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Three Days To Armored Core 5’s Beginning
Call it a hunch, but the giant orange 5 that’s popped up at armoredcore.net/ac5/ might have something to do with From Software‘s reveal of Armored Core 5. Whatever the case may be, we’ll know in three days. January 14th is the date listed under the large, glowing 5, with the word “BEGINNING” suggesting that From…
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Magic: The Gathering – Deal Of The Planeswalkers
If you’re an Xbox 360 owner and a fan of insanely addictive collectible card game Magic: The Gathering, this week’s Xbox Live Deal of the Week is definitely for you. Knowing Magic: The Gathering fans, most of you have already dropped 800 Microsoft points for the excellent Duels of the Planeswalkers, but for those of…
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Create Your Own Worlds In The Sims 3
The Sims 3 allows you to create your own Sims, create your own home, and now you can create your own world, courtesy of The Sims 3 Create A World tool, a free download now available on TheSims3.com. The Sims 3 Create A World tool (beta) allows registered users of EA’s latest life simulation to…
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NBA Jam Sets The Wii On Fire In 2010
There were jams and rumors of jams, but now it’s official – EA is bringing back Midway’s classic arcade basketball game this year with EA Sports NBA Jam for the Nintendo Wii. Midway’s NBA Jam took arcades by storm in 1993, it’s over-the-top arcade basketball action and colorful commentary packing in the crowds at the…
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The Nintendo Download: Something, Something, Ace Attorney
It must be tough for lesser-known games when the Nintendo Download contains a big-name title like Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, but Chronos Twins DX, ShadowPlay, and the rest of this week’s offerings put up a good fight. Good fight or no, it’d be hard for any title to compete with a port of the original…
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You Don’t Want The New Hello Kitty Online Theme Stuck In Your Head
Watch the music video for Hello Kitty Online‘s new theme song once – and only once – and you may be safe. Some of us weren’t so fortunate. I downloaded this video for “The World is Saying Hello (Kitty)” this morning, figuring I would torture share it with our readers. I watched it once before…
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Separated At Birth: Borderlands And CodeHunters
A post on reddit.com has fans pondering the connection between Borderlands, a comic-shaded video game that begins with a bus trip through the wasteland, and CodeHunters, a comic-shaded animated short that begins with a bus trip through the wasteland. The argument began yesterday via a post by reddit user Stupidname (thanks Tom!), who asked, “Did…
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Super Street Fighter IV: Adon Vs. Ken Vs. Cody Vs. Ryu
Yesterday’s new costume and ultra combo trailer was nice, but a pair of fight videos featuring Super Street Fighter IV’s Ken versus Adon and Ryu versus Cody are nicer still. Seeing Adon and Cody back in action sure brings back memories for me, though in Cody’s case its memories of that one guy with the…
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Spec Ops: The Line Screens Don’t Paint A Pretty Picture
Call me a pessimist, but post-apocalyptic Dubai doesn’t look like the sort of place you’d want to vacation in. And look! They’ve even hung the flag wrong. All things considered I’d probably not want to visit pre-apocalyptic Dubai, but if I dwell on that I’ll start adding pre-apocalyptic in front of every place name for…
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Udon Crafts All New Endings For Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom
Capcom continues their love affair with Udon, as the Asian-influenced comic book company announces the creation of new endings for all 26 playable characters in Tatsunoko VS Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars. Udon has been collaborating with Capcom for quite some time now, having created multiple comic book series and art books based on Capcom properties, as…
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Mass Effect 2 Debuts In Mass Effect: Redemption
The first issue of Dark Horse’s Mass Effect: Redemption comic has hit store shelves, giving fans their first look at new locations and characters that will play a big role in Mass Effect 2. Let’s see what’s new! Mass Effect: Redemption is a prequel of sorts to Mass Effect 2. In the first issue, Shepard’s…
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Halo Meets Appleseed Meets Cowboy Bebop
In case you missed the Halo Waypoint preview of “The Package”, the Halo Legends short created under Shinji Aramaki of Appleseed fame and written by Cowboy Bebop’s Dai Sato, here’s a short clip of the CGI Spartans in action. I missed the Waypoint preview, and now I’m kicking myself. I love the art style used…
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Court Puts A Stop To CTA’s Mature Video Game Ad Ban
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted the Entertainment Software Association a preliminary injunction in its suit against the Chicago Transit Authority, temporarily lifting the CTA’s ban on mature game advertising. The ESA filed the lawsuit against the CTA in July of last year, following the Grand Theft Auto IV…
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The Old Republic’s Home Where The Empire Roams
Welcome to rainy, dark, electrical storm-plagued Dromund Kaas, the Sith Empire’s seat of power during the time of Star Wars: The Old Republic. The Sith Empire colonized Dromund Kaas in ancient times, eventually losing track of the hyperspace coordinates to the world, which is just the sort of wacky thing you’d expect the Sith to…
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Heavy Rain Release Date Trudges Sadly Into View
Don’t be sad! Quantic Dreams’ interactive cinematic exploration of sorrow now has an official release date of February 23rd. At least don’t be sad now. From what I gathered from Stephen’s impressions of the game, there’ll be plenty of time for that once Heavy Rain is spinning half-heartedly inside your PlayStation 3. I’ve already bought…
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Would You Be A Pepper For EA DLC?
Starting this week, specially marked 20 ounce bottles of Dr Pepper will contain codes good towards exclusive downloadable content for popular EA games, including The Sims 3, Spore, and Mass Effect 2. Dr Pepper isn’t a soft drink you’d normally associate with video games. The soda brand and EA are looking to change that now,…
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PlayStation Store Update: Starting Off 2010 Slow
Aside from Matt Hazard: Blood Bath & Beyond and some downloadable content for Disgaea 2 on the PSP, we’ve got a very video and theme-centric fist PlayStation Store update for 2010. It’s a slow start, but it’s certainly a start. Blood Bath & Beyond looks like it has potential, and there’s always the Dark Void…
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Red Bull Gives PlayStation Home New Things To Do
The first consumer brand to be a part of PlayStation Home extends their presence today, with Red Bull Flugtag and Red Bull Illume added to Home growing stable of places to do stuff. Red Bull Flugtag is a competition that challenges people to build human-powered flying machines, and the new PlayStation Home Red Bull Flugtag…
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Cold Stone Creamery: Scoop It Up So You Don’t Have To
Who pays $20 for a Wii video game based on the Cold Stone Creamery ice cream franchise? I do, and then I play it, so you don’t have to. Though you actually might want to, depending on your level of dedication to the ice cream retailer arts. Cold Stone Creamery: Scoop It Up from Zoo…
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The PSP Gets Hexyz Force In May
With a name like Hexyz Force, it can only be some sort of Japanese RPG being released for the North American PSP by Atlus, the company that brought us Yggdra Union. Hexyz Force (pronounced “I have no idea, perhaps Hex-ees?), is a Japanese RPG being released for the PSP on May 25th by Atlus, so…
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