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Don King Presents: Extreme Fectaculosity

The man actually says "extreme fectaculosity" in this trailer for 2K Sports' Don King Presents: Prizefighter. Now I'm tempted to buy the game just to hear him say more completely made up words. As for the game itself, the rhythm-based training mini-games look pretty damn nifty, and for Wii owners there is always the fact that the game will support the Wii balance board for some of the training exercises, so if anything it gives you something else to do with your plastic rectangle. I'm just concerned that the extreme fectaculosity could increase the possiblization of desensification to violenciferocity in our children, which would be bad-tastical. In other news, my spellcheck just killed itself.

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Clip: Transformers - Behind The Game

I know I am setting myself up for heartbreak here, but every new bit of Transformers game and movie footage I catch adds a little bit of hope to this 20+ year fan that they aren't completely cocking this up. The new toys are just hitting shelves, the latest trailers are screening very well, and now Traveller's Tales and Activision have released a behind the scenes look at the folks working on the game, and their passion for the series really shines through. More »

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Study: "Violent Games Turn You Into Alcoholic Pot Fiends"

More video game vilifying from scientists with political agendas. A University of California researcher is claiming that violent video games increase the likelihood of young men engaging in other risky behavior, like smoking pot and boozing. More »

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Behavioral Gender Studies At The GDC

We saw this slide presented at the GDC over at Wonderland and simply had to comment on it. It makes no sense whatsoever. More »