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About John Laster

John Laster has been writing about video games for almost a decade. He's frequently found streaming on our partnered twitch channel. He's the one obsessively muttering this year is our year in relation to the Chicago Cubs. John works full time as a video game attorney at Laster Law, Follow him on Twitter and LinkedIn
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Around our Network: PSN Fans is giving away 50 copies of Wheels of Destruction.
14 years ago

Around our Network: PSN Fans is giving away 50 copies of Wheels of Destruction.

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We typically stay very focused on XBLA at XBLA Fans. We only cover stories directly related to the platform with the occasional hardware related post here and there. However, our …
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Update: Huge Awesomenauts vinyl record giveaway!
14 years ago

Update: Huge Awesomenauts vinyl record giveaway!

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Update: Congrats toHeadcrabs, Tyler H, Chuck_Bosworth, and Hitman Bravo.

If there is one thing that Awesomenauts has reminded us of it’s the fact that the ‘80s were awesome. In …
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Straw Poll Wednesday: Which Arcade Next Game Will Sell the Most Copies?
14 years ago

Straw Poll Wednesday: Which Arcade Next Game Will Sell the Most Copies?

 

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Arcade Next is finally upon us with Trials Evolution launching earlier this morning. We are pretty excited about all four titles, but we’d love to hear …
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Trials Tuesday: Mindbender
14 years ago

Trials Tuesday: Mindbender

We’re making a quick exception for this week’s Trials Tuesday post by showing off a track made by Redlynx that will be included in Trials  Evolution when the game …
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Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition: Guide to crafting and item tips
14 years ago

Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition: Guide to crafting and item tips

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Minecraft for XBLA gives you just about every recipe that is currently available in the game. However, there are a few furnace …
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Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition: Guide to The End
14 years ago

Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition: Guide to The End

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You need to continue to work toward diamond tools. It won’t take you long to get a healthy supply of Iron. Use this …
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Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition: Guide to The Middle
14 years ago

Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition: Guide to The Middle

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By now, you should be ready to begin your mineshaft. Try to keep it inside, or very near to your house so that you can quickly get in …
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Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition: Beginner’s guide
14 years ago

Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition: Beginner’s guide

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When you first start in Minecraft, you’ll find yourself standing in the middle of the world. There isn’t much guidance, as the …
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What it’s like working at XBLA Fans
14 years ago

What it’s like working at XBLA Fans

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So I might have totally downloaded Instagram just as an excuse to share this photo, but I promise to avoid all puns involving editing articles until they are purrfect. …
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Who says you can’t preorder XBLA games…

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Our very own John Carson has turned into quite the comedian lately (I think he’s channeling his namesake). When talking about how excited I was for Fez I mentioned …
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