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Civilians massacred in “Modern Warfare 2”

Not only is “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2” set to break all video game sales records this year, but it might go down as the most controversial game in 2009 after Russia banned the video game and recalled every single copy from stores last week.

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Sandwich war

Penn Station favored by students

It is a battle worthy of the history books, right between Custer’s Last Stand and Battle of the Bulge. It’s the Clifton sub shop wars. With the new contender Quiznos entering the picture and the constant favorite Penn Station dominating night business. Full story

De Los Muertos shoots for big time

Imagine you are in a local band and you’ve just been put on the bill for the biggest show of your (very short) career. How would you spend the week prior? Full story

Gamers answer to "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2"

Prepare to get assaulted, flash banged and stuck with a knife. Tread lightly behind enemy lines, shoot first with precision and efficiency. And keep your head down if a Predator Missile strike is inbound. But don’t sweat too much ... after all, this is just a video game. Full story

Losanti’s funky reggae grooves

Last week at the Catskeller, Losanti performed their self-described genre of music, “reggae funk soul rock,” as coined by singer Jack Novak, a former business student at the University of Cincinnati. Full story

Classic vampire films preceding “Twilight”

Robert's Rants

In preparation of the upcoming and highly anticipated release of the “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” Friday, Nov. 20, a brief overview of some of the best movies of the vampire genre would seem timely. Full story

Ed Bassmaster stuck on YouTube?

While browsing through the video offerings on YouTube, you may have stumbled upon some videos born from the comical mind of Ed Bassmaster. Full story

UC zombies: Apocalypse soon at hand

Slacker Solutions

This is not a test: Zombies have been spotted at the University of Cincinnati. Full story

“Invisible Children” appear at UC

University of Cincinnati students in 500 Swift Hall watched the documentary “Invisible Children: The Rescue,” in 500 Swift Hall Tuesday, Nov. 10. Full story

Brian Kittrell sings blues to Catskeller

Last week’s show brought another member of Gold Shoes to the stage – the lead guitarist and an extremely talented musician, Brian Kittrell. Full story

Comic, anime conventions: hit or miss?

Slacker Solutions

Can’t find your trusty bootleg copy of “The Smurfs?” If you went to the Cincinnati Comic and Anime convention, you would have been in luck. Full story

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Paranormal TV haunts networks

Halloween may be over, but for the paranormal television industry anytime of the year is good for a scare or two.

Musicians question government

I’m not going to mince words, the U.S. government has been accused of using music to torture prisoners since 2002. Bands such as Rage Against the Machine and Nine Inch Nails (and many other artists) are using the Freedom of Information of Act to find out if their music has been played at deafening volume for hours, or even days, to torture prisoners.

“Borderlands” explodes through wastelands

Borderlands is a video game for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 that is quite literally the offspring of a role-playing game and a first-person shooter.

Dennis Hopper has new battle: prostate cancer

Another Hollywood star has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, two months after actor Patrick Swayze died.

Dragon Age: Origins

In a Tolkein-esque attempt at fantasy, BioWare has launched “Dragon Age: Origins” into the world of massive RPGs. It has mystery, intrigue, betrayal and all of the extremely detailed decision-making you’d expect from the makers of “Mass Effect,” but it’s missing some of the polish that would make this a truly magnificent game.