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Blizzard’s Naming Policy Is Smaller MMO Publisher’s Marketing Opportunity
Who benefits from Blizzard’s controversial decision to use players’ real names in forum posts? War Rock publisher GamersFirst hopes it will, issuing an official press release to let gamers know it’s all still anonymous there. Blizzard’s decision to modify its forums in the near future so that players’ real names are displayed instead of their…
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Vanquish Dated For North America With Preorder Arsenal
Japan’s getting Shinji MIkami’s sci-fi third-person shooter Vanquish on October 21? So what! In North America we’re getting it a couple of days earlier, with a trio of deadly new weapons available to those who preorder from the right store. October 19 is the date that Vanquish hits the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and…
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Guitar Hero: Warriors Of Rock, Act One
Activision’s compiled a nifty clip showing off some previous revealed music from the upcoming Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, so let’s let the bodies hit the floor, get our money for nothing, and pour some sugar on this rock montage. It’s official: I am no longer excited by videos for the band games. It used…
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Curt Schilling’s All-Star RPG Debuts At Comic-Con
Curt Schillings’ 38 Studios outs Project Mercury at the San Diego Comic-Con this month, giving con-goers the first look at the mysterious role-playing game that features the talents of R.A. Salvatore, Todd McFarlane, and Ken Rolston. All we know about Project Mercury so far is that it’s got amazing talent working on it, and a…
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The Naughtiest Red Dead Redemption Glitch Of Them All
Apparently the quality control on Red Dead Redemption was so bad that lesser-quality games have begun bleeding into it. It might only be a teaser for machinima group Project Rooster’s new series Naughty Bear Adventures, but it’s definitely got a creepy vibe going on. If done right, it could be the best thing to come…
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The Etrian Odyssey III Preorder Art Book Is So Pretty
If Atlus’ Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City for the Nintendo DS isn’t pretty enough for you, check out Forests of Eternity, the preorder exclusive art book spanning the history of the series. It’s much prettier than the game. I suppose it’s not hard for the concept art for a Nintendo DS role-playing series to…
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Why Too Much Gaming Makes Your Attention Wander
A recent study conducted at Iowa State University has concluded that exceeding guidelines for viewing television or playing video games can do something bad to your attention span, or whatever. I wasn’t paying attention. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children and teens limit their television viewing and game playing to no more than…
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What If Games Had A Super-Easy Mode?
Are video games too hard for you? College Humor imagines a world where all games have a super-easy mode, just for you. Check out the super-easy versions of The Legend of Zelda, Wii Fit, Battletoads, Sonic, and more. I suppose this works both ways. If you ever find yourself complaining that today’s games are far…
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Death In Guild Wars 2 Borrows A Page From Modern Warfare
The fact that your player keeps fighting after he or she dies in Guild Wars 2 is almost as shocking as the fact that the game has no dedicated healer class. ArenaNet’s Jon Peters, Eric Flannum, and Isaiah Cartwright explain. Guild Wars 2 isn’t going to be your average massively-multiplayer role-playing game. Developer ArenaNet has…
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Dragon Age II Pulls A Commander Shepard
Dragon Age II takes a page from the Mass Effect playbook, limiting player characters to a male or female human version of the game’s main character, Hawke. In Dragon Age: Origins, players could choose from four different races and three different character classes, with each combination coming complete with its own playable origin story. Dragon…
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Assassin’s Creed May Take A Year Off After Ezio’s End
When will Assassin’s Creed return once Ezio’s story ends in Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood? According to series associate producer Jean-Francois Boivin, a year hiatus might be in order. Assassin’s Creed II came out late last year, and it was brilliant. The next installment, Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood is slated for release in November, and while the addition…
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Bloody Tourists Invade The Dead Rising 2 European Special Edition
If there’s one thing Europeans can’t stand, it’s all the bloody tourists. Capcom plays off this fear with the European special edition of Dead Rising 2, showing off the game’s official box art alongside one ravishing ravaged high-roller. The official box art for Dead Rising 2 covers all the bases. You’ve got your protagonist, a…
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Space Wolves, Daffy Duck, And Coraline Have Graham Annable In Common
The man behind the look of Telltale Game’s twisted Puzzle Agent further explores the experiences that made him the delightfully twisted creator he is today, in part two of Graham Annable in His Own Words In part one of this Telltale-produced Graham Annable biopic, the artist discussed his early years with LucasArts, working on games…
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How To Score A Beer Belly In Halo: Reach
If you want to look like a battle-hardened, Covenant-crushing space marine type, yet don’t want people to forget how much you love to party, then GameStop has the Halo: Reach preorder incentive for you. The UA Multi-Threat Mjolnir Mark V(B) Armor is a special bonus suit customers will score by preordering Halo: Reach in any…
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Reviews
Singularity Review: Wibbly-Wobbly, Timey-Wimey
Activision and Raven Software release a first-person shooter with a time-traveling twist. Is this Sierra’s intriguing yet disappointing TimeShift all over again? Of course not! TimeShift had a time-shifting suit. In Singularity you have a time-manipulating device that slips onto your arm, so the rest of your body can breathe. You’ll stumble across this device…
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Witness The Wild StarCraft II Collector’s Edition
From CVG comes video of the lavish collector’s edition of StarCraft II, pawed at breathlessly but an eager fan, three weeks ahead of the game’s official release date. Revealed in April, the StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Collector’s Edition contains everything a StarCraft II fan needs to truly enjoy the game. It also has an…
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Americans Turn To Their Phones For Gaming And Internet
A report from the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project shows an increasing number of Americans using their mobile phones as personal computers, with substantial leaps in gaming, internet use, and other non-voice applications over the past year. Playing a video game on your mobile phone might seem silly to a hardcore PC…
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Blizzard’s Real Name Forum Policy Has Fans In An Uproar
Blizzard’s decision to use players’ real first and last names in the StarCraft II and World of Warcraft forums draws strong negative reactions from fans. Why are they so upset? Let’s take a look. Blizzard posted the news yesterday in its official forums that, come the launch of StarCraft II’s new community site prior to…
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Split/Second’s Reality Show Destruction Spreads To The PSP
After a successful debut on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC, Disney’s destruction-driver racer Split/Second gets down-sized and down-to-business on the PSP this holiday season. The PSP version of Split/Second features the same hyper-competitive reality television show premise and explosive action of its big brothers, only smaller and less-detailed. While it lacks the online…
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Blood Gulch Returns In Halo: Reach
It’s Bungie Day, and the developer celebrates with a new video featuring Rooster Teeth’s Red Vs. Blue crew coming home to a new and improved Halo: Reach version of the Blood Gulch map. The Rooster Teeth boys are in fine form as they help Bungie celebrate the seventh day of the seventh month, also known…
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