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Symphony: Your Music Makes The Game
Fans of Audiosurf, scrolling shooters, and music in general have reason to be excited about Symphony, Empty Clip Studios‘ new title in which your songs shape the game you’re playing. Like Audiosurf, Symphony allows you to search your music collection in order to create a unique game experience for every song. Instead of a rollercoaster…
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Avatar: The Navi Side Of The Story
Shoot arrows, ride giant birds, and embrace your inner Predator, all in this Navi gameplay montage for James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game. The main thing I walked away from this video with was a desperate yearning for a new Panzer Dragoon game. I’m not talking Panzer Dragon Saga II or anything – just me riding…
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LEGO Rock Band Review: Redefining The Rock Block
The LEGO video game craftsmen at Traveller’s Tale set their sights on an entirely new genre with LEGO Rock Band, the ultimate block party for the whole family. Like Activision’s recently-released Band Hero, LEGO Rock Band seeks to be the E for Everyone answer to the band-based rhythm genre, delivering songs that parents don’t have…
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Even More Star Trek Online Screens
With the release date set in stone and the previews rolling in, there’s only one thing left for Cryptic and Atari to do with Star Trek Online – screenshots, screenshots, screenshots. Once again I must point out that the space shots look incredibly pretty, and the on-foot bits not-so-much. It almost looks like you’ll be…
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Guess What Made Time’s 50 Best Inventions Of 2009 List
Project Natal continues to rack up awards for innovation faster than the Nintendo Wii circa early 2007, making its way onto Time’s 50 Best Inventions of 2009 list. Microsoft is pleased. The third in what is sure to be a long list of innovation awards for Microsoft’s motion-sensing technology by way of time. The magazine’s…
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The New Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles Trailer Has A Secret
The new trailer for Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles on GameTrailers has a secret. A secret so horrifying that we can’t even embed it here. I don’t want to spoil it for those who haven’t seen it yet, so I will be purposefully vague. This is exactly the srot fo trailer that makes me want…
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PETA Releases New Super Chick Sisters
PETA returns to its Mario-parody Super Chick Sisters with the New Super Chick Sisters, switching gears from vilifying Kentucky Fried Chicken to vilifying McDonald’s. McDonald’s abuses chickens somehow, and it’s up to the New Super Chick Sisters to save Princess Pamela Anderson while learning about chicken abuse in this sequel to 2007’s Super Chick Sisters.…
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Diabloriffic Torchlight Coming To Retail
Runic Games‘ unapologetic Diablo-clone Torchlight, recently released on various digital distribution channels, is getting a richly-deserved retail release next year, courtesy of Encore Software. Torchlight is a quick and dirty Diablo clone, and there’s no two ways about it. You’ve got three classes, a base city, point and click movement and attacking – hell, you’ve…
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Mysterious LEGO Pods Falling From Space
Mysterious LEGO pods are appearing around the globe, piloted by minifig pilots that may hold the key to a parallel universe. Only you and The Bradford Rant Institute of Cosmic Kinesis can solve this riddle. The Brandford Rant Institute of Cosmic Kinesis was founded in 1984 by inter-dimensional theorist Bradford Rant to study the possibility…
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360 Facebook And Twitter Go Live On Tuesday
Social networking hits the Xbox 360 full-force on Tuesday when the next dashboard update goes live. bringing Facebook, Twitter, and Last.FM to the masses. Speaking to Fast Company, Xbox Live general manager Marc Whitten revealed the launch date for the eagerly anticipated dashboard update, which brings console-tailored versions of Facebook, Twitter, and Last.FM to Xbox…
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Command & Conquer 4 Gets Release Date, Preorder Bonuses
Tiberian Twilight colors the PC gaming horizon on March 16th, and EA has dropped details on the preorder goodies awaiting those who want to get an early jump on the end of the world. Remember back when we used to fight over Tiberium? We were such dorks back then. Now that it is killing the…
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New Zune Game Revue, Coming Right At You
A batch of new, free, 3D games have shown up on the Zune Marketplace for the new Zune HD. How do titles like Audiosurf and Project Gotham Racing fare on Microsoft’s handheld? A total of five new titles appeared in the Zune Marketplace recently, each taking advantage of the HD version of Microsoft’s handheld’s increased…
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iPhone Bejeweled 2 Gets Free Blitz Update
What’s the only thing more addictive than Bejeweled 2 on the iPhone? How about Bejeweled 2 with links to the Facebook version? A free updates from PopCap gives iPhone players just that. Bejeweled Blitz is the Facebook version of PopCap’s popular jewel-twisting puzzle game, which gives players a minute to rack up the highest score…
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This Is Activision’s New James Bond
There’s a new James Bond game coming out next year, but current movie Bond Daniel Craig won’t be participating. Instead, we get this guy. That’s Adam Croasdell, who plays Walford’s Dr Al Jenkins, will also be playing 007 in next year’s Activision published, Bizarre Creations developed Bond game. The actor revealed his participation in the…
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Star Trek Online: The System Requirements
You have until February 2nd to make sure your PC is tough enough to run Cryptic’s Star Trek Online. What kind of system will that take? Star Trek Online is Cryptic’s massively multiplayer stab at the Star Trek franchise, but it won’t take a system from 400 years in the future to run it. A…
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Come Back To Conan For The Secret World Beta Access
Looking for early access to Funcom’s intriguining new current-day MMO The Secret World? Is it worth three months of Age of Conan to you? Funcom wants you back in Age of Conan, and they want you back bad. As of today, they are offering a free two weeks of Age of Conan to returning players,…
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Assassin’s Creed II Ad: The Eyes Of Death
Take a look at the "Eyes" television advert for Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed II, but don’t be surprised to find it looking right back at you. This “Eyes” ad, created by advertising group Cutwater with help from Anonymous Content, shows off the eyes of death – the eyes of Ezio’s victims – before shifting over to…
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MotoGP 09/10 Has The Best Career Mode Ever
Not only will MotoGP 09/10 feature all the racers, tracks, and teams from the 2009 season, the game also features what Capcom is calling the most “comprehensive Career Mode of any previous MotoGP title.” What comprises the most comprehensive career mode ever? Players will be responsible for hiring engineers, managers, and press officers in order…
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Guild Wars 2 Coming In 2011
Teased in 2007 and finally revealed earlier this year, Guild Wars 2 still has a long road ahead of it, with NCsoft revealing that the game won’t be out until sometime in 2011. We’ve been following Guild Wars 2 since the first stirrings back in 2007, through the scrapped beta and onwards to this year’s…
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