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- Steve lives in Chicago and recently graduated from the University of Illinois. He has been fascinated with video games since his ninth birthday when he received a Gameboy Color and Pokemon Blue. He loves following sports and cheers win or lose for the Bears, Bulls and the Fighting Illini, who include the 2012 men’s gymnastic national champs as well as the 2011 women’s volleyball national runner-up.
![Week 4 is hours away as San Francisco attempts to reverse a two game slid against the Rams. Three weeks of the NFL and five weeks of college ball and […]](https://i0.wp.com/clearancebinreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/avatar-football-banner.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "XBLIG Review: Avatar Football – Tecmo Bowl 2.0"){kind=avatar}
![Gateways pulled a Gateways and traveled back in time for its Mac and Linux release date. Smudged Cat Games had set the anticipated release for July 16 but pulled the […]](https://i0.wp.com/clearancebinreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/boxart_portrait.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Gateways lands on Mac, level editor launched")
![Last year celebrated Independence from Cubes, this year, Freedom from Meteorites. Planetary Shield by Axouxere Games is an arcade game that uses energy balls to destroy incoming meteorites headed for […]](https://i0.wp.com/clearancebinreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/planetaryshieldbanner.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "XBLIG Review: Planetary Shield – Freedom from Meteorites")
![The indie game Pester by Flump Studios was released for PC today. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXjwecJvs7Y The shoot-em up with the option to control two ships maneuvering through space shooting monsters at once […]](https://i0.wp.com/clearancebinreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Pester3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "XBLIG Pester buzzes onto PC")
![Magnetic by Nature by Tripleslash Studios is a physics platformer with an overabundance of charm and a glimmering lack of compassion. It has the makeup of platformer punishers, like Super […]](https://i0.wp.com/clearancebinreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/magnetic-by-nature.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "XBLIG Review: Magnetic by Nature: Awakening")
![After the debacle regarding some Russian hacking Vampire Smile to PC, Ska Studios, of Dishwasher and I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1 fame, was bombarded by fans of the Dishwasher […]](https://i0.wp.com/clearancebinreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/skalogo2.gif?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Ska Studios announces Charlie Murder trailer, possibly official Vampire Smile PC port")
![The monastery by Rendercode Games is a horror/survival-esq game that while crafted beautifully, is lacking substance. The monastery is not a typical adventure game, but more along the lines of […]](https://i0.wp.com/clearancebinreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/the-monastery-banner.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "XBLIG Review: The Monastery – Extreme Book Hunting")
![Infinite Doodle by Smudged Cat Games is an art creation program. The concept is amazingly simple, yet, with the right creative spark, can become a canvas for a burgeoning artistic […]](https://i0.wp.com/clearancebinreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/infinite-doodle-cover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "XBLIG Review: Infinite Doodle – the blank canvas is your universe")
![Development for the successor to Super Killer Hornet, the shoot-em up that utilized math equations for power-ups, is well under way, and the creative minds behind the series have posted […]](https://i0.wp.com/clearancebinreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/flump-studios-logo.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Killer Hornet successor starting to take flight"){kind=logo}
![“Each was housed in a large rectangular wooden box containing a cathode picture tube with a set of crude game controls mounted in front of it. You used your hand […]](https://i0.wp.com/clearancebinreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/arcade-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "XBLIG Review: ArcadeCraft")
![With so much content on Netflix Instant it is easy for some titles to just get lost in the shuffle, and with Netflix streaming now accounting for the majority […]](https://i0.wp.com/clearancebinreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/netflix_top_picks_header.jpg?resize=36%2C36&ssl=1 "Netflix Top Picks: Early 90’s Horror Movie Edition"){kind=small}
![What a long, strange level it has been. Today marks the three year anniversary of an idea spurred out of inspiration and boredom known as Clearance Bin Review. I can’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/clearancebinreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1_16_14-site-messages-cbr-3rd-birthday.jpg?resize=36%2C36&ssl=1 "Happy birthday to us! Celebrate by checking out some of our favorites articles from the last 3 years!"){kind=small}
![First Impressions is a close look at the crucial first hour spent with a game and its’ ability to draw you in or turn you away. Somewhere between a review […]](https://i0.wp.com/clearancebinreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/11-24-13_first_impressions_dead_rising_3.jpg?resize=36%2C36&ssl=1 "First Impressions: Dead Rising 3"){kind=small}
![The Xbox One is here and along with it we get launch title exclusives! Let’s be honest here, that isn’t usually a phrase that we would openly celebrate if we […]](https://i0.wp.com/clearancebinreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/11-23-13_review_ryse_son_of_rome.jpg?resize=36%2C36&ssl=1 "Review: Ryse: Son of Rome – For the glory of Microsoft!"){kind=small}
![First Impressions is a close look at the crucial first hour spent with a game and its ability to draw you in or turn you away. Somewhere between a review […]](https://i0.wp.com/clearancebinreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Title.png?resize=36%2C36&ssl=1 "First Impressions: Super Mario 3D World (Wii U)"){kind=small}