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Super Mario Bros. In 64 Pixels
Here’s what happens when you take a relatively primitive game and downgrade it to an extremely primitive game, courtesy of Carnegie Mellon student Chloe Fan. This project is very reminiscent of Street Fighter in 15 pixels, only of course this is Super Mario Bros., and Chloe had several more pixels to work with. Still, it…
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Crackdown 2 Busting Heads In July
Ruffian Games and Microsoft do what they can to take care of the traditional summer gaming drought with Crackdown 2, heading to the Xbox 360 the first week of July. 2007’s free-roaming superhero cop game was a blockbuster hit, thanks in no small part to the inclusion of beta access to Halo 3 included in…
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Final Fantasy XIII Review: A New Paradigm For An Old Franchise
The role-playing series that launched a million bad attempts at cosplay is back, with a new group of colorful characters carrying the fate of the world on their shoulders in Final Fantasy XIII. Hovering above the surface of the planet Pulse, the shell-like city of Cocoon was once a haven for humanity, but fear of…
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Gran Turismo 5 Looks Even Better In The Dark
And new trailer included in copies of God of War III gives us a teasing glance of night driving, a new addition to the generally sun-dappled world of Gran Turismo. From what little we can see of it, Gran Turismo 5’s night driving looks to be every bit as appealing as its day driving. While…
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Final Fantasy Fans Are Far Too Sensitive About The Xbox 360
At the big Final Fantasy XIII launch at the HMV store in London, fans show their disapproval of the prospect of winning a free Xbox 360 bundle. Really guys? Gary from The Koalition was on hand at the big London Final Fantasy launch, where hardcore Final Fantasy fans nearly booed presenter Alex Zane off the…
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Every Epic Space Saga Needs A Prison Planet
It you thought Mos Eisley was a wretched hive of scum and villainy, wait until you get a load of Belsavis, the Republic prison planet that houses some of the most fearsome criminals in the Star Wars: The Old Republic galaxy. The use of Belsavis as a prison planet actually pre-dates the Republic. The good…
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These Fable III Screens From GDC Are All Mine
This batch of Fable III screenshots from the Game Developers Conference are indeed all mine, at least in the ‘underground area where ore is extracted from the earth’ definition of the word. It’s pretty much a given these days that any fantasy role-playing game worth its salt much have a mining area in it. Hell,…
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Time To Put Your Money Where Your iPad Is
Apple is now taking preorders for its “revolutionary” new shiny thing everyone must own. Will you succumb to the large, vibrant screen of the iPad, or are you made of sterner stuff? Right now you can visit Apple’s online store and place your money down on the iPad, known in some circles as the iPod…
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Will You Be Buying God Of War III At Midnight?
GameStop just dropped a list of stores opening at midnight to make sure 24-hour Walmart stores don’t steal all of their customers when the game launches. Will you be staying up late to kill the gods? That’s what GameStop midnight launches are all about, after all. I’m sure part of it is making sure the…
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Cooking Mama Inevitably Turns To Crafting
A year after we discovered a trademark registration for it, Majesco is finally ready to make Crafting Mama official. The woman with the most free time in the world returns this fall with a whole new bag of domestic tricks. She’s taught you how to cook, helped you cultivate your garden, and now she’s going…
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June 8 To Be A Green Day In Rock Band History
The second artist-centric Rock Band title now has a release date, with 47 tracks worth of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool coming to the Wii, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 on June 8. Like The Beatles: Rock Band, Green Day: Rock Band doesn’t mess around with bands inspired by the California trio,…
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It’s Always The Same Old Story For Video Game Villains
It doesn’t matter if you’re Bowser, Mother Brain, Dr. Eggman, Hitler, or Mike Tyson, the motivational speech is always the same, and it always gets you absolutely nowhere, as this CollegeHumor clip readily demonstrates. I think the main problem lies in the fact that it’s only one man, generally assaulting a fortress made to withstand…
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Bad Company 2 Borrows Modern Warfare 2’s Marketing
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 joins Infinity Ward’s fight against “mapathy” on March 30, unlocking its second set of VIP maps on the same day that Modern Warfare 2’s first map pack drops – only Battlefield’s maps are free. That’s the point being driven home in a post on the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 website titled…
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Comcast’s Internet Usage Meter Should Drive The OCD Insane
In August of 2008, cable internet provider Comcast imposed a 250GB limit on bandwidth, scaring many of their internet gaming customers. Now the company is rolling out an internet usage meter, so customers can obsessively track every single megabyte. Great! As a Comcast customer who regularly downloads four to five games off of Steam a…
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Splinter Cell: Conviction Preview: Either Sam Fisher Mellowed With Age Or I Have
My time with the latest preview build of Splinter Cell: Conviction transformed me from a stealth operations hater to a deadly master assassin, stalking dark corridors with deadly intent. Has the game changed, or have I? The preview build I played featured the first three levels of the game, which we’ve seen on multiple occasions,…
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Boxing With The PlayStation Move
Now that we have an official name, let’s take a look at some official gameplay of the PlayStation Move, courtesy of our team on the scene at GDC 2010. I believe the game seen being played here is Motion Fighter (Working Title), but I could be mistaken. We’ll have some screens up for the PlayStation…
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Sony’s Motion Controller Is The PlayStation Move
Say goodbye to the Arc or Gem and hello to the PlayStation Move. Sony has revealed the official name for its motion controller, coming this fall in three forms – alone, with the PlayStation Eye, or bundled with a PS3. The European trademark office spilled the beans a bit early, but that doesn’t stop Sony…
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