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Bullets and Blades – The Top 5 Weapons in Modern Gaming

What would Link be without his sword?  Samus Aran without her patented arm-mounted gun that doesn’t resemble Mega Man’s at all?  Other cliches without their weapons?  With the possible exception of Street Fighter and/or Mortal Kombat, many games have legendary heroes and villains that wield weapons and armor of a similarly epic nature.  This week, we’ll be looking over another Top 5 List, this time focusing on the greatest gear in gaming, and who wields it.

I’d like to mention right off the bat that the Mega Man Blaster or the Master Sword won’t be making an appearance in this list.  When I say weapons in modern gaming, I’m talking new games from the Playstation 2/Xbox era forward.  As much as I would like to mention epic weapons from times past (cough – Masamune! – cough) let’s stick to the more current list.  With that in mind, let’s take a look at our list! READ MORE »

Everyone’s favourite tough guy is suing the author and publisher of a book titled The Truth About Chuck Norris in attempt to protect his image.

Chuck Norris is requesting monetary compensation for “trademark infringement, unjust enrichment and privacy rights,” CBC reports.

The book written by Ian Spector reportedly takes myths that have been popularized on the internet for years surrounding Norris’ rugged image and misleads readers into thinking the facts are true, the suit claims.

The myths include giving the Walker, Texas Ranger star “super-human abilities” by making statements like: “Chuck Norris’s tears cure cancer, Chuck Norris can charge a cell phone by rubbing it against his beard and Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits.”

Norris feels the book promotes false information about him and depicts him as racist and unlawful.

The 67-year-old legendary actor says he never authorized the Penguin Group to use his name or image even though the book’s preface thanks Norris for “playing along.”