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Best Mom Ever Steals Over 500 Video Games for Her Children
When authorities searched the home of Rebecca Margaret Johnson following her attempted theft of nearly $2,500 AUD from a Big W department store in Queensland, Australia, they discovered a treasure trove of stolen video games. Over the course of a year the 32-year-old single mother of three had swiped more than 515 video games and…
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Sadly, The Expendables 2 Video Game is Not Developed by Wright, Meier, Carmark and Garriott
Based on the upcoming sequel to the hit action ensemble film starring every action hero still able to pick up a weapon, Ubisoft’s The Expendables 2 is missing a real opportunity to assemble the greatest team of game developers that ever coded. Sylvester Stallone. Jason Statham. Jet Li. Dolph Lundgren. These are names that deserve…
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The Best Things in This Week’s Nintendo Download are Free
With free 3DS demos for Rhythm Thief & the Emperor’s Treasure and Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] in the eShop this week, no one needs to spend a single penny to have a hell of a time with this week’s Nintendo Download. Of course Zen Studios, the makers of Marvel Pinball 3D for the…
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Reviews
A Gaming Mouse and Keyboard Combo Made to Play Together
The mouse and keyboard are the sword and shield of the PC gamer, an alliance of hardware bent on game domination. They’re both integral to the PC gaming experience, but rarely are they built to play together. There are plenty of matched sets, but rarely does their synergy extend beyond outward appearances. German hardware maker…
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Guild Wars 2 Leaps Into Action August 28
It’s going to be the future soon for denizens of Tyria, as ArenaNet reveals an August 28 release date for the eagerly anticipated massively multiplayer free-to-play role-playing game Guild Wars 2 Beta testing has gone swimmingly, yesterday’s stress test seems to have passed without much stress, and now MMO players have a date to put…
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Next Time, on The Walking Dead Video Game…
Episode two of The Walking Dead hit Xbox Live yesterday, with the PlayStation 3, PC and Mac versions shambling along tomorrow. I can honestly say I’ve not been this excited for a Telltale Games release since they brought Sam and Max back from the dead. Episode two, “Starved for Help” continues the story of fugitive…
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Insanity, Urination and Other Things to Watch Out for in The Amazing Spider-Man
While we continue our review-aimed adventure with the new Peter Parker under, over and through the streets of New York, here are some of the fun features of The Amazing Spider-Man you can expect to experience in the game’s earliest moments. I’d make a joke here about crazy people urinating and the authentic New York…
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You Will Be Excited About PlanetSide 2, Even if it Takes an Entire Seven Minute Explainer Video
Why do I want more PC gamers to get excited upcoming massively-multiplayer first-person shooter PlanetSide 2? Am I a masochist? Am I in the pocket of Sony Online Entertainment, bribed by all of that cash they made on The Agency? No, the answer is much simpler than that: I want to kill you all. After…
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It’s Finally Time to Meet the Pyro
The Pyro. A man (or possibly woman) shrouded in mystery since Team Fortress 2 launched in 2007. We’ve gotten to know his compatriots. We’ve gotten to know lunch. Now it’s time to Meet the Pyro, and it’s an incredibly disturbing meeting indeed. In some twisted corner in the back of my mind, this is exactly…
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40 Years of Atari All at Once, All for You
40 years ago today, Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney got together and founded the company that catapulted the world into the video game era. It was called Syzgy. Or it would have been, but Syzgy wasn’t available, so they called it Atari. The rest is a gigantic, four decade-spanning infographic celebrating the company’s rise from…
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Memorize the Fighting Moves of Your Favorite Persona Characters
Perhaps I constructed that headline incorrectly. What it should read is “Memorize the Fighting Moves of My Favorite Persona Character and Five Others”, because no one could ever defeat Chie Satonaka. I guess that would have been too long. Persona 4 Arena comes to North America on August 7, and Atlus is rolling out a…
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The Last of Us and the Rest of the Game Critics Award Winners of E3 2012
Who won E3 2012? Judging from the results of the Game Critics Awards Best of E3 2012, Sony takes tops honors. Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us scored five wins, but I’m more impressed by the tiny triumphs of Sound Shapes and Unfinished Swan An epic cinematic experience that isn’t a sequel to anything, The…
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Only One Game Could Inspire a 1:1 San Diego Comic-Con Exclusive Sandwich Action Figure
Meet the Sandvich, a San Diego Comic-Con exclusive piece of Team Fortress 2 history. ThreeA Toys‘ masterful creation is so limited you’ll have to make an appointment to buy it. That’s right, one does not simply walk up to a booth and ask for Sandvich. Sanvich asks to see you, and only after you set…
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Team Fortress 2‘s Pyromania Heats Up with New Weapons and a City on Fire
A trio of heroes armed with powerful new weapons against the man (or woman) that would burn everything they’ve built to the ground. Day Two of Team Fortress 2‘s Pyromania update has me feeling the drama. I mean hell, just look at that still from “Meet the Pyro” up top. Oh yeah, I’m feeling it.…
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Star Wars: The Old Republic Update 1.3 Adds More Things That Should Have Been in the Game At Launch
Star Wars: The Old Republic update 1.3 is live, patching in a group finder tool and ranked player-versus-player combat, along with adaptive gear and Legacy character perks. Let’s get those subscribers back, BioWare! [BioWare]
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YouTube Comes to Vita and Brings Sexy With It
Today’s PlayStation Store update brings a free YouTube app to the Vita, with a style that puts other portable video playing devices to shame. Streaming videos are sure to look amazing on the Vita’s screen, and it definitely helps that YouTube and Sony came up with an application to view them looks to be ten…
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The Verdict is In: Fans Love / Hate the Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut
The Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut is the result of one of the largest fan outcries in the history of gaming, delivering a series of new endings to appease fans seeking more closure than the game initially provided. Have the fans been satisfied? Yes. Also, no. The comments below are taken directly from the dedicated…
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DUST 514 Gives PlayStation 3 Owners an Exciting New Way to Pay for Beta Access
The first beta event for CCP’s free-to-play EVE Online tie-in for the PlayStation 3 kicks off this weekend. Players can enter for a chance to play in the beta event at the game’s official website, or they can just drop $20 in the PlayStation Store. Today (tomorrow in Europe) CCP launches the Mercenary Pack, a…
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This Portal 2 Replica Turret Will Silently Protect Your Loved Ones for $300. Sound is Extra.
Gaming Heads, the creators of fine Team Fortress 2 statuary, opens the valve on its new Portal 2 line with this gorgeous 16-inch turret replica, ready to fill speaking and non-speaking roles in your home security regime, depending on how much you’re willing to invest. Can you really put a price tag on quality replica…
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Dead or Alive 5 Couldn’t Have Picked a Better Time to Roll Out the Preorder Swimsuits
Now that all talk of misogyny, mistreatment and objectification of women has been put to rest; now that we’ve all decided to live together in perfect harmony and treat each other as respected equals; now is the time for preorder bikinis and shots of half-naked video game characters sparkling with rivulets of shimmering sea water.…
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