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A Wearable Brain Scanner That Keeps You In The Zone
From playing video games to operating nuclear facilities, focus and attention are key factors in excelling at important tasks. Freer Logic’s BodyWave scanner trains users to be aware of their brain functions without making them wear a silly hat. The BodyWave tracks brain activity, but it doesn’t hook up to your head. The device, which…
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Where Do You Buy Your Video Games?
The daily Speak-Up on Kotaku doesn’t have to be an essay. Sometimes all it takes is a simple question. Commenter Rueli is fed up with GameStop, and wants to know where everyone else goes for their retail gaming fix. Gamestop finally broke the last straw. I’ve dealt with their crap for too long and now…
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Bonk! TurboGrafx Classics Come To The PlayStation Network
Japanese PSN users have been enjoying PC Engine titles since 2009. Now it’s North America’s turn, as Hudson readies ten TurboGrafx-16 classics for release as TurboGrafx Classics for PlayStation Network. Now the Christmas card makes sense! Bonk’s Adventure is just one of the ten titles being released individually this winter via the PlayStation Network, representing…
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This Could Mean A New He-Man Video Game
Mattel is the company behind some of the world’s hottest toy brands, including Hot Wheels, Barbie, Fisher-Price, and Masters of the Universe. Now the company hands over the rights to create video games on those properties to THQ. Up until now, several different companies have handled the creation and distribution of video games based on…
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Catherine Gameplay Is Quite Puzzling
Beneath the distorted screams, surreal visuals, and sexy cutscenes of Atlus’ Catherine lies some intriguing puzzle-platforming gameplay, along with plenty of exploding sheep. This is not at all what I expected from Catherine gameplay-wise, but I’ll take it. I figured with it being a Persona spin-off it would play more like a role-playing game, but…
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The DC Universe Online Beta Ends With Epic Battles
The DC Universe Online beta goes out with a bang today, with tonight’s cataclysmic “Battle of the Legends” paving the way for the MMO’s January 11 launch. Will you side with Batman and Superman, or The Joker and Lex Luthor? The end of beta testing is a big event for a massively multiplayer online role-playing…
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Could This Be The Best Gaming Headset Of CES?
The Consumer Electronics Show kicks off tomorrow, and there Turtle Beach will be showing off the new Ear Force PX5 Programmable Wireless Surround Sound Headset, among other things. Is this Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3 headset really worth $250? Hopefully McWhertor or Crecente will get a chance to check out the PX5 during the show…
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Are You A Video Game Hoarder?
Today in Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Floppy McWiggle wonders if keeping large amounts of video games around the house is hoarding or just love. I spent the weekend building a custom entertainment center for my TV and consoles. I swear it took all weekend, but it was very worth it. This brings me to my…
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What Good Is A Computer Processor That Does Bad Math?
One of the core functions of a computer processor is to perform the basic arithmetical functions of the system. Why would we want a processor that gets those basic calculations wrong? Carnegie Mellon’s Joseph Bates has the answer. Your standard computer processor is on the larger side and consumes a fair amount of power, but…
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How About A TV With Built-In Tetris?
With today’s smart television sets capable of packing multiple internet applications directly on the hardware, why not just install games directly on the TV? That’s what Oberon Media is doing with Tetris. Casual gaming company Oberon Media is teaming up with The Tetris Company, LLC to install the world’s most highly-recognized puzzle game on connected…
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Were Vector Graphics Ever This Exciting?
Oh for the days when video game advertising consisted of nothing more than people looking so excited their faces were about to explode. Check out the full Vectrex ad at Josborn’s Flickr page Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.
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OnLive Gets Built Into Cheap Electronics
Why spend $99 on OnLive’s Microconsole TV adapter when you can buy an inexpensive Blu-ray player with the streaming game service built right in? OnLive teams up with bargain electronics manufacturer VIZIO to bring streaming games to the masses. Today’s televisions and Blu-ray players are shipping with a ton of internet services built into their…
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Rock Band Developer Sold For The Price Of A Copy Of Rock Band 3
A copy of the disc-only version of Rock Band 3 currently sells for $49.99 at GameStop. According to The Wall Street Journal’s sources, that’s exactly how much investment group Columbus Nova paid to take Harmonix off Viacom’s hands. MTV parent company Viacom revealed plans to offload the creators of Guitar Hero, Rock Band, and Dance…
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The DS Is The Nation’s Best-Selling Game System Of All Time, Sort Of
With more than 47 million Nintendo DS handhelds sold in the United States since the portable’s launch in 2004, Nintendo is calling the DS the country’s best-selling gaming system of all time. Does it really count? There’s no doubt in anyone’s mind that the Nintendo DS is one of the most successful gaming platforms of…
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Raise A Glass To The Father Of High Fantasy
Today we celebrate the birthday of J. R. R. Tolkien, the English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor whose contributions to English literature forever changed the way we imagine fantasy worlds. Born on January 3, 1892 in Bloemfontein in the Orange Free State (now a part of South Africa), J. R. R. Tolkien took his…
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Unlock Black And White’s Star Pokémon Before The Games Come Out
The illusion fox Pokémon Zoroark, star of the Zoroark: Master of Illusions movie, won’t be available through normal gameplay in Pokémon Black and White, but you can get him two months in advance by visiting GameStop. Want to know how? Not only will Pokémon HeartGold, SoulSilver, Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum players be able to score…
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Bulletstorm Gives Us One Epic Shower Scene
I don’t know how you should feel about seeing Epic Games president Mike Capps in the shower. I’m still trying to figure out how I should feel about a game that urges me to preorder by calling me “dick tits.” This is the first in a series of promotional videos for Bulletstorm known as “Bulletpoints,”…
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Don’t Skip Your First Shower Of 2011
Since the mid 1820’s stargazers have been watching the skies in early January to catch a glimpse of the annual Quadrantids meteor shower. Are you going to miss out on witnessing a potential 65 to 160 meteors per hour? I know night time is generally gaming time, but you’ll be missing out on a great…
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