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Even though Wizards of the Coast is knee deep in their summer of Underdark, something special is coming first on this update. Wizards of the Coast has released a premium edition of the original Gary Gygax masterpiece, 1st Edition Premium Dungeon Master’s Guide. Wizards created limited-edition reprints of the original 1st Edition core rulebooks: the …
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Going all the way back to 2000, EA has been producing the SSX franchise in various incarnations. Thanks to my Gamefly queue, I played through the newest game in this franchise, released late February 2012. For an arcade style snowboarding game, it was extremely fun. The premise of the game is you play as Team …
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On Monday the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) came down with the second harshest punishment in it’s history. Only Southern Methodist University’s 1987 “death penalty” is considered worse. But today, I want to explain in normal terms what the impact is to PSU and the football program. First off, the easiest one is the $60 million …
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I know everyone is sad that your favorite website wasn’t as Comic Con covering it. Just come back more often, spread the word of our awesomeness and some d ay we’ll be bringing you Comic Con coverage, Mongoose Style! So to keep you happy, here is a video Kano996 told me about from Kotaku. It …
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So yes, I went and saw Ted. Luckily, I get to tell you about it as well! Feel lucky damn it! For those of you who don’t know what Ted is, it’s a movie by Seth MacFarlane, creator of Family Guy, American Dad and The Cleveland Show. It’s Seth’s first venture into the world of …
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I didn’t believe this when I saw the headline. So i clicked through and found out it was true. During a poltical debate on Jordanian TV, one of the experts throws his shoe and his counterpart and then pulls out a gun! Yes, he pulled out a concealed silver revolver. Don’t believe me? Click here …
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Wow, that was amazing to watch. The one baseball event out of the year that doesn’t disappoint was amazing again this year. The 2012 State Farm Home Run Derby finished off with Detroit Tigers slugger Prince Fielder winning the title with 12 home runs in the finals over Jose Bautista of the Toronto Blue Jays. …
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So I came across this on Geeks are Sexy. Great site if you don’t already know it. But they have an awesome photo collage showing the Evolution of Cell Phone over the years. Go take a look. Much better than just the sample I have shown here. Tweet
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While looking around at various Avengers meet fantasy stuff yesterday, I came across an awesome post from HerosofShadow.com. Apparently they went out and made Dungeons & Dragons builds for all of the Avengers. It’s quite amazing actually. Go over there and take a look. Better yet, download the character sheets they made and play with …
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The art here has been floating around for a week or so. Still worth looking at it. It’s done by a guy on DeviantArt. Check out his gallery here to see the rest. Also, click over to the guys at Geeks are Sexy to see their post, along with io9. After all, it’s where we …
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So here is my full disclaimer up front. I’m a Deadpool fan. I am upset at the second Green Lantern movie as it is delaying production on the Deadpool movie. So, when ISAMUDYSON83 sent me over a Deadpool fan movie, I was admittedly skeptical at first. Here is the promo for you to enjoy. So …
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While Zen is my own original creation and the story is my own, the locations and world it’s in come from the genius that is Ninja Bettie 42. Also, one plot device is owned by Wizards. All art is done by Alyona Maksimova. Check out her stuff here. So enjoy an original piece of fiction …
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One of the best parts about the current state of technology is that almost everything we desire is at our finger tips. With the advent of Netflix streaming and Hulu Plus on Xbox Live, many older movies and anime are now available again. As a result, I wanted to bring forth a new feature, TFM …
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While I do self-proclaim myself to be the biggest sports fan on the team here at TFM, I can without a doubt say I’m slightly miffed after reading this wonderful post from the amazing people over at Kotaku just now. Apparently EA Sports and their mega franchise NCAA Football left out a team in the …
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So this week I will be writing a review of X-Men: Destiny on the Xbox 360. This will be a complete game review. Yes, you are reading correctly that I, Superlute58, have finished a game. I already got an achievement in the game so no need for a new one here. The base plot of …
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As the resident halologist on the team, I am tasked with the dubious honor of breaking down the footage we’ve all seen from E3 on Monday. If you haven’t seen anything, APDestructor1 hit us with some links earlier that can be found here. At first I was excited to see some of the new game …
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So on the holiday weekend, Kano and I went and took in the movie that finally overtook Avengers in the theaters. Men in Black III received my apprehension at first. Will Smith going back in time? Not a lot of Tommy Lee Jones? No Frank? No Zed? What’s there to watch? However, the movie was …
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I was thinking on Sunday night when I was laying on my couch watching Fox’s Sunday Animation Domination, I found myself wondering about the role of animated shows. Fox has long been considered the leader with The Simpsons grouping and the Family Guy grouping. But the more I thought about the series I had grown …
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Can you believe it’s been over a month since I last filled everyone in on what Wizard of the Coast has been doing? I know, shame on me! Well, here you have it. The latest and greatest from the people at WotC and the game of Dungeons and Dragons. Currently in the launch of products, …
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What? Another review about the Avengers? On the same website? On consecutive days? Well, of course we’d do that. The main reason is that we bring different perspective to the same movie. fall into the category of movie-goer and non-comic fanboy. So my approach to a comic movie (minus the upcoming Deadpool movie with Warner …
