Mike Tyson Will Cure Your Angry Birds Addiction
Can't stop playing Angry Birds on your iPad and it's ruining your life? Mike Tyson can help in
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one easy step!
Battling Post Traumatic Stress Disorder With A Virtual Suicide Bombing
The Humvee drives down a crowded street in a foreign land. A child waves. Merchants display their wares. Suddenly soldiers raise their rifles as a suicide bomber runs into the street, detonating his lethal package. This is virtual PTSD therapy.
Video Game Reduced to 30 Seconds of Disapproving Moms
Electronic Arts' latest Dead Space 2 campaign is brilliant. Why? Because it uses the power of the disapproving mom to sell violent video games.
The Secret, Terrifying Lives of Those Amazing Cosplayers
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Ever wonder what those amazing cosplayers you see at video game and anime shows get up to when the crowds of photographers aren't around?
A New Way To Get Toto's 'Africa' Stuck In Your Head
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When was the last time you heard an a capella send up of shooter Battlefield: Bad Company 2? Never? Me too!
Bulletstorm Mocks Halo With Evocative, Projectile-Vomiting Diorama
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Nothing says serious business like a slow pan through a minutely detailed diorama set to moody music.
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The Year in Controversies
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It was a controversial year for gaming. The past 12 months saw the in-game assassination of Castro, playable Taliban, a Freedom of Speech shaking Supreme Court case and the call for a ban on Blood Minerals in gaming consoles.
The Luckiest Non-Gaming Moments Ever
We've posted our share of absurd Call of Duty: Black Ops tomahawk throws, Halo: Reach grenade sticks, and physics-bending mishaps. But lets not forget insanely lucky things happen in real life too.
The CityVille How To: A Guide to Building the City of Your Dreams
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With about 68 million players worldwide, Cityville blends the best of Sim City and FarmVille into a Zynga Facebook game that actually plays like a game.
Everything Your New iPad Needs Right Now
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Well, weren't you a good boy and/or girl this year! That iPad's going to be your favorite new toy no matter what, but here's how to squeeze the most out of it from day one.
The Year's Biggest News In One Short Video Game
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Oil in the Gulf. A cat thrown in a garbage bin. Chilean miners rescued. Prince William engaged. Top Gear driver unmasked. This is a very British view of the 10 biggest news stories of the year, turned into video games.
The Kotaku Guide To Winter Video Games
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Winter used to be the worst time of the year to look for great new video games. Not anymore. Here are some of the most promising and most interesting video games slated for release between now and late March 2011.
(PS3, Jan 18) The sequel to Media Molecule's beloved 2008 original. LittleBigPlanet games look,…The Year's Most Popular Gaming YouTube Videos
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Starcraft II, Flower Warfare, Gears of War 3, Call of Duty, it was a spectacularly diverse, spectacularly video-centric year for video games.
The Waffle Game That Changed Their Lives
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You've never heard of this game. It's in only one cabinet, playable in one city and, generously estimating, maybe it makes a dollar a day. Nothing about this video game suggests it's someone's meal ticket, but it is. For life.
The Ten Most Absurd Black Friday Trample Videos You'll See
To get you pumped for the Black Friday rush, here are 12 videos of shoppers gone wild! If you have a job in retail, quit now.
A Life Well Lived on Facebook
A life well lived is a life well documented on Facebook, it seems.
New Dick Cheney Video Game Is Weirder Than Expected
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George W. Bush has a new book out. Dick Cheney has a new video game. But the latter is not an official product and does the strangest things with its source material.
10 must-watch movies that influenced Scott Pilgrim
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In celebration of today's Scott Pilgrim DVD/Blu-ray release, guest editor Edgar Wright is posting all day at io9. First up: his detailed list, given to io9 exclusively, of the top 10 DVDs that influenced Scott Pilgrim.
The iPad's Best Free Games Right Now
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You spent enough money on that shiny new iPad. You shouldn't have to pay for games as well. Here's a selection of the finest free gaming the iPad has to offer.