Stephen Colbert Defends Violent Video Games

Posted on 11 January, 2013 by exterminat

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Stephen Colbert Defends Violent Video Games

Because facts aren’t true enough

by Nicholas Laborde

©2013 Nicholas Laborde

stephen colbert oxcgnStephen Colbert is what I imagine as the definitive American.

For those who don’t really know who Colbert is, he’s an American political satirist and host of The Colbert Report, Comedy Central’s premiere “fake” (see: satirical) news program.

He invented a word (“truthiness”), has written multiple books, and has his own wax sculpture, among many other things.

In my opinion, he’s the funniest man on television. [Ed.: Nick may or may not have a crush on Stephen.]

Last night, while making fun of NRA (the National Rifle Association) head Wayne LaPierre‘s message before Congress several weeks ago about having armed guards in schools, Stephen spoke his mind on the matter… and it’s perfectly up to his standards.

Find out what Colbert said…

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Assassin’s Creed 3 Pro-American Controversy: Ubisoft Marketing A Storm in a Boston Tea-Cup?

Posted on 20 July, 2012 by dkpatriarch

Assassin’s Creed 3 Pro-American Controversy

Ubisoft Marketing A Storm in a Boston Tea-Cup?

by David Hilton and Nicholas Laborde

© 2012 David Hilton and Nicholas Laborde

OXCGN is contributed to by a multicultural team of various nationalities and religious faiths and beliefs

This is for UK/Aus so why does it have a great big American flag?

The following is a debate between two hard-nosed Assassin’s Creed fans and students of history: Canadian-born Australian OXCGN Editor In Chief David Hilton takes on proud American OXCGN 2IC Nicholas Laborde.

The topic?

The ever controversial lack of ‘Americans’ getting killed by new assassin Connor in all the Assassin’s Creed 3 trailers and footage shown by Ubisoft.

As both participants are engaging in a debate, they may be exaggerating their true opinions.

We will be dealing with contentious historical perspectives, so if you are easily offended by this sort of debate, better turn away now.  Offence is not intended.

Assassin’s Creed 3 debate

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Experience The Boston Massacre in Assassin’s Creed 3

Posted on 3 July, 2012 by exterminat

Experience The Boston Massacre in Assassin’s Creed 3

Ubisoft Showcases America’s Breaking Point

by Nicholas Laborde

©2012 Nicholas Laborde

I’d go so far as to say that right now it’s a time of political turmoil for the United States of America.

Well, somewhat. We have the drawdown of our war effort in the Middle East. The battle for Obama’s health care is still raging. Our Presidential election occurs on November 6, and it’s arguably one of the most important ones in decades.

Assassin’s Creed 3 is one of the year’s most anticipated titles, vying for supremacy only a week before Microsoft encourages a new generation of voters to not partake in their civil duties by picking up Halo 4 instead of voting for our next President.

In accordance with our own “turmoil” and Independence Day (known more commonly as the 4th of July), Ubisoft have released a brand new trailer ‘mysteriously’ entitled “4th of July.”

The trailer was filled with hidden gems, and one major item stuck out to me.

After doing a bit of cross-referencing, I can confirm that one of America’s most historical events will unfold before the eyes of the player in Assassin’s Creed 3.

Boston Massacre in Assassin’s Creed III here

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OXCGN’s Sniper Elite V2 Review

Posted on 28 May, 2012 by exterminat

OXCGN’s Sniper Elite V2 Review

A Ball-Busting Good Time

by Nicholas Laborde

©2012 Nicholas Laborde

Ever since the massive success of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare in 2007, the World War Two genre has, for the most part, disappeared.

While I personally had no problem with the setting, many gamers that were active in that era will recall that there was a massive market infestation of them, until Modern Warfare proved that we could move on, and successfully, too.

Sniper Elite V2 pays no attention to this, and is the sequel/remake to its fairly well-esteemed predecessor Sniper Elite.

More Sniper Elite, here

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