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3D Games Now Available For Palm webOS
Palm Pre owners can now get as distracted in the bathroom as iPhone owners do, as Palm introduces the first 3D games to the Palm App Catalog, with Electronic Arts, Gameloft, and Glu Mobile leading the charge. I have to admit that I know next to nothing about the Palm Pre, but it has to…
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More Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Moments From Panama
DICE blows up more stuff in Panama in the latest installment of Battlefield: Bad Company 2’s Battlefield Moments. At first I thought this was the same Panama trailer that Luke posted back in December, but upon closer inspection it’s obvious this footage and that footage are different. For instance, it’s nearly a month later, and…
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The Rest Of Nyko’s New Products
The Nyko Wand+ isn’t the only new product Nyko is introducing at CES 2010, with a quad induction charger for your Wii remotes and a couple of items aimed at making your PS3 Slim cooler, literally and figuratively. The Charge Base Quad IC is a new version of Nyko’s normal Charge Base IC, supporting four…
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Nyko’s Wand+ Has Wii Motion Plus Built Right In
Nyko does what Ninten-didn’t with the introduction of the Nyko Wand+, a Wii remote alternative with Motion Plus support built right in. Debuting today at CES in Las Vegas, the Nyko Wand+ features Full Motion Technology, offering the same 1:1 movement tracking capability as the regular Nintendo remote with the Wii Motion Plus add-on attached.…
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The Harvard Lampoon Skewers Twilight, Sega
In The Harvard Lampoon’s literary parody Nightlight, potential vampire Edwart Mullen warns the naive Belle Goose that he won’t always be around to protect her from Sega. Bookstore gift certificates are wonderful things. My older brother gave one of them to me for Christmas, which I used to purchase several fine publications. I picked up…
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Halo Legends DVD Release Dated And Detailed
Halo anime anthology Halo Legends is coming to North American DVD and Blu-Ray on February 16th. Which of the three versions will you be picking up? The Halo Waypoint previews have come to an end, and now the only way to get your anime-style Halo fix is coming on February 16th in three different flavors.…
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Backbreaker Scores A Proper Trailer
505 Games and NaturalMotion’s Backbreaker finally gets a proper trailer, complete with pulsing soundtrack and overdramatic voiceover. You’ve read AJ’s preview, now get a look for yourself at how far Backbreaker has come since those early demos wowed us back in 2007.
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GameStop Doesn’t Report Record Holiday Sales
After years of record-breaking holiday sales, GameStop reports its second-highest holiday sales ever, citing economic weakness, item shortages, and winter storms as reasons for the lack of upward momentum. The 2007 holiday season saw GameStop sales up 35% over the previous year. In 2008, they were up 22%. This year, however, things remained relatively flat…
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Reviews
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers Review: The Big Book Of FF Activities
The Crystal Chronicles continue on the Wii with Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers, the action-packed third installment of Nintendo’s personal Final Fantasy series. A thousand years after the original Crystal Chronicles the world has changed. The four races are three, with the now dominant plant-like Lilties having defeated the Yuke tribe of machine…
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Salem And Rios Get Real Jobs
Army of Two: The 40th Day‘s Salem and Rios decide to quit mercenary work for something a little more challenging, becoming customer service reps at GameStop. Hilarity ensues. The Army of Two: The 40th Day trailers continue to come fast and furious as EA gets the most out of its CGI budget in placing fake…
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Duke Nukem’s Voice Actor Teases Fans With Duke Nukem Forever
During a panel at last weekend’s music and gaming festival MAGfest, Duke Nukem voice actor Jon St. John asked fans to “read between the lines” regarding his imposed silence over Duke Nukem Forever. Is there still life in DNF yet? Every time we think the topic is dead and buried, someone has to go and…
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New Costumes And Ultra Combos In Super SFIV
GameTrailers has posted an exclusive new trailer for Super Street Fighter IV that showcases the new costumes, rival battles, and ultra combos coming with the updated version of the game. I always knew Zangief was totally metal. Those new ultra combos certainly are impressive, but I never last long enough in a round to actually…
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We’ve No Objection To Phoenix Wright WiiWare Next Week
Phoenix Wright finally makes it to the big screen next week, when Capcom releases a port of the DS game that started it all on Nintendo’s WiiWare. 1,000 Wii points is all you need to score the first four chapters of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney on WiiWare come Monday the 11th, with the fifth chapter…
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It’s Time To Vote For The Mod Of The Year
Mod supersite Mod DB has compiled a list of the top 100 mods and indie games of 2009, asking gamers to pick their favorites as contenders for the coveted 2009 Mod of the Year Award. Mod DB’s Mod of the Year award is a big deal in the modding community, and it should be. Previous…
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What 8-Bit Characters Would Really Look Like
Cracked takes a thoughtful look at what five iconic v8-bit video game characters would look like if their sprites were magically granted life. The results are just a wee bit disturbing. If archeologists in the far future unearthed a blocky, sprite image of Mega Man, what would they think? How would they translate the 8-bit…
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You Have An Hour To Buy A $90 Street Fighter IV TE FightStick
With a little over an hour left and more than 50% claimed, if you’re in the market for one of Mad Catz Xbox 360 Tournament Edition Street Fighter IV FightSticks, now would be a good time to hit up Amazon.com. Today’s Gold Box deals on Amazon seem to have some sort of fitness theme, with…
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Reader Makes His Own Bayonetta Collector’s Edition
Frustrated by the lack of a premium collector’s edition for Sega’s Bayonetta, Kotakuite SonicTHP took matters into his own hands, gathering some of the rarest Bayonetta swag to craft his very own CE. Many folks are content just to have a game they’ve been pining over released, but some people crave more. People like SonicTHP,…
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Is Google’s Nexus One A Gaming Contender?
Google has officially unveiled its Nexus One Android Phone, and while it’s certainly an attractive device, does it have what it takes to be a portable gaming platform? The Nexus One is the first handset designed entirely by Google, and to some, particularly those with mobile service providers other than AT&T, it might seem like…
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Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening Trailer
The trailer for the Awakening expansion to Dragon Age: Origins shows off some of the new faces we’ll encounter on our adventures in the new land of Amaranthine, along with the welcome return of a few more familiar ones. The rumored expansion became official reality this morning, and now BioWare has posted this trailer along…
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