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First Windows Phone 7 Devices Drop In November
The first wave of Windows Phone 7 devices kicks off with the November 8 release of the Samsung Focus in North America, with eight more Xbox Live-ready devices making it to market worldwide in time for the holidays. Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 initiative launches on November 8 in North America with the release of the…
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This Is Where Lightsaber Crystals Come From
The next planet to be revealed for BioWare’s Knights of the Old Republic is Ilum, the hotly-contested home of the crystals that give lightsabers their pretty colors. The caverns of Ilum are home to crystals of wondrous power. Specifically the power to make your lightsaber purple. For ages young Jedi would make pilgrimages to the…
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The United States Army Is Testing Fallout PIPBoys
You can call the devices the U.S. Army is testing out at Fort Dix in New Jersey wrist mounted phosphorescent OLED Displays is you want. We’re calling them PIPBoys. What the gentleman in the photo here is looking at is one of eight wrist mounted phosphorescent OLED Displays delivered to the U.S. Army for testing…
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This Just Cause 2 Stunt Was Worth $10,000
All Daniel Steinberg of Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, had to do to win $10,000 from Square Enix was fly a jet plane through a casino. Steinberg is the winner of the Square Enix Just Cause 2 Stunt Challenge, beating out several solid competitors with his precision flying. It’s not the most impressive Just Cause 2…
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A Better View Of The Final Fantasy XIII Agito And Versus TGS Trailer
Last month we brought you shaky cam footage of the behind-closed-doors trailers for Final Fantasy Agito XIII and Versus XIII. Now we’ve got a better look. Square Enix has released the trailer on its Japanese website for Square Enix members to view, and now it’s shown up on YouTube as well. It’s a much clearer…
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Across Age DX Is Like A Whole New Game
Not only does FDG Mobile’s Across Age DX rectify the one issue I had with the original game, it looks absolutely stunning, courtesy of the iPhone 4’s Retina display. The original Across Age was a charming little action RPG, filled with time-twisting puzzles and old school charm, but the combat system was horrible. While one…
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Lego Universe Is Open For Early Business
The building blocks of the LEGO Universe community fall into place as NetDevil’s toy-based MMO opens two weeks early for its Founders. Fans who preordered LEGO Universe through official LEGO channels are now up to their necks in colorful toy bricks, fighting evil, championing creativity, and letting their imaginations run wild via the game’s user-friendly…
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Uncover Your Guild Wars 2 Legacy In The Hall Of Monuments
What will your Guild Wars 2 persona inherit from your original Guild Wars characters? Kotaku talks to ArenaNet designer John Hargrove and lead designer Eric Flannum about the newly-launched Hall of Monuments Reward Calculator. The Hall of Monuments, introduced in 2007’s Eye of the North expansion pack, is a trophy vault commemorating each player’s accomplishments…
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The New Face Of EVE Online
EVE Online’s character generation is getting a much-needed facelift in next month’s Incursion expansion, paving the way for players to eventually get out of their ships and walk around. So far the paving looks quite fetching, doesn’t it? The Incarna expansion that sees players exiting their spaceships and walking about on space stations isn’t due…
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Captain America Borrows Some Moves From The Prince Of Persia
While the screenshots from yesterday had me thinking Captain America meets Castle Wolfenstein, the gameplay trailer for Next Level’s Captain America: Super Soldier shows off an acrobatic hero that could give the Prince of Persia a run for his money. It’s not just the swinging and wall-running, though those are certainly a large part of…
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How To Get Into The Killzone 3 Beta
The public beta test for Killzone 3 starts on October 25, and we’ve got the low-down on how to get in. First step: Pay for PlayStation Plus. Yes, with the exception of some media partners and some PAX feedback participants, only folks who pay for Sony’s premium PlayStation Plus service will gain access to the…
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Splatterhouse Soundtrack Features Goatwhore And Friends
If bands like 5 Finger Death Punch, WolfShirt, and Goatwhore get your motor running, then you’ll love the soundtrack to Splatterhouse. If not, just look at the new screens and be quiet. The only metal band featured on the soundtrack for Namco Bandai’s Splatterhouse that I am even remotely familiar with is Lamb of God,…
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Will Wright Puts You In Control Of His Television Show
The Sims creator Will Wright plunges into the world of television with a new 30-minute episodic series called Bar Karma, a fueled by the creative power of its audience. Will Wright’s television ambitions come into sharp focus today as Current TV reveals Bar Karma, a first of its kind television show that places the audience…
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The Fictional Factions Of Fallout: New Vegas
War never changes, but the players definitely do. Which of Fallout: New Vega’s three factions will you cast your lot with? I’m leaning towards Mr. House, because of my deep love of any name that combines Mr. with an ordinary object, such as Mr. House, Mr. Hat, Mr. Fork, or Mr. Rotary Engine. Then again,…
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Support The First Amendment With Your Old Game Controllers
With Supreme Court arguments over the California game law beginning next month, the Video Game Voters Network has devised a way of showing the law’s author Senator Leland Yee your support for the First Amendment: Mail him your used controllers. Senator Leland Yee is the author of the California video game law that seeks to…
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Two Years Later, World Of Warcraft Hits The Twelve Million Mark
In October of 2008, Blizzard proudly counted 11 million World of Warcraft subscribers worldwide. In December 2008 the number jumped to 11.5. Now Blizzard updates the count to 12 million, 22 months later. What took so long? We can likely blame China for the slow buildup. Last year Blizzard and its partners were plagued with…
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The PlayStation 3 Is Prepared To Pillage Your Facebook Profile
Imagine seeing your Facebook friends’ pictures on wanted posters in Red Dead Redemption, or plastered across billboards in Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. A recent Facebook integration update for the PlayStation 3 could make such features a reality. The 3.50 PlayStation 3 firmware update enabled 3D Blu-ray movie playback, but it also opened up a…
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Vanquish Mounts An Arsenal On Your Arm
When players aren’t busy punching giant robots in the face in Shinji Mikami’s Vanquish, they’ll be blasting them to hell with every weapon they have at hand. The transforming hand jokes never stop coming, and while I’m primed to crack wise at Vanquish’s weaponized arm mechanic, I have to admire the design. Having your armor…
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