Published on Friday, June 18, 2010 by The Kid Courtesy of Explicitgamer.com Earlier today a professionally done short film was released on YouTube leading to immense speculation, excitement, and several Mortal Kombat fan-boys frothing at the mouth. The director of last years' "Fame," Kevin Tancharoen, took the helm of the short film entitled "Mortal Kombat: Rebirth" with the help of kombat khoreographer Larnell ...

Published on Friday, June 11, 2010 by The Kid Courtesy of Explicitgamer.com Video games are awesome, but you know what’s better? Having a t-shirt of yourself giving the thumbs up and wearing it 6 days of the week (you’ve got to wash it once you know). Something else male gamers as simple-minded as myself tend to enjoy is another aspect of life aside from our virtual entertainment, and that’s the enigm...

Published on Friday, June 4, 2010 by The Kid Courtesy of ExplicitGamer.com There has been a hunger for a great western game for as long as I can remember.  So many strong open-world titles have been flooding our consoles that gamers are beginning to look for a new setting, a western setting.  Gun, Call of Juarez, and Red Dead Revolver all tried to feed those desires, but fell short.  With my thirst uns...

Published on Friday, May 28, 2010 by The Kid Courtesy of ExplicitGamer It seems that Top 10, Top 20, or Top-whatever lists litter the gaming world.  We can't help but compare our likes and dislikes to that of others who share the same hobby of playing video games.  That is why The Guinness Book of World Records has released a "Top 50 Video Game Series" list that is sure to have gamers all over the world gri...

Published on Friday, May 28, 2010 by Campus King While rumors pegged LeBron James, Derrick Rose and even Tyreke Evans as favorites to appear on the cover of "NBA 2K11," multiple sources have told ESPN that the company has gone in a completely different direction, signing basketball legend Michael Jordan as its new spokesman. This will be the first time that a former player will appear on the front of the box ...

Published on Friday, May 21, 2010 by The Kid Written by ExplictGamer.com When you open your game out of that shiny new plastic wrap it decreases in value much like a car. It is one of the few things that you can buy that can’t be brought back if it isn't what you expected. What are your options, though? We all know about trading games in at Gamestop, Game Crazy, EB Games, etc. Have you ever stopped to think...

Published on Monday, May 17, 2010 by The Kid It has plagued college men since the beginning of time, how exactly do you get the girl to go back to your room?  Lame excuses like “I want you to meet my roommates” won’t get her to go back to your room.  We here at The Campus Throne have been conducting extensive research.  Day and night our  sexual scientists have been up trying to figure out a way to hel...

Published on Friday, April 23, 2010 by Campus King This year, Drew Brees will don the cover of one of the biggest franchises of all gaming - Madden. Ironically enough, the past ten years have been more of a curse than a gift for the NFL stars who shared this honor with Drew Brees. Here is a look at the victims of the Madden curse. 2010 Troy Polamalu/Larry Fitzgerald Polamalu missed all but 5 games (knee); F...

Published on Friday, April 9, 2010 by The Kid Heads up: This post was from our buddies at Explicit Gamer It’s an all too familiar situation. Guy wants to play his game, girlfriend gets jealous at lack of attention and threatens to make his life a living Dante’s Inferno. He has to make a decision. Whichever choice he makes will determine the course of the relationship for the next few hours, days, and possi...

Published on Monday, January 4, 2010 by The Kid If you’re a gamer, you gotta love this time of year.  This is when all the highly anticipated video games arrive in stores.  Before you run out there and snatch up any old game, here’s a quick guide to help you make a “wise” purchase. V. LEFT 4 DEAD 2 Is it me or does it seem like everywhere you look there are some stupid vampire movie or show? ...

Published on Thursday, September 3, 2009 by The Kid If there is one thing a video gamer knows is that comic book games that can be considered good are very tough to find.  Most of the comic book games, besides Marvel Ultimate Alliance, are garbage and don’t deserve your attention.  When Batman: Arkham Asylum was first announced I was very skeptical.  I thought to myself, here is another video game company trying t...

Published on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 by The Kid There are going to be those nights where you don’t feel like going out and partying and rather stay in your dorm room and play video games with your roommates.  Hell, sometimes you'll probably get together to pre-game and play some videogames and next thing you know, you're having a party.  But with so many different choices, which games are the best to play with ...

Published on Thursday, June 25, 2009 by Heir to the Throne The summer is known for its action movies with very little story but big explosions. The video game industry is no different from this trend. It’s a very rare thing when a game comes out during summer that’s worth noticing. That game is Infamous and its available now for the Playstation 3. Infamous is a game where the decisions you make effect how the story...

Published on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 by Heir to the Throne Origins of Punch Out Little Mac is back! Everyone’s favorite underdog from the 1980s gets reborn with the remake of one of the most popular titles in gaming history, Nintendo's Punch-Out was released on May 18th. It all started with Mike Tyson's Punch Out for NES, the original Nintendo.  (Back when Mike Tyson was the best boxer in the world, and didn't ha...