As a result, K-19 manages to avoid the watery grave of U-571 and Crimson Tide without ever threatening Das Boot's claim to being the submarine genre's masterpiece.

BBC: K-19 stays afloat

The city of nearly 700, 000 sits on the U.S.-Mexico border and bills itself as the Boot Capital of the World.

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Not only will the blaster work with PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and the Wii U, but it's set to boast compatibility with next-gen consoles through an update, to boot.

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