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Free Realms Holds Halloween Spooktacular
Many MMO games host special Halloween events, but only Sony Online Entertainment‘s Free Realms has the guts to use the words Super Spooktacular, which is at least 10 times as awesome as a normal Spooktacular. Free Realms’ Super Spooktacular runs from October 14th through November 11th, at which point everyone will give up and start…
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Retro Meets Rap In Pato Pooh’s “Follow Me”
Swedish hip hop artist Pato Pooh leaves no 8-bit game untouched in this amazing video for his latest track “Follow Me.” I’m not generally one for rap music alone, but combine it with just about every other genre and I’m sold, and that includes chiptune. This video for “Follow Me” by Pato Pooh ft. Adam…
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The Cars Of Need For Speed: Nitro Part 2
The cars of Need for Speed: Nitro might lack the detail of Forza 3 or Gran Turismo 5, but they make up for it in sheer brightness. Here’s round 2 of the grand vehicle reveal. Ten more rides join the nine previously reveled vehicles for the Wii and Nintendo DS racer this week, and so…
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Reviews
Axel & Pixel Micro-Review: A Puzzling Combination
2K Play launches its indie game initiative with Axel & Pixel, a point and click adventure game from Czech studio Silver Wish Games starring a man, his dog, and a giant mutant rat. The aforementioned mutant rat has trapped the artist Axel and his canine companion Pixel in a bizarre dream world and run off…
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Aliens VS. Predator: Aliens For The Win
After showcasing the poor Marines in the first faction trailer for Aliens VS. Predator, Sega focuses on the clear winners of the conflict – the Aliens. The Aliens were my faction in the original Aliens VS. Predator game, and they’ll be my faction in the new game as well. You can keep your stealthy cornrowed…
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Mass Effect 2 Dated For January, Preorder Bonuses Abound
EA has nailed down a January release date for Mass Effect 2 in North America and Europe, detailing the special armor and weapons available as preorder bonuses in the process. The epic space RPG continues on January 26th in North America, with Europe joining the fray three days later on the 29th. Along with the…
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Surprise Activision Dinosaur Game Coming In November
Activision has announced a November release date for Jurassic: The Hunted. If you just asked yourself, “What the hell is Jurassic: The Hunted,” rest assured I’m right there with you. This is the first I’ve heard of Jurassic: The Hunted, Activision’s budget dinosaur hunting game, outside of a brief mention as “Jurassic Hunter” in Nintendo’s…
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Postman Swipes 2,200 Gamefly Games
A Philadelphia-area postal worker with sticky fingers has admitted to intercepting $86,000 worth of games originally intended for subscribers of GameFly’s video game rental service. If you live in the Philadelphia area and had trouble receiving your GameFly rentals last year, odds are good that Reginald Johnson was to blame. Johnson worked as a mail-processing…
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Preorder The Dragon Age Digital Deluxe Edition On Steam
Dragon Age: Origins is now available for preorder on Steam. Should you purchase the normal version, or spend an extra $5 $15 on the shiny Digital Deluxe Edition? Steam is unlocking Dragon Age: Origins on November 3rd, and it’s got two different flavors of the game to choose form. Both versions come with the preorder exclusive…
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Star Wars: The Old Republic’s War-Torn Balmorra
BioWare updates the Star Wars: The Old Republic Holonet with an entry on the planet Balmorra, the hotly-contested galaxy leader in weapons and droid manufacture. The fiercely independent planet of Balmorra hasn’t had much time to exercise that fierce independence over the course of Star Wars history. It’s what they get for being the top…
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Assassin’s Creed 2 Combat Is Just Plain Brutal
In the latest developer diary video for Assassin’s Creed II, Patrice and friends walk us through the game’s dynamic and painful-looking combat system. The developers here touch on one of my biggest gaming pet peeves in the video – enemies that don’t react to being hit. If I hit someone with an axe, they are…
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DJ Hero Does NASCAR
Target and Activision have teamed up to plaster Martin Truex Jr.’s No. 1 Chevrolet with giant DJ Hero logos at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race in North Carolina this Saturday. It’s DJ Hero day at North Carolina’s Lowe’s Motor Speedway this weekend, as Target and Activision bring together DJ Hero and NASCAR fans for…
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250GB PlayStation 3 Priced And Dated For North America
Already released as a series of bundles in the UK, Sony has announced a November release date for the North American 250GB PlayStation 3 Slim. The new system goes on sale on November 3rd, just in time for holiday shopping. The unit is the same size and shape as the 120GB PlayStation 3 Slim, only…
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EA Supports Breast Cancer Awareness Through PlayStation Home
EA’s black and pink football jerseys are a piece of PlayStation Home avatar clothing we don’t mind spending $2 on, with all proceeds going towards New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees’ breast cancer awareness charity. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and EA is using PlayStation Home to spread the word. Now through November…
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Real Racers Talk Forza 3
In these two new videos, F1 driver Stephane Sarrazin and Takata time attack driver James Elterman discuss the level of realism Turn 10 has packed into Forza Motorsports 3. The story of James Elterman finding a cheap livery designer via the Forza community forums is inspiring, but I’m much more interested in watching Peugeot 908…
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Dante’s Inferno Grants Achievement Points For Baby Killing
The fact that Dante’s Inferno features an achievement awarded for killing unbaptized babies might sound horrendous, but to be fair they are pretty ugly babies. Pretty ugly babies with knives for arms, to be exact, and I’m not sure there is a court in the land that would prosecute you for kicking a few of…
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A More Advanced Look At Splinter Cell Conviction
You’ve read Totilo’s hands-on with Splinter Cell Conviction from the Tokyo Game Show; now watch game designer Dean Evans walk us through the level, showing off the game’s innovative new features. This is the same mission Totilo played through at TGS earlier this year, only this time around they’ve got Ubisoft developers playing the game,…
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It’s Not Christmas Without Holiday-Themed Wii Mini-Games
Destineer brings the holiday cheer with We Wish You a Merry Christmas, a collection of mini-games and activities that will surely help families get into the holiday buying spirit. Parents desperately searching for a way to connect with their children over the Christmas holidays need look no further than We Wish You a Merry Christmas,…
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Timbaland Is Completely Serious About Beaterator
With his likeness plastered all over Beaterator, rapper and producer Timbaland is definitely serious about the PSP title – serious enough to use it on tracks from his upcoming album Shock Value 2. Rockstar’s Beaterator isn’t some corny-ass game. It’s a four-year labor of love for Timbaland, pouring his heart, soul, and exclusive beats into…
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New Nyko Wand Colors Only Look Delicious
Do not mistake the four new colors of Nyko’s Wii remote-alternative Wand controller for candy, as they will likely do horrible things to your teeth. We’ve mentioned Nyko’s Wand controller several times in the past, somewhat fascinated by the promise of their Trans-Port technology, which allows for digital signals to be passed along the expansion…
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