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Since the world didn't end this year, I guess we should talk about it.

So the world didn't end.  Who'd a thunk it.  So let's celebrate with a special "Year in Review" episode of Push Start to Continue that sees the Hell Block Heroes reunite!  The guys guiltily admit how the Steam Winter Sale pilfered their wallets; Jesse explains away his Civilization V addiction; and the whole crew goes round and round on some of the best games and gaming moments of 2012. 

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This should have been a simple port, but something went awfully wrong along the way.

The Warriors series caters to a very particular type of gamer.  It’s the gamer that enjoys the most simple of things when it comes to their hobby.  The level of entry needs to highly accessible – mechanics relegated to a few basics that can be picked up with ease, even if mastering them takes some practice.  The gamer needs to feel powerful – the ability to take on huge swathes of enemies at a time with little effort.  There should be collectables of the low hanging fruit variety, with the larger goal of “completion” nestled at the end, just out of reach, but completely attainable.

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One second, they give out actual awards at the VGAs?!?

We may be a day late, but this episode of Push Start to Continue is certainly not lacking in the dollars and cents.  Join Mike and Jesse as they completely ignore the awards given at this year's 10th annual Spike TV Video Game Awards, and talk about the only thing that really matters: the trailers and game announcements.  Also discussed is the allure of the Demon's/Dark Souls series, the THQ Bundle, and much, much more.

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Jesse and Mike return! And they come bearing a new podcast!

PixlBit is proud to release the inaugural edition of Push Start to Continue, the new videogame podcast from long lost PixlTalkers Jesse and Mike!  In this episode they clue you in to just what they’ve been up to in the months they were missing, discuss the Wii U launch, highlight the importance of the #1reasonwhy twitter phenomenon and much, much more.

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Get your multiplayer out of my single-player games!

As wonderful and awesome as the internet is, it really fucked things up for gamers like me.  It wasn’t really an issue in the early stages – that short period of time before it was as all pervasive as it is now.  Consoles remained offline for the most part, with only a handful of games offering any kind of online component.  Online gaming was for the PC crowd, not the console kids who enjoyed a far more streamlined and simplified gaming experience. 

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