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Liveblog: Microsoft E3 2015 Press Event

June 15, 2015

12:30: Just waiting for the event to kick off. We’re expecting news on Gears of War, Halo, a Rare collection and...

Ultra Combo! Killer Instinct hits Xbox One later this year

June 10, 2013

The rumors were true.

“Historic” Rare franchise to return at E3 says Microsoft

May 22, 2013

Could we finally be getting that Killer Instinct revival?

So Microsoft just renewed the trademark for Killer Instinct

September 17, 2012

Start your speculating.

Kinect Sports Season 2 review: a fumble and a recovery

Reviews Xbox 360

November 9, 2011

Season 2 isn't a home-run, but it's not a complete fumble either.

A look at the Kameo 2 that could have been

April 6, 2011

Take a look at Kameo's more realistic look.

Xbox 360 Arcade Receiving A Rare Bundle

May 4, 2010

Viva Pinata and Banjo Kazooie bundled with the console.

Perfect Dark review

March 17, 2010

Rare's classic Nintendo 64 shooter comes to XBLA

GoldenEye 64 Multiplayer Guns, Maps, Coming To Perfect Dark XBLA

February 19, 2010

Yet another reason to get excited about the impending rehash.

Rare Says More In Store After ‘Perfect Dark’ On XBLA

January 20, 2010

The studio makes great games, and more are on the way.

Viva Pinata soundtrack out next week

Gaming News Video Games

July 22, 2009

The cute and lovable game from RARE had an awesome soundtrack, right?

Perfect Dark coming to XBLA this winter

Game Announcement Gaming News Video Games

June 2, 2009

The first (and best) Perfect Dark is finally coming out a second time.

Photos: His and hers couture

John M. Guilfoil

Features Photo Stories

December 1, 2007

Rare Vintage and Arnold Brant cued us in on some of their upcoming designs, and they range from chic to...

Blast Magazine was launched in 2007 with a simple thought — do journalism for the video game generation. We’ve really seen a lot since the 1980s. Nintendo Mega Man games, dial-up Internet, Dos, and the Palm Pilot were all in their infancy as we grew up. We shared files on 1.44MB (that’s MEGABYTE) floppy discs, and they were more than sufficient. As we grew up, the Internet blew up. Today you can stream a movie live in HD. Not only did HD not exist when we were growing up, but downloading a single, low-quality MP3 of our favorite song could take over an hour!

Technology developed quickly as we came of age, and we can claim to have mastered everything from iPads to Netflixes. But there is one thing that our generation did not have to grow up with — car maintenance.

A lot of us are interested in cars and trucks and motorcycles — this site wouldn’t be necessary if we weren’t. But how many Gen-Y’ers have ever had to change their oil? Change the brakes? Fix a cracked serpentine belt? Fixing cars was always something optional for us. We had to want to jack up a car and change a tire.

So now that we’re adults and we’re starting to recover from the crushing debt of our student loans, (We’re very bitter about this) we are finding our interests diversifying. If we were into cars already, we are getting more into cars. If we could never afford it, we are slowly raising our expectations. Say what you will, we are a curious generation.

Blast Cars is not exactly a beginners’ guide to the galaxy, but we’re not going to assume you know everything. We’re learning with you, and the experts we’ll bring into the process will walk both of us through everything we ever wanted to know about everything automotive.

In addition to restoring our Shop Truck, we are following some other Gen-Y restoration projects, including a racing bike. We’ll also bring you some relevant news, reviews, and rumors. We’ll even take a look at some of the most famous cars in movies, music, TV, true crime, and other popular culture. Let us know what you want to see!