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So today I’m reviewing one of the most practical applications I use on my phone, INRIX Traffic. I can say that it has saved me sitting in traffic on my commutes more often than I can count. However, it’s much more than just a traffic app. One of the unique features is the reporting aspect …
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Oh yeah, It’s all about the Avengers right now. The movie drops soon and the X-Men seem to be on the back burner while everyone eagerly anticipates the Avengers hitting the big screen. It’s so big that the Facebook world has a game out for it! I know, I’m reviewing a Facebook game. But when …
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Now we aren’t a fancy site like IGN that gets game copies early and can review them in full on release day. We are a humble group of gamers that play what we come across or get the chance to buy. On top of that, I have a notorious reputation of not finishing games. So …
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Now I know my title gave it away, but the current new push from Wizards of the Coast is all Underdark themed materials for Dungeons and Dragons.Hopefully it’s as exciting to you as it is me! For those who aren’t aware of what the Underdark is, you’re probably reading the wrong article on here. However, …
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Since ISAMUDYSON83 had his moment, it’s time to share what I love Comic-Con for the most, Artist Alley! So here are what I spent my money on at ECCC. First up, we have two pieces from O’Dell Studios. Medusa (L) and Beach Volleyball. …
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Ladies, Gentlemen and fellow nerds… Emerald City Comicon is just one day away! So as a little pep talk from your loving friends at Team Fighting Mongoose, I decided to get our coverage kicked off one day early with a preview article! You’ll learn what we are most looking forward to and what TFM will …
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As we grow our coverage into different realms, Team Fighting Mongoose is stepping into the realm of Dungeons in Dragons. This week, we start a new regular piece. This one is for the starting DnD adventurer and how to join the world of twenty-sided dice. How Do I Start? That’s the biggest question on everyone’s …
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As part of the massacre that happened on the ridge, TwilightPunk13′s buddy TwilightPunk(1) learned the value of not being on the ground with a covenant vehicle bearing down on you. Tweet
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The match had been close between the Red and Blue teams. However, after the Massacre on the Ridge occurred, the Blue team pulled away and controlled the rest of the game. Final score, 100-49. Tweet
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Nothing bad will come of this, will it? Someone will swerve, won’t they? Cooling Machine sees ISAMUDYSON83 coming toward him, right? Tweet
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ISAMUDYSON83 was just enjoying a casual ride in his newly customized ghost when Cooling Machine ran it straight at him and caused a fatality accident at the intersection of Valley Road and Big Ditch Lane. The police said there were no survivors… until the re-spawned 5 seconds later. Tweet
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Apparently TimorousStone didn’t realize he could get hit by the banshee. Hopefully he learned that lesson from SuperLute58. Tweet
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SuperLute58, despite doing heavy damage to the banshee on his own, shows off some impressive flying skills to turn the table on the red team. This run sparked the Blue Team’s come from behind win. Final score, 187-172. Tweet
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As we are spawning off into other worlds of geekery, one of the topics that will be discussed is Dungeons and Dragons. Yes, you read correctly, we’ll be writing on that game with the icosahedron die. First up, here is what’s new from the company behind Dungeons and Dragons, Wizards of the Coast. Newest player …
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Good morning everyone! On a morning like there where I’m about to go for a morning running workout, I felt it was appropriate to do an Android App Review. The app I’m reviewing is C25K Pro. For those not familiar with running, it’s the action that happens when you press the sprint button in a …
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Disclaimer: I don’t own Halo: Reach or the Halo-verse. I’m merely playing with Bungie and Microsoft’s awesome toys.
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Two snipers this close together looking down their scopes… nothing bad can come from this, right? Tweet
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Well, after two questionable kills, one by SuperLute58 and one by APDestructor1, AP out does himself and totally fails… Tweet
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A banshee eyes a teleporter… wondering what will happen if it goes in… Tweet
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So I can say that neither SuperLute58 or APDestructor1 knew what happened during their duel. Tweet
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Look at ISAMUDYSON83 attempt a triple tuck dive… wait, I’m receiving word that he’s in fact dead here. Tweet
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Watch as SuperLute58 clips ISAMUDYSON83′s wings. Tweet
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Fitting that the noob gets to show off on Fail Friday. Tweet
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Today we peak in on the performance of SuperLute58′s noob. Here we see the noob, taking cover… Tweet
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Watch and learn. The Vet shows the Noob how to make grunts tremble in fear. Tweet
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In the spirit of the Holidays, SuperLute58 took on a noob to try and help out in Reach. So today, we start strong. Here is the “Vet” in action. When doing it right, grunts run from you in fear. Tweet
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So I gave thanks to 343. Now I want to complain about provide a badass gun that doesn’t hit anything! Tweet
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It’s the holidays and it’s right to give thanks for that which we have in this world. I’m thankful for 343 and providing us a new firefight map! Tweet
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Team Fighting Mongoose proudly brings you a fail not by any of us! The driver, unnessarily BIG, and the gunner, xWHGxSpankaWang, escaped prosecution. Tweet
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A non-TFM fail! This involves unnessarily BIG, driver, and xWHGxSpankaWang, gunner, taking out vtown55. Tweet
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