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UK Woman Drives Over Boyfriend Twice Because He “Cheated Her at a Computer Game”
Love hurts. Sometimes video games can hurt more. In 2009 a UK woman, Erin Slingsby, 20, had a heated argument with her boyfriend, Kane Charles, 20, over a computer game, an argument that ended in her storming out. Charles stood in front of her car to prevent her from driving away when Slingsby mowed him…
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Madden NFL 12’s “Battle of the Gridiron” Tournament
Earlier this year retail giant GameStop and newly created Virgin Gaming announced a partnership that would power online video game tournaments. Gamers who purchased specific games at GameStop could join tournaments through Virgin Gaming registration. “Battle of the Gridiron” was announced today as the inaugural tournament. Anyone who pre-orders or purchases Madden NFL 12 from…
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Watch The Bernese Alps Go From Real Life To Forza Motorsport 4
Turn 10 Studios, the people behind the Forza Motorsport series, have a rough job. In order to make a top-shelf racing game, they had to go to one of the most beautiful places in the world and hike, examine, and photograph the landscape. They have our sympathies. Check out this behind the scenes look at…
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Shoot Ninjas, Pirates, Viruses, and Gorillas in Our Newest Xbox Live Indie Favorites
Every couple of weeks, we recommend some of the best games on the Xbox Live Indie channel. These are the games on the fringe of the Xbox 360 platform, made by average Joes and indie dreamers. They’re peer-reviewed, not Microsoft-approved and thankfully they’re not all about posing your Xbox Avatar or a vibrating controller. Our…
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These Catherine Zippos Are Smokin’
Can’t get enough of the titillating title character of Catherine? Now Zippo is releasing Catherine and Katherine-themed lighters to really light your fire. I mean, get you hot. Erm, that is, they light up your night. Sorry, it’s too easy to make bad puns with this one. They’re only for Japan for now, and currently…
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Drafthouse Films Picks Up The FP, Brings Futuristic DDR Fighting To The Masses
Dance dancing has never been so deadly. The FP is a film about a futuristic, post-apocalyptic world in which gang settle scores through Dance Dance Revolution-like gaming. For those who missed this gem at South by Southwest, Drafthouse Films has decided to distribute the film after attending a screening at Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival.…
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Phineas and Ferb: Across the Second Dimension‘s Launch Trailer Has A Few Suggestions
For anyone with a little one at home, or anyone who happens to love surreal animated children’s television, the names Phineas and Ferb resonate strongly. Then a game to captivate your young ones/easily entertained brain is a welcome treat. In this clip Dr. Doofenschmirtz gives some tips on how to play the new game. Shoot…
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How Unusual Was The 3DS Price Cut?
Many people in the gaming community were taken aback by Nintendo’s announcement last night that the 3DS would be dropping price from $250 to $170 only five months after its initial launch in America and after fewer than 900,000 units have sold in the U.S. But that cut wasn’t completely without precedent. Nintendo’s cut seemed…
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Amazon Temporarily Pulls Cosmo Black Nintendo 3DS From Sale, But Why?
Anyone looking to pick up a Cosmo Black 3DS today from Amazon was met with a disconcerting note: Item Under Review While this item is available from other marketplace sellers on this page, it is not currently offered by Amazon.com because customers have told us there may be something wrong with our inventory of the…
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How a Wish and A 9-Year-Old Led To a Great Game
Tanks and Hovercrafts rage against the evil purple Flamions. Shots are fired on both sides as the player attempts to subdue the oncoming hoard of enemies. Sounds like a fun game, if not a little common in it’s setting. But Allied Star Police, and how it came into being, is anything but typical. The game…
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Live Out Your Bank Robbing Fantasies In Payday: The Heist
For all those tired of the same old squad based FPS scenarios, Payday: The Heist offers new settings to take on. Gone are the bands of soldiers and hoards of zombies to mow down, replaced with elaborate capers ranging from bank robberies to armored car hijackings. If blowing off the roof of a bank to…
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Bane, A Giant Green Baseball, Show Up In The New DC Universe Screens
Turns out it is easy being green. The newest DC Universe images give us a pretty good idea of what’s possible with the green guy’s powers in the new Fight for the Light update. Giant fists too traditional? Why not put your enemy into a man-sized green baseball? If that doesn’t do it for you,…
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You Can Fix the National Debt With a Few Mouse Clicks
If you ever wanted to control where your tax dollars go, now’s your chance. American Public Media, known mostly for their expansive public radio work, recently updated Budget Hero, a free web-based game where the player has the future of the nation’s budget in their hands. Using data collected by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office…
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Lend a Helping Hadouken
Can’t get enough Street Fighter? Love making a positive impact in the world? Then today’s your lucky day. To celebrate the release of Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition, Capcom commissioned a group of artists to create these one of a kind, Street Fighter skate decks. Now, Music for Relief is auctioning off these beautiful boards…
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Study: Bulk of iPhone Game Earnings Come From “Free” Titles
Nearly two-thirds of all revenue generated from the top 100 games in the Apple App store in June came from people spending cash inside “free” games, according to a recent study. That means that according to the study by mobile analytics company Flurry, just 35 percent of revenue was brought in by paid downloads. This…
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Star Rider Races Into My Fantasies
Check out this psychedelic trip of a game, courtesy the bygone days of laserdisc. In the laserdisc/CG arcade game Star Rider, racers are superimposed over a futuristic dreamscape, enabling the background to display much more advanced graphics than were typical at the time. The video only features the CG background, but with a techno soundtrack…
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Angry Birds Comes to the One Platform it was Missing: The Physical World
Initially only available on Nokia phones, new levels and birds will be unlocked for Angry Birds through NFC tags contained in Angry Birds merchandise, as well as special features when played in “magic” places. [ReadWriteWeb]
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