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Cliffy B: Heavy Rain Missed Its Chance With The Ladies
Joking that women “love two things in life, queso dip and true crime,” Epic Games’ Cliff Bleszinski told a podcast that he felt Heavy Rain missed out on bigger sales by not marketing itself more to the fairer sex. “It feels like such a great game for a girl who wouldn’t normally play games,” Bleszinski…
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Poker Night: Meet The Pigeon
Telltale Games’ crazy crossover card game features three characters with established voices – Team Fortress 2’s Heavy, Strong Bad, and Max. But what does Penny Arcade’s Tycho sound like? This trailer has the answer. Poker Night At The Inventory is due out for PC and Mac this month.
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Madden Ratings And Their Wink-And-Nod Commentary On NFL Events
Sunday, Redskins coach Mike Shanahan benched his quarterback late in a winnable game, claiming “cardiovascular issues” made him unsuited to a hurry-up offense. Most thought Shanahan was full of crap, but Madden NFL 11 took him at his word. Hilariously. Lo and behold, in the latest roster update, Donovan McNabb’s stamina rating has dropped to…
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Consumer Reports Knocks Down Kinect Skin-Color Claim
Yesterday GameSpot set off a minibomb with an anecdote about Kinect not recognizing two dark-skinned users while lighter-skinned gamers had no problems. Consumer Reports has weighed in, saying this sounds like a claim about laptops from last year. In a post yesterday evening, since updated, GameSpot mentioned that of three employees of color, Kinect’s facial…
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FIFA Surpasses 100 Million Mark; Ultimate Team Is Now Free
EA Sports today said its FIFA franchise broke the 100 million barrier, in terms of lifetime sales, making it the top-selling sports game of any type worldwide. FIFA joins gaming staples like Mario and Pokémon in the nine-digit club. A news release touting the milestone reminded that FIFA Ultimate Team – the card-based team-building and…
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StarCraft II Gives You One Free Name Do-Over
If you were in a rush when you picked your StarCraft II callsign and, in hindsight, think it sucks, help’s on the way. PC Gamer is reporting that Blizzard will allow one free rename. Others will cost. PC Gamer says Blizzard’s accommodating the user base’s recent demands for the name change option, but to a…
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Hot Pursuit Reboots Need For Speed’s Home Turf
So, here’s Seacrest County in Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. It’s got every challenge a street racer could want, but man, this place feels familiar. Tri-City in Undercover or Rockport in Most Wanted didn’t feature night driving nor snow-capped mountains, but the rest of this – the freeways, coast and back roads – have struck…
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NBAer Asserts Dunk Champion’s Prerogative, Gets His NBA Jam Rating Maxed
Dwight Howard believes his dunk rating of 8 in NBA Jam doesn’t reflect reality. Neither does jumping from the three point line to eye-level with the shot clock to throw down a 720-degree behind-the-back slam, but who’s counting? Howard’s 8 DNK in the Wii version of the arcade classic got the Orlando Magic center (and…
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NBA 2K11 Ships A 3D Version In Two Weeks
NBA 2K11 will ship a 3D-enabled version for PS3 beginning Nov. 16, and a free patch enabling 3D presentation for all versions will go live in January, 2K Sports said yesterday. As with any HD-3D product, you’ll need both a television capable of displaying it and the special specs to see the effect. If you…
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Get A Look At NBA Jam’s Pols In Hi-Def
Election Day was yesterday, but so what, none of these politicians in NBA Jam were candidates. When the game hits the Xbox 360 and PS3, it will have the same roster – and unlockables – as the Wii version. That means President Obama and Vice President Biden, Sarah Palin, John McCain, Dubya and Cheney and…
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Achievement Hunter Reaches Her Ultimate Goal
Last year, we profiled Kristen, the stay-at-home mom whose 165,000 Gamerscore made her the No. 5 female worldwide. She set 200,000 as a retirement mark. Monday, she reached it. Does she still plan to put the controller down? “I do but I don’t want to,” Kristen told me yesterday. “I’ve been gaming for so long,…
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Owen’s Dangerous Hunt
A couple weeks ago, the Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts 11 trailer pulled into Eugene, Ore., winding up a 56-day nationwide tour. After showing me the game, the crew took me into the country to shoot some antique firearms. As in muzzle-loaders. This video has some jocular NSFW language and lots of bang-bang, so headphones are best…
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Indie Sports Game Updates With Motion Capture
College Lacrosse, which released last year on Xbox Live’s Indie Games channel, returns this year with a new version and a slew of upgrades – including motion capture animations and an augmented control set. It will cost $5. Crosse Studios, which earlier this year developed what’s thought to be the only fully licensed indie sports…
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Looking For Deals And Coupons?
Hey folks! This the voice of Owen, on vacation. Neat trick, huh? Just reminding you that though there’s no Moneysaver today, you can still check these hashtags, where our deals partners are posting their links directly: #techdealdigger, #dealzon, #logicbuy, #deals4downloads and #slickdeals. Also check #dealtaku!
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Vacaycay
To: Luke From: Owen Re: Demon Hunter! Alright, well, I am outta here for the next week. That means no Owen until Nov. 3, the day after both Election Day and the Supreme Court’s oral arguments in Schwarzenegger vs. Entertainment Merchants Association. I should be in an awesome mood. What’s gonna happen until then? Well,…
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The Week In Games
The last Tuesday in October does a number on your wallet with seven big releases, including Fable III, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II and Rock Band 3. Sunday (Oct. 24) Shaun White Skateboarding (PS3, Wii, 360) Monday (Oct. 25) Bit.Trip Fate (Wii) Dragon Age: Origins – Ultimate Edition (PC, PS3, 360) Tuesday (Oct. 26)…
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Kotaku’s Top 5 List of Top 10 Lists
Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. •Top 10 Games To Play When You’re Depressed [Calm Down Tom] Note, this is not the advice of a professional therapist. That accounts for Dead…
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