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Penny Arcade published Aug. 16. PvPonline published Aug. 19. ActionTrip published Aug. 16. Digital Unrest published Aug. 9. EXTRALIFE published Aug. 18. Ctrl+Alt+Del published Aug. 21. Dueling Analogs published Aug. 19. Nerf NOW published Aug. 19. Rooster Teeth published Aug. 17. Monday Night Crew published Aug. 18. Virtual Shackles published Aug. 20. Little Gamers published…

By Owen Good Published August 22, 2010

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Penny Arcade published Aug. 11. PvPonline published Aug. 9. ActionTrip published Aug. 9. EXTRALIFE published Aug. 11. Ctrl+Alt+Del published Aug. 11. Dueling Analogs published Aug. 9. Nerf NOW published Aug. 10. Rooster Teeth published Aug. 10. Monday Night Crew published Aug. 9. Virtual Shackles published Aug. 11.

By Owen Good Published August 15, 2010

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Not Everyone Played The Oregon Trail, You Know

The Oregon Trail holds a special place in many American’s hearts, because it’s a game they played when they were both young, and at school. If you were British or Australian, though, you might have played something else In the 1980s, many schools in both countries were equipped with BBC Micro computers, often the first…

By Luke Plunkett Published August 13, 2010

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Penny Arcade published Aug. 4. PvPonline published Aug. 2. ActionTrip published Aug. 2. EXTRALIFE published Aug. 2. Ctrl+Alt+Del published July 30. Dueling Analogs published Aug. 2. Nerf NOW published Aug. 3. Rooster Teeth published Aug. 3. Monday Night Crew published Aug. 4. Virtual Shackles published Aug. 4. Little Gamers published Aug. 2.

By Owen Good Published August 8, 2010

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Namco: Maker Of Games, Builder Of ROBOTS

During the early 1980s, Namco wasn’t only conquering arcades with games like Pac-Man. The company was doing something else. Something important. It was building robots. Namco made a handful of bots for the Japanese Science Foundation Musuem, including “Largo” the stamp robot. Kids would press Largo’s red nose and the robot would then stamp their…

By Brian Ashcraft Published August 6, 2010

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Penny Arcade published July 26. PvPonline published July 26. ActionTrip published July 26. Digital Unrest published July 26. EXTRALIFE published July 27. Ctrl+Alt+Del published July 28. Dueling Analogs published July 29. Nerf NOW published July 27. Rooster Teeth published July 29. Monday Night Crew published July 28. Virtual Shackles published July 28. Little Gamers published…

By Owen Good Published August 1, 2010

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Where Were You In 1998?

The first StarCraft game was released in March 1998. That was twelve years ago. So much has changed. So have I. And the smart money says so have you. In 1998, I was a student at Cornell. I hadn’t really used email before college, and I didn’t use online sources for any of my papers.…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 27, 2010

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Penny Arcade published July 21. PvPonline published July 23. ActionTrip published July 19. EXTRALIFE published July 23. Ctrl+Alt+Del published July 21. Dueling Analogs published July 19. Nerf NOW published July 19. Rooster Teeth published July 24. Monday Night Crew published July 23. Virtual Shackles published July 19. Little Gamers published July 20.

By Owen Good Published July 25, 2010

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Resident Evil Does The Cancan

There are words to describe this. I, however, am at a loss for them. A Japanese gamer spliced scenes and sounds from Resident Evil to reproduce “Infernal Galop”, more commonly known as the “cancan song”. Resident Evil Meets CanCan [Capcom Unity]

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 21, 2010

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Sony Explores Alternative to Split-Screen Multiplayer

A couple of patent applications published recently show that Sony’s looking at stereoscopic video for more than just 3D gaming; it could take the place of split-screen local multiplayer. Broke My Controller noticed the applications, filed a year ago and published on Thursday, that show a method for rendering separate images on the same screen,…

By Owen Good Published July 19, 2010

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Sunday Comics

Penny Arcade published July 14. PvPonline published July 13. Digital Unrest published July 12. ActionTrip published July 12. EXTRALIFE published July 12. Ctrl+Alt+Del published July 15. Dueling Analogs published July 15. Nerf NOW published July 14. Rooster Teeth published July 13. Monday Night Crew published July 14. Virtual Shackles published July 14. Little Gamers published…

By Owen Good Published July 18, 2010

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A Celebration Of Video Game…Boot-Up Sequences

It may seem a trivial thing, but a game’s boot-up sequence can be more important than you realise! First impressions count, after all, and the first impression you get of a game is the sequence as it starts up. This is nearly always – always – in the form of a procession of logos. Developer…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2010

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The Genesis Of System Shock 2

Irrational Games, creators of BioShock, uncovered a long-lost treasure the other day: a sketchbook, full of concept art for the game that got the studio rolling, System Shock 2. In a cute touch (and a sign of how long it’s been since the game was released), the images are actual sketches on actual paper. With…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 14, 2010

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Sunday Comics

Penny Arcade published July 9. PvPonline published July 6. ActionTrip published July 5. EXTRALIFE published July 8. Dueling Analogs published July 5. Nerf NOW published July 8. Rooster Teeth published July 8. Monday Night Crew published July 9. