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Aion’s Pet Class: The Spiritmaster
NCsoft delivers a set of new Aion screens showcasing the Spiritmaster, the Mage class specialization that gets to hang out with all sorts of interesting elemental pets. When a Mage reaches level 10 in Aion, she can choose one of two paths. Those looking to be glass cannons can opt for the Sorcerer class, while…
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Fight Historic Battles In The Next Halo Wars DLC
Explore the history of the UNSC/Covenant War through bloody battle this month, with four new skirmish maps for Halo Wars in the Historic Battle add-on pack. While the first round of Halo Wars downloadable content focused on new game modes, the Historic Battle pack is all about delivering new places to strategically kill the enemy.…
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Fallout 3 Mothership Zeta Details Enter Orbit
Bethesda has delivered screens, information, and a release date for Mothership Zeta, the Fallout 3 downloadable content that takes the player from the Capital Wastes to the icy depths of space. Well, not exactly the icy depths. Players find themselves trapped in an alien spaceship orbiting the Earth, and must band together with characters from…
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Kane & Lynch Sequel Trademarked
The future of the Kane & Lynch franchise is now a bit less cloudy, as Eidos files a trademark registration for Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days. Filed on July 8th with an update status of today, Eidos has filed registrations for the name with and without the colon, which leads us to believe that…
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Battlefield Heroes Recruits 1 Million
EA is quickly discovering the joys of free-to-play games as web-based Battlefield Heroes surpasses the one million player mark right out of the gate. The cartoon version of DICE’s award-winning combat sandbox game slipped quietly into open beta last month, and the lure of the word ‘free’ worked it’s magic, bringing in the hungry, tired,…
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Swine Flu Threatens Thailand’s Gaming Centers
Fears that Thailand’s online gaming shops could be a major hub for swine flu transmission were realized this week, as a computer game shop employee became virus’ 17th Thai victim. The latest victim of influenza type-A, or swine fly, in Thailand has been confirmed to be a worker at a computer game shop in the…
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The Villains of Batman: Arkham Asylum
In case you’d forgotten, here’s a roundup of the major baddies looking for a little payback when Batman finds himself trapped in Arkham Asylum. We need a new kind of man-eating plant. That’s pretty much what I took away from this trailer, in which the Joker, Killer Croc, Bane, and Poison Ivy strut their stuff.…
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Battle Fantasia Goes Downloadable For PS3
More than a year after retail release for the PlayStation 3 in Europe, Arc System Work’s Battle Fantasia is finally coming to North America, courtesy of the PlayStation Network. North American PlayStation 3-owning fans of Arc fighters like Guilty Gear and the recently-reviewed BlazBlue were somewhat disappointed last year when Battle Fantasia was released exclusively…
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Watch Penn & Teller’s Video Game Bullshit! Episode
In this episode of Penn & Teller’s Bullshit!, the comedy duo take on “the video game industry’s worst nightmare” Jack Thompson, and hand a 9-year-old boy an AR-15 rifle to see if anyone dies. We gave you a taste, and now here’s the entire episode of Penn & Teller’s Bullshit!, which takes on the issue…
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Nintendo Scores Biggest Bonus Round In Japan
Summer bonuses in Japan may have plunged this year, but that didn’t stop Nintendo from reclaiming the top spot as the company with the biggest bonus ranking. Japanese companies traditionally deliver bonuses to their employees in the summer and winter, a practice that our own Brian Ashcraft tells us is losing popularity in the face…
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Myst Finally Makes North American PSP
Cyan World’s classic adventure game is finally coming to North American PlayStation Portables this week, with Hoplite Research confirming a July 17th release of the game on the PlayStation Network. The original Myst has seen countless rereleases and ports since it originally debuted back in 1993 as a showcase for the then-new CD Rom technology.…
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The Nintendo Download: Incoming Pulseman
Today brings six new downloadable titles for Nintendo’s various digital delivery platforms, including the release of a rare classic, the ultimate ant farm, and a completely different sort of bit tripping. Virtual Console fans get a rare treat this week with the release of Pulseman (900 Wii points), a platform title often considered the best…
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No More No More Heroes For The Wii
Goichi Suda breaks the hearts of countless Wii owners, suggesting that once No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle is finished, the franchise will leave the platform behind. While No More Heroes and its star Travis Touchdown have captured the hearts of many fans on the Nintendo Wii, Suda’s ambition might just be too big for…
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It’s A Good Week To Buy Ikaruga
If you’ve been avoiding spending 800 Microsoft points in order to let Treasure’s beloved shoot-em up Ikaruga kill you repeatedly, then perhaps the Xbox Live Deal of the Week is for you. Black and white has never been quite as complicated as it is in Ikaruga, the shooter that adds an interesting polarity mechanic to…
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Jumpstart Your Heart With A Wii Remote
Can the Wii remote save lives? The American Heart Association is betting on it, pledging $50,000 to fund a student project that uses Nintendo’s TV killer to teach CPR. Associate professor of biomechanical engineering at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Greg Walcott came up with the idea for a computer program that uses the…
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Capcom: SFIV Seth And Sagat A Tad Overpowered
The assistant producer of the arcade version of Capcom’s Street Fighter IV has given fans of the game the ultimate excuse for failing, admitting that characters Seth and Sagat might be a bit too powerful. I’ve never cursed so much in my life as I did trying to unlock characters in Street Fighter IV, stumbling…
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The Girl At The Video Game Store
To celebrate the 1,000th episode of G4’s Attack of the Show, Nerf Herder front man Parry Gripp composed this stirring ode to the brave women of video game retail. While I know Parry from his time with Nerf Herder, with songs like “New Jersey Girl” and “Van Halen” holding special places in my heart, the…
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Monster Hunter DLC For The Cat Lover In You
A brand new download quest has appeared for Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, perfect for both those who love cats to death and those who just beat them to death. Fur will fly, items will be stole, paws will…paw, and yes – there will be belly rubs if I have anything to say about it. A…
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Louisiana Cuts Game Developers A Break
The state that once passed the Thompson Game Law became a great deal more developer friendly today, as Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal signs extensive tax credits for game development into law. The Louisiana Digital Media Act, sponsored by Senator Ann Duplessis, grants a 25% credit to game developers for digital interactive media expenditures, as well…
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Play Street Fighter II CE In Your Web Browser
Celebrating the release of Street Fighter IV for the PC, Capcom and GameTap parent Metaboli have teamed up to deliver Street Fighter II Championship Edition to your browser window. It might not be the best adaptation of the classic fighting game, but it does the trick, allowing you to put your keyboard-controlled fighting skills to…
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