Boys were hell on wheels. Today, they're shredding the big screen.
Music
February 7, 2002After the Alamo of the oil bust, this Travis lives to fight another day
Culture
January 17, 2002Audiences love Jerry Bruckheimer. Critics don't. Like he cares.
Culture
November 29, 2001Film
May 17, 2001Shrek plunders the Magic Kingdom for empty laughs
