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PlayStation Games “Not Just For Sony Devices” Says Hirai
Sony’s looking to expand its PlayStation game offerings to other mobile devices, Sony Computer Entertainment chief Kaz Hirai told a conference in Hong Kong on Friday. “This isn’t an ecosystem where we want to keep everything within the Sony family,” he said, according to The Wall Street Journal. “This is not just for Sony devices.”…
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Is This Really “The Most Anticipated Game in History?”
The official launch trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 went up sometime overnight, billing itself as “The Most Anticipated Game in History.” And here is the singleplayer campaign the whole world has been waiting for, right? Right? Well, here it is anyway. Makarov’s causing all sorts of inconveniences and traffic tie-ups in London,…
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IGN Closes Parents’ Guide What They Play
Irony of ironies, here as we are celebrating the 10 year anniversary of Grand Theft Auto III terrorizing parents everywhere, IGN has shuttered What They Play which analyzed video games from the perspective of parents concerned about violent and sexual content. Founded in 2007, What They Play was closed quietly on Wednesday. Tom Byron, the…
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Sounds to Me Like You Guys Are a Couple of Bookies
Pork belly prices have been dropping all morning, which means that everybody is waiting for it to hit rock bottom, so they can buy low. Which means that the people who own the pork belly contracts are saying, “Hey, we’re losing all our damn money, and Christmas is around the corner, and I ain’t gonna…
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It’s Back! Scream Fortress Returns for a Third Halloween
The Horseless Headless Horsemann and Mann Manor will return for Team Fortress 2‘s annual “Scream Fortress” Halloween event. Triple H—the game’s first boss—and the Manor, a special map, were introduced in last year’s event. Valve says the full update will arrive sometime next week. [Team Fortress 2 Blog] You can contact Owen Good, the author…
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No Valentine’s Day Date? Cuddle Up with SSX
SSX‘s latest slap-full-of-ski-porn trailer also includes a relevant piece of information: a release date. Feb. 14 it is, about a month after the hoped-for January release, but still in the middle of a winter wonderland. It’s probably better timing for EA Sports, too, as it spaces out its offerings from NFL Blitz in January to…
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What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Payday was last week. Payday is this week. And PayDay is a candy bar. One out of three in my household ain’t bad for this weekend. I’m looking to log some time with Overkill Software’s crime caper Payday: The Heist (PS3, PC). You? There are all kinds of titles suffering from neglect; I might toss…
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In the Great Indoors, I Like to ‘Bag It Up
It arrived a week ago. I put it on and zipped up and saw myself in the full-length mirror, looking like the bastard offspring of Barney and Gumby, or scientist victim No. 4 from John Carpenter’s The Thing. Mummified in polyester, I marshaled my intestinal fortitude to confront the very first thought I had when…
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Battlefield 3 Insert Hints at Imminent Medal of Honor Sequel
Battlefield 3‘s limited edition contains a promotional insert for Medal of Honor, indicating that game’s promised sequel is due soon, if not around this time next year. The insert appears at 3:39 of this video. The card is just a logo, but it has an ESRB Rating Pending badge on it, meaning it’s unlikely this…
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Oct. 26 is the Invasion Date for The War of the Worlds
When I saw it at E3, The War of the Worlds didn’t wow me. On second thought, maybe I saw the wrong level. Arriving on Xbox Live Arcade next Wednesday, The War of the Worlds looks to be a serious platformer, not just something whose stylized presentation of 1953 London is pretty to look at.…
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What Animal Crossing Can Teach Us About the Anger of Occupy Wall Street
Don’t get what’s motivating Occupy Wall Street, or any of the Occupy demonstrations worldwide? Look to a video game, writes one blogger. He believes Animal Crossing supplies an allegory for the protesters’ anger, and it involves being pressed into servitude by a debt you had little choice but to acquire. “Animal Crossing was probably the…
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Zelda Concert’s “Contract Rider” Calls for All Sorts of Awesome
We’ve all heard the ridiculous demands in rock star’s contract riders, things like the color of M&Ms, the temperature of the dressing room, the types of condiments for the party sub. Well, tomorrow night is The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony Concert in Los Angeles, and you should see Link’s list of demands. The…
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Right Now You Can Play a Console-Quality Video Game from … YouTube?
To very little fanfare, the PC demo of FIFA 12 is now playable without a download. All you have to do is go to the game’s YouTube page. Provided you have a decent Internet connection and up-to-date Java, simply clicking a banner puts you on the pitch. The development was Tweeted out about three hours…
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Mass Effect 3‘s Multiplayer [Update: and Singleplayer] Demo Will Be in January
At 3:00 of this unboxing video for Battlefield 3 we’re shown the card for Mass Effect 3‘s multiplayer beta, which says it will take place in January. Anyone who buys Battlefield 3 gets into the beta. The January date was confirmed about 30 minutes ago on the Mass Effect Facebook page. Also, on its forums,…
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Harmonix Should Make a Shooter, Says Expert
Fast Company, the business magazine read by movers and/or shakers, uncorked some outside-the-box advice for companies stuck in a rut. Harmonix Music Systems is on the list, it seems, because of stagnation in the music gaming genre, not necessarily because it’s spinning its wheels, but whatever. They are being advised to make, wait for it,…
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Fruit Ninja Fans, Can You Really Say No to This Face?
No offense to Halfbrick, but I already developed the Puss in Boots mobile game. My cat wanders into the office, stares at me with big, sad eyes, and then gets a cat treat or five. “You have acquired mah servicesssss,” I say, to my little honey bunny baby bear the cat, mimicking Antonio Banderas’ voice…
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Ultima Creator’s House for Sale for a Cool $4 Mil
Richard Garriott, the Ultima creator and space tourist believed to be the only private citizen to own property on an extraterrestrial body, is selling real estate here on Earth. For about $4 mil you may claim the stately Texas manor owned by Lord British. According to KUT-TV of Austin, Texas, Garriott’s “captivating and magical” estate…
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Pinball FX2 Gets a Free Table for Halloween
Zen Studios, the master maker of pinball tables, will offer a free treat by Halloween for all Pinball FX2 owners. Anyone who picks up the free Pinball FX2 platform on Xbox Live can get the Paranormal table for free from Oct. 26 to Nov. 2. Paranormal‘s setup involves “solving” a series of supernatural phenomena served…
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All It Takes is a Dollar and a Dream in EA Sports’ Oklahoma Lottery Cards
You can’t buy a cold six-pack* in Oklahoma, but next time you’re at the likker store for a carton of Parliaments and a fifth of Evan Williams you can buy some EA Sports-branded lottery scratch cards. The Oklahoma Lottery teamed up with the sports video games label for the lottery’s latest sports-themed scratcher, seen above.…
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How 9/11 Gave Us Grand Theft Auto‘s Iconic Cover Style
There was Sept. 11. Then there was Oct. 22, when Grand Theft Auto III released, at a time when the United States was extremely high strung about things like the violence and moral relativism for which the series is known. Rockstar Games’ Dan Houser, in a rare interview, said that the game did strip out…
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