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Peggle meets child abuse in Kickin Momma
It's a scenario many of us are familiar with. Our mother wanted jewels, but she had no way of getting them legally, so she'd kick us into a sea of floating gems. That's how we all grew up, right? Kickin Momma from Hothead Games brings back those beautiful childhood memories, in a game that blends the falling puzzle fun of Peggle with the refreshing zest of child abuse. Don't worry though, the children in question are blue, which means it's all above board and nobody's getting yanked from the App Store. The game is coming to iOS devices August 4 and it'll probably be pretty good. Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
Legacy Comments (will be imported soon)So any bets on when they will get a C&D from the forces behind the cooking mamma games, with the claim that they own all things mamma? Wait, this is this the same people who did that pikmin-esque game "Swarm" or whatever it was called? If not, those little blue dudes look dangerously like the ones I'm thinking of. 12:30 PM on 05.04.2013 Boy tries to rape mom, kills her, over Call of Duty banA 14-year-old boy from rural Iowa has been charged with first degree murder after shooting his mother with a .22 caliber rifle he received as a present. Noah Crooks, who was 13 at the time, attempted to rape his mother i...
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| 2:00 PM on 08.11.2011 Review: Kickin Momma |

What happens when you combine the random puzzling fun of Peggle with the heady delights of child abuse? You get Kickin Mama, a new iOS game from the folks responsible for Swarm. The Swarmites are back, and this time they've b...more
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