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The “EA Indie Bundle” is Like The Man Saying F*** the Man
You may not have heard of Electronic Arts, a boutique publishing label based in Redwood City, Calif. Well, I bet you will be raving about them once you pick up the “EA Indie Bundle” on Steam, the indie-friendly digital marketplace, unlike that Origin bullshit run by that place that screwed up the end of Mass…
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Nearly 1 Million Perfect Games Were Attempted for a Shot at $1 Million
News and notes from around the world of sports video gaming: • Major League Baseball 2K12‘s preliminary round for its $1 Million Perfect Game Challenge is over, ending at midnight Pacific time on May 1. I’m told 2K Sports is still evaluating all of its data and verifying some late perfect games thrown, but it…
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Dirt Showdown‘s Commentary is the Audio Equivalent of a Smirnoff Ice and a Popped Collar
As a fraternity man, and as a guy whose gamertag is, literally, “dudemanbestbro1,” it pains me to say this but, yes, Dirt Showdown goes a little overboard with its woah-killer-brah commentary. Who the hell did they hire for this, the SAE rush chairman? Seriously, though it’s not in this video, the announcer will call you…
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The True Story Behind Scott Ratchman, the Little Bastard of Tiger Woods PGA Tour
Every main character needs a good nemesis. Seinfeld has Newman. McBain has Mendoza. And Tiger Woods has Scott Ratchman. Ratchman? Not Phil Mickelson or Vijay Singh or some other golfer? Well, no. None of those guys played against Woods in his youth, which forms about half of the “Legacy Challenge” in Tiger Woods PGA Tour…
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Culture
Time for a Snipe Hunt
Sniper Elite V2 leads the hit list of retail releases for this week. Assuming all is well with the publisher, Awesomenauts is due on PSN and XBLA this week, too. Tuesday • Mortal Kombat (PS Vita) • Sniper Elite V2 (360, PS3, PC) • Forza Motorsport 4: May Top Gear Pack (360) • Awesomenauts (PSN)…
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NBA Live Moves with a Purpose to Make You a Better Baller
The NBA Live development team runs a weekly game of basketball at a rec center across the street from EA Sports’ studio in Orlando, Fla. When I visited a couple of weeks ago I was invited to join them. Absolutely, I replied, but deep down I was still a little hesitant. They’re good. Many of…
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THQ Shovels Out Its Shovelware Division
Continuing an internal reorganization that has seen casual titles tossed out in favor of a focus on more core video gaming titles, THQ has jettisoned its ValuSoft division. ValuSoft, per its name, was the publisher’s “value” label, which is a polite term for shovelware that grandmas bought from Walmart for their disappointed grandkids. Another budget…
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Awesomenauts in Jeopardy as the Game’s Publisher Files for Bankruptcy
Due for release via Xbox Live and PlayStation Network on Wednesday, Awesomenauts‘ launch appears uncertain as its publisher, dtp entertainment, declared its insolvency in Germany today, reports IGN. The developer, Ronimo, is not involved in the proceedings, but it couldn’t offer any assurances that the bankruptcy won’t affect the game’s release. At the moment we’re…
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Keith Apicary Asks a Local News Reporter if She’s Ever Played Blazing Star
The famous PAX East ejectee Keith Apicary (a character portrayed by comedian Nathan Barnatt) gatecrashed a backup dancer audition for pop star (and “amazing roller skater”) Kimberly Cole earlier this month. (“He was wearing mom jeans, a NASA sweatshirt and he had a sack lunch,” she says, “so I knew that there was something special…
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Joy Ride Gets a Dis-Kinected Sequel
Kinect Joy Ride was a casual racing game released at launch with Kinect in 2010, and it didn’t wow critics. (“Joy Ride might be the equivalent of a new word for spaghetti,” wrote Stephen Totilo. “The old one’s fine.”) Gamers especially didn’t care for standing up as they approximate the steering-wheel controls, something they felt…
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Get Your GOTY
When the Batman: Arkham City Game of the Year Edition popped up on Tuesday I knew it was an instant ‘Shop Contest candidate. Then IGN weighed in with its parody, which got a lot of you guys to create your own. And /v/ pretty much blew the subject out of the water, making this subject,…
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Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
Pan1da7’s gone poaching at the end of the week and carves another TAYpic notch on his belt. Good morning and welcome to Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves. Feel free to discuss anything on the subject of video games in our comments below. If you’ve got a good idea and the skills, tomorrow represents your last shot…
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Culture
Sunday Comics: What Would Valve Do?
Welcome to your Sunday read of the week’s best in web comics. Make sure to click on the expand button in the bottom right to enlarge each comic. Virtual Shackles by Jeremy Vinar and Mike Fahmie published April 27.—Read more of Virtual Shackles Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich published April 23.—Read more of Awkward Zombie…
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Patently Ridiculous: The Winners
When society is annihilated by World War IV and archaeologists from the year 3,000 examine the paperwork our society left behind, what will they think of us? Twenty smart ‘Shoppers put their best and brightest foot forward, including overall winner seivewright inside! arniejolt (2) had the best of the Earthworm Jim homages. musickkid43 (10) gets…
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Diablo III‘s Big Ad Debuts Tomorrow on Family Guy
Promising “a few juicy bits of never-before-seen Diablo III cinematic footage,” the game’s worldwide TV ad will broadcast sometime during Family Guy tomorrow, which is on Fox at 9 pm EDT/8 pm CDT. Diablo III is scheduled for general release on May 15.
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Numerology Proves Half Life 3 will be Announced at E3. Really.
Not a day passes we don’t get some “rumor,” wishful thinking, or outright bullshit about Half-Life 3‘s imminent arrival. This “tip,” sent by “Igor,” now adds numerology to the mix. Hell, it’s at least as reliable as all the other nonsense we hear. Here it is, verbatim: Gabe Newell’s Rank on Forbes’ Richest Men List:…
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Infinite Combos Scheduled for Termination when Street Fighter X Tekken Patch Arrives Mid-May
Four infinite combinations discovered last month in Street Fighter X Tekken all will be obliterated by a patch scheduled to move by mid-May, Capcom said yesterday afternoon. The combos affected Kazuya, Kuro, Xiayou and Pac-Man. Two were console exclusive characters (Kuro and Pac-Man, on the PS3) and Xiayou’s infinite hinged on a one-frame link between…
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Modern Warfare 3 is Finally Releasing New Maps for PC Gamers
Ha ha, but who plays Modern Warfare 3 on PC amirite? Well, people do in numbers enough that Activision’s finally decided to sell them the “Content Collection 1” made available to Xbox 360 gamers earlier this year. It’s the first post-release content to become available for this version of the game. Content Collection 1 will…
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