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I Can’t Stop Buying Things: Amazon and Borderlands 2
I was at my friends’ apartment watching the Eagles scrape out an undeserved victory when I tried to pre-order Borderlands 2. It was too close to the game’s release though. Even with my Amazon Prime membership I would have to … Continue reading
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AMazon
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Borderlands 2
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EB Games
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Ethan Gach
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Gearbox
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Guidebook
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Gunzerker
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Handsome Jack
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HDTV
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How It Is
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Hyperion Corp.
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mass effect 3
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Max Payne 3
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McDonald's
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Pokemon: Black and White 2
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Samuel Beckett
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SDTV
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Siren
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The Eagles
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Top Trumps
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Troeg
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XBox 360
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xbox live
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Yuengling
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Xbox Live DRM Does Not Understand the Modern Family
I’ve got two TVs in our living room. This isn’t for ramshackle picture in picture–I don’t even have cable–it’s because I am part of a modern family. My partner and I both play video games. We also like to play … Continue reading
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Cameron Walker
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gears of war
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heteronormativity
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