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Damn, Even Star Citizen‘s Economy Is Exciting
If everything goes according to Wing Commander creator Chris Roberts’ plan, a “fully-simulated economy” might be one of the coolest aspects of a game involving gorgeous spaceships shooting each other. Sure, that 300i is a gorgeous ship, but keeping it fully-stocked with missiles is a complicated process. First, the factory making the missiles needs raw…
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Zynga Dethroned As The King Of Facebook Games
January of this year marked the first time in ages a non-Zynga game made it to the top of the Facebook app charts, as FarmVille 2 was passed in active users by King’s ridiculously popular Candy Crush Saga. According to the latest estimates from app metrics site AppData, today King took the crown as overall…
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The New Age Of Star Wars Tabletop Role-Playing Begins Today
West End and Wizards of the Coast had their go. Now it’s Fantasy Flight Games’ turn at tackling Star Wars tabletop role-playing, and they’re off to a gruff and gritty start with Edge of the Empire. Who wants to be a bounty hunter? Rather than attempting to represent the length and breadth of the Star…
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Ultimate Ninja Storm 3: Full Burst Brings Naruto Battles To PC
Announced yesterday during the Japan Expo in Paris, Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 is getting an upgrade this winter, with fresh missions, enhanced visuals, a new playable character and — most importantly — a PC version. Namco Bandai is calling this enhanced version of the last installment of CyberConnect2’s long-running franchise Naruto Shippuden Ultimate…
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The Latest New Pokemon Is A Cold, Dead Thing
In the interest of appeasing those who would rather keep all of the new Pokemon coming in X and Y later this year a surprise, we’ve employed a time-tested technique of obscuring the latest reveal. It’s a Ghost type. It’s also a Steel type. And it’d be right-at-home in the hands of a DC Comics…
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There’d Be No Fictional Independence Without G.I. Joe
He fights for freedom wherever there’s trouble, G.I. Joe is here, on iOS and soon Android devices. Without the support of this top secret fighting force, multiple fictional universes would have been crushed under Cobra’s fashionable heels, so I celebrate our U.S. Independence Day by playing a game released by a Japanese company that hopes…
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The Lone Ranger Game Is A Red Dead Disappointment
If Red Dead Redemption were a free-to-play social game, it would be pretty horrible, filled with mundane click quests governed by an energy meter, constant pressure to bug your friends to join your posse, and brief spurts of action that amount to little more than timed tapping. It would be The Lone Ranger. First off,…
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SimCity Survey Gropes About For Ways To Keep Folks Playing
It seems a few players were a little upset with the way the most recent installment of SimCity turned out. Today a survey is making the rounds suggesting several potential features and expansions that might transform Maxis’ train-wreck into the game we wanted in the first place. What sort of improvements and changes? How about…
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Runescape 3 Launches July 22
It’s been 12 years and change since Jagex first unleashed the ridiculously popular free-to-play MMO Runescape on the world, and it’s finally starting to look like something I might play. The game’s largest upgrade ever, Runescape 3 has been confirmed for a July 22 launch. Along with some relatively smoking-hot graphics upgrades and the return…
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Mega Man, Made Out Of 97 Rubik’s Cubes
Anyone can grab some colored Post-It Notes and bust out some impromptu pixel art. It takes real skill to transform 97 mini Rubik’s Cubes into a pixel-perfect Mega Man. Impressed? Wait until you see his Pokemon. YouTube user and Rubik’s Cube expert Kyudan2 has been quietly busting out these incredibly impressive works of puzzle art…
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All of the downloadable costumes and characters for Injustice: Gods Among Us that PS3 and Xbox 360 players have been enjoying for the past couple of months are finally available on the Wii U, along with the Japanese Ame-Comi pack not yet available on other consoles. Hit up NeoGAF for a rundown of what’s available.
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I Love Playing Magic: The Gathering. Just Not With Other People.
I love Magic: The Gathering. I’ve loved the card game since it first showed up back in the early 90s. The depth of strategy present in these bits of colored card stock is astounding, and the work Wizards of the Coast has put into building an empire based on them inspiring. I love Magic: The…
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American McGee Wants Your Help Securing the Film Rights for Alice
American McGee’s twisted take on Alice in Wonderland has been capturing the imagination of fans since the original game debuted back in 2000. The movie rights to his vision have been bouncing around for nearly as long. Now McGee wants them back, but he can’t do it alone. The good news is that while McGee’s…
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ReviewsThe New Razer Blade Ultra-Thin Gaming Laptop: The Kotaku Review
At a mere .66 inches thick and powerful enough to capably handle some of the most demanding games on the market, Razer’s new 14-inch Blade might be the coolest piece of equipment I’ve ever played a PC game on. It’s certainly the hottest. Once known for its mid-to-high-end gaming peripherals, Razer has gotten to a…
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ReviewsLollyphile Gourmet Lollipops: The Snacktaku Review
Simple yet elegant, seductive while at the same time innocent, the lollipop is one of the true icons of the candy snacking world. It deserves the star treatment, which is exactly what San Francisco-born, Austin-raised candy company Lollyphile delivers. Lollipops have come a long way since sweet-cravers in the Middle Ages dipped sticks in boiled…
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Culture
Snacktaku Drive-Thru: Wendy’s Pretzel Bacon Cheeseburger Is Gorgeous
As my proper Monday Snacktaku review got pushed to tomorrow, I figured I’d at least slip in a little public service announcement for the hungry masses. Wendy’s has a pretzel bacon cheeseburger. It’s the opposite of horrible. I am a huge fan of pretzels and pretzel bread, so when a friend called me to tell…
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Local News Uncovers Adult Content in LittleBigPlanet 2 Two Years Late
In 2011, Sony released LittleBigPlanet 2 for the PlayStation 3. Two years later, Sacremento, California’s News10 uncovers the startling truth behind its misleading “E for Everyone” rating. Give players the tools to create their own game content, and sooner or later there’s going to be a penis, a phenomenon Stephen Totilo’s hard-hitting investigative report from…
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Our Monitors Show Us So Many Things. Now Show Us Your Monitors.
Unless you’re reading this on a cell phone or tablet, you’re staring at a monitor right now. They are glowing portals that take us to work and play every day. What does your window to the digital world look like? I’ll show you mine, you show me yours — that’s how this works, right? Meet…
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