A little over seven years ago, in a galaxy we named after a fucking amazing candy bar, a not-so-sober college student from what we’ll just call the “Ivy League school of the Midwest” met a virtual dude named “Carth” – Carth Onasi, to be correct.  Once you fire up Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, you’ll get the honor of meeting this sad, Indiana Jones lookalike (“Indiana Jones wore a satchel”) in just a matter of minutes.  Indiana Jones, he is not.  Whiny, mood-swingy Sally, he is.  Double tap the link below for a tall glass of Carth Onasi Haterade.

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Ten years ago an up and coming Canadian (take off, eh!) development company released a sequel to what at the time, was a truly epic, fantasy role playing series called Baldur’s Gate.  Hailed as one of the best role playing game series of all time by many, and THE best when it comes to the PC gaming industry, it proved that Bioware could make one helluva RPG, ultimately setting the stage for the onslaught of ridiculously stellar titles that we’ve seen since in KOTOR, Jade Empire, and most recently the Mass Effect series.  Outside of Neverwinter Nights, it has been nearly a decade since Bioware has pumped out a new fantasy epic, and to get straight to the point, it was bloody worth it.  No I am not British, and no I did not recently acquire a British accent; you’ll get my pun soon enough, lad.  Okay that was an intentional Irish accent, sorry.  Hit the link below for my initial thoughts on Dragon Age: Origins!

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