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More GAME PICKUPS w/Reggie – 30+ PS4 / Switch / PC / XBOX / PS3 / PSP / 3DS

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GAMES SHOWN:
Sydney Hunter & the Curse of the Mayan (Switch)
Tubbz Metal Jesus duck (Numskull)
Lost Planet 3 (PS3)
Terminator 3: The Redemption (XBOX)
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (PS4 / Switch)
Everybody’s Golf VR (PSVR)
Crystal Crisis (PS4 / Switch)
Grim Fandango: Remastered (PS4)
Capcom Belt Action Collection (PS4 import)
Head Lander (PS4)
Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition (PS4)
Willow (PC)
Death Road to Canada: Limited Edition (Switch)
James Pond 3 (Genesis)
Remi Lore (PS4 / Switch)
Hero U: Rogue to Redemption (PC)
Syberia 3: Limited Edition (PS4)
Candle: The Power of the Flame (Switch)
Umihara Kawase (Switch)
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age (Switch)
Back in 1995 (Vita)
Chicago Enforcer (XBOX)
Ford vs. Chevy (XBOX)
Chronos Twin (DS)
Donut County (PS4)
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Mirror of Fate (3DS)
The Wizards: Enhanced Edition (PSVR)
Miami Law (DS)
Cryptic Passage for Blood (PC)
Extra Bright (PS1)
8bit Adventure Anthology Vol 1 (PS4)
PSP Star Ocean Limited
God of War statue
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How Monument Valley became a symbol of the West

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Towering red rock formations and big blue sky make up the classic backdrop of the American West. But the rocks we see in so many movies aren’t typical of the area at all. In fact, they are unique to one place: Monument Valley.

Monument Valley is on the Utah-Arizona border inside the Navajo Nation Reservation, and until the 20th century, it had barely been visited by non-indigenous people. But when John Ford made Stagecoach — the 1939 blockbuster that mainstreamed Western movies and the actor John Wayne — that all changed. More filmmakers followed suit and used the location as their movie backdrop, creating a deep association between Monument Valley’s iconic landscape and the mythic American West.