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Demo Now Available For Super Smash Bros De-Make
Super Smash Land, a Super Smash Bros. game remade to the constraints of the GameBoy (but not, literally, for it) has a playable demo now available for free on the PC. Designer/programmer Dan Fornace says the project’s been underway since September, and says in addition to Mario, Kirby, Link and Pikachu, the game will feature…
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World Record Claimed On Game Rescued From The Dump
A 27-year-old video gaming world record has fallen to a British man playing on an arcade cabinet he rescued from a garbage dump nearly 20 years ago. Justin Baxter, 38, set the record for Cosmic Monsters – a Space Invaders clone, to put it charitably – on a cabinet he’d rescued from a scrapyard in…
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Two New Left 4 Dead Plushies Hit Valve’s Store
Left 4 Dead 2-styled Hunter and Tank plushies are now available through the Valve store, where they are 10 percent off for a limited time. Unfortunately, they won’t be delivered in time for Christmas, if you’re looking for a last minute idea. They’re scheduled to ship Dec. 27. Both require 3 AAA batteries and include…
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The Undiscovered Country of Sports Games
In 2011 NASCAR returns to consoles with a dedicated video game. Among the landscape of multibillion-dollar sports enterprises, it had been one of a few without its own game for the past year, much less the past three. Sports video games often are criticized for lack of innovation, and much of this seems to come…
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Clandestiny Arrives On The Mac, 14 Years Later
If this trailer’s visuals look a little dated, that’s on purpose. Clandestiny, the third installment of Trilobyte’s puzzle series, wil be brought to the Mac on Jan. 6. Clandestiny originally released in 1996. GRL Games, the outfit behind the port, is headed by Graeme Devine of Santa Cruz, Calif. Devine was the lead designer and…
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Box Scores: Those Two-Timing Italians
Two two-goal outbursts, both inside of two minutes, highlight Box Scores’ game of the week, a Serie A matchup featuring moribund Catania and heavyweight Roma in FIFA 11. Kotaku reader tfcrocky took Catania, currently 12th on his Serie A table, against first-place Roma, expecting no points from the result. Add to that he was on…
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Doctors Who Turned To Games Elected To Hall Of Fame
Drs. Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk, better known as the founders of BioWare, will be the 14th and 15th members inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences’ Hall of Fame in February. AIAS enshrinement is widely considered the lifetime achievement award of video game development. Muzyka and Zeschuk were chosen for BioWare’s “emotionally…
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The Moneysaver: Coupons of a Dangerous Mind
I came up with a new game show idea recently. It’s called The Old Game. You got three old guys with loaded guns onstage.The winner is the one who doesn’t blow his brains out. He gets free shipping. Hardware • Any PS3 console or bundle from BestBuy.com comes with a $50 gift card. Ends today.…
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The Week In Review: ‘Twas The Week Before Christmas
Slowly but surely, we are finishing up another trip around the sun. With next Friday seeing Christmas eve, this was likely the last week before the news cycle enters a 14-day hibernation. A story of giving led the original report – sweetened with syrup and served atop a Belgian Liege waffle. Previews of Killzone 3,…
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Ten Percent of Warcraft Gamers Account For More Than Half Its Playing Time
Studying players’ time following the release of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm 10 days ago, Raptr determined that the top 11 percent of most active users account for more than half of the total time spent in the game. What’s more, the top Warcraft player in its community registered a shocking 149 hours of gameplay in…
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Culture
Your Illustrated Guide To ESRB Ratings
Sunday Comics mainstay Nerf Now!! explains – in stark terms – the differences in the ESRB ratings. Artist Josué Pereira felt this was maybe a little risqué for his site, so he’s allowing us to publish it exclusively. You can catch Nerf Now!! every Sunday in Sunday Comics, or head over now to see more…
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See The Weapon, Be The Weapon In Crysis 2
Here’s Crysis 2’s latest trailer – “Be The Weapon” – which showcases plenty of gameplay, some of being abilities and maps seen at the closed-door screenings back at E3. I swear, the Met Life (né Pan-Am) Building’s sole reason for being built was so it could be repeatedly knocked across 45th Street in the movies.…
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Street Fighter Champion Breaks Up With His Main Character
Pick your favorite Street Fighter competition moment – like this – and most likely it stars Daigo Umehara, as Ryu. That’s coming to an end, the world champ said, after getting a look at Super Street Fighter IV’s arcade edition. “It’s over for projectile characters,” Daigo said, with a laugh, in remarks to Famitsu (translated…
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Games Makers At The Fore Of Science Education Push
If you’re asking industry heavyweights to make a video to fire up kids about math and science, it’s probably no surprise that the video game maker is the one getting the most views. There’s nothing on the line in this informal competition – maybe bragging rights. But Activision Blizzard’s three minute spot for Change the…
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It’s Never Too Early To Think About The Summer Game
Cody Ross, Jimmy Rollins and newly minted Chicago White Sox (sock?) Adam Dunn star in these screens for MLB 11 The Show. There’s a reason it’s called the Gran Turismo of baseball, and not just because both are PS3 exclusives. Want more? Operation Sports has compiled an exclusive gallery this week, including screen comparisons of…
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This Is My Rifle, This Is My Gun; This Is For PS3, This Is For Fun
Alright, maggots, here is how you inspect, assemble and clean your Move-compatible Assault Rifle Controller, from CTA Digital. It’s $59.99 and Amazon says it’s due early next year. MAG, Call of Duty: Black Ops and Killzone 3 are specifically mentioned as games perfect for this peripheral, which also combines the Move Navigation controller’s functions. Amazon’s…
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ReviewsReview: PS3 Wireless Headset Kills Two Birds With a Half-Ounce Stone
At E3, I lost my phone’s Jawbone headset. For multiplayer on my PS3, I’ve used a bulky, cheap, wired set that looks like I stole it from Mike Ditka. In either case, anything would be an improvement. Specs Price: US$49.99 Platform: PS3 What’s in the box: Headset, USB cradle, instructions. Killing two birds with one…
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Art Book For Alice: Madness Returns Publishes In May
A book of the collected artwork from Alice: Madness Returns will be published by Darkhorse Publishing. That’s news to fans of the 2000 cult classic; what’s news to all of us is the book’s May 11 release date. It may give a closer timeframe for the release of the sequel for American McGee’s Alice; at…
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