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It's been over four years since the Great Line Rider craze of 2007. In internet terms that's an eternity, but don't tell the community of dedicated fans still churning out amazing levels for the simple little flash game. More »
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When you first start Mega Mash, the latest flash masterpiece from the folks at Nitrome, it seems like you're about to play a 7-in-1 game cart filled with clever homages to classic games. Then everything goes wonderfully haywire. More »
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What if one of the world's most popular 3D engines, the same one used to power many of the most popular console games in the world, also ran in your web browser? That would be pretty interesting, right? More »
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Flash gaming is just about to get better. Adobe is bringing full hardware-accelerated 3D graphics to both Flash and Air. It's also improving 2D graphics as well. More »
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Aaron Biber, 89, stand with his hands out, eyes downcast, looking at what remains of the barber shop he's run for 41 years in London. More »
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Super Meat Boy is no joke. That's a hard game, and that's part of its appeal. Put it in the hands of the maker of another, harder game, and it collapses into a singularity of motherfucker-what-do-you want-me-to-do difficulty. More »
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There's not a whole lot of story in Absolution Training Ground, a Hogan's Alley take on upcoming movie Cowboys & Aliens, and you can pretty much unlock all of the weapons on your first play through, but it's still kinda fun. More »
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Is someone in your family acting strange? Did they leave a note laying around about buying a lot of ice? Maybe they're planning a surprise party! Or maybe they're on drugs. Luckily, The Right Choice was made to help you get to the bottom of such mysteries. More »
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Cloud gaming service OnLive is going portable later this year, when the OnLive Player App brings PC gameplay to your iPad and Android tablet PCs. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5809675&view=rss&microfeed=true The Nintendo 3DS might have online, but it doesn't support Flash. Just like Apple's iPhone. Bummer! [ニンテンドー3DS] More »
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If Dutch game designer Kenney Vleugels' Flash interpretation of the PlayStation Network security system were anywhere near accurate, PSN would have been down for the count years ago. More »
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GagaVille itself is a bit of a let down. It's just a neighboring farm with a few silly things to click. But for FarmVille regulars, the update brings new items, crops, and decorations-and a chance to listen to tracks from Lady Gaga's upcoming album before anyone else. It's insidious, brilliant pablum. More »
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Dragon Age Legends developer EA2D turned over all of the assets to its Facebook strategy role-playing game to acclaimed Flash game developer Pixelante, and the action-packed Dragon Age Legends: Remix 01 is what they got back. More »
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EA Tiburon online software engineer Ben Burbank quit his job today, but not without leaving a pixelated postcard to the people he met along the way, inspired by iPad adventure game Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP. More »
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The chart-topping game on popular Flash gaming site Newgrounds this morning was, not surprisingly, a video game involving Osama Bin Laden. More »
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A message appearing briefly on the Assassin's Creed Facebook page lead NeoGAF users to a Flash file urging fans to "Spread the Word" to reveal an exclusive look at the next Assassin's Creed game, and lurking within the Flash file was this logo. What is Assassin's Creed: Revelations? More »
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You've lost your job, your house, and your savings are completely gone. Can you survive for a month on $1,000? That's the challenge put forth in the game Spent. Are you up to it? More »
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Rich Vreeland makes music for video games; games like Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter and the upcoming Fez. He's also made a short video game about making music with your tongue and snowflakes. More »
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Sarien.net is formerly the site where you could play, for free, classic Sierra games, such as Police Quest, in your browser. We say "formerly" because Activision owns that stuff now, and its lawyer-mans sent them a letter. More »
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Why wait for Ubisoft's flight combat game H.A.W.X. 2 to come out for your console when you can play a fantastic 8-bit version of the game now on your computer, for free? More »
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At some point during E3, this happened, but we were far too busy working to see it. More »
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When the love between a man and his horse gives birth to a tribe of evil centaurs, only one man can save the world from being stomped under the hooves of oppression - Simon Peterson. More »
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he wouldn't be very good. More »
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A trio of Google engineers have ported id Software's gib-filled first-person shooter Quake II to browsers— you know, for kicks—as a way to show just what HTML5 compatible web browsers are capable of. More »
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It may be the most hideous Choplifter rip-off ever created, but at least "CyberDodo fights against the sexual exploitation of children" has its heart in the right place. More »
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Tired of stodgy corporate games made by The Man and his minions? We're playing the 31 best indie games for a change of pace —- and so we can judge them. Today, Rocketbirds: Revolution! More »
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We need more mash-ups in video games. More »
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The creator of the haunting, stylish and far easier Don't Look Back has released the fantastic, fun and frustrating VVVVVV. Should you play this wonderfully creative platformer? Absolutely. More »
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Don't think of Every Day The Same Dream as much as a game (though it is), but as an interesting, potentially fascinating experience, not too dissimilar from other interactive experiences like Passage and Don't Look Back. But do play it. More »
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It's not often that we play a video game designed, coded and scored in just five days. Canabalt, conceived and created for the Experimental Gameplay Project, uncomplicated as it is, somehow doesn't feel like the typical output of two weekends. More »
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How young is too young to play internet computer games? If they can move their limbs, they can play with Kneebouncers. More »
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Calling it "a collaboration between EA 2D, BioWare, and some of the hottest indie talent from the flash developer community," BioWare has announced the browser-based Dragon Age: Journeys, which will serve as a prequel to the upcoming Dragon Age: Origins. More »
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PlaySega.com has recently launched a flash version of the original Sonic the Hedgehog, complete with a level editor that allows fans to create, share, and play their own Sonic levels online. More »
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Flash platformer Canabalt may be simple in concept, but what it lacks in gameplay variety, it more than makes up for in being awesome. This "daring escape" platformer is simply beautiful and beautifully simple. More »
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While it might not actually be Swine Flu: The Video Game, a flash game created by Dutch researches aims to raise the awareness of similar outbreaks by having the player control the deadly Gamers Flu. More »
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May want to get familiar with this level, because in This Is The Only Level this is the only level you'll ever play. But it's one of the best you'll play dozens of times. More »
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Dad, a newspaper publisher, always told me, "the news is what people are talking about." Video games can be that, too, as we've seen lately with mobile or flash games based on much-discussed current events. More »
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Daniel Benmergui, creator of the impressive Flash-based game I Wish I Were The Moon, has released the equally creative Today I Die, a gorgeous little adventure with a fascinating gameplay twist. More »
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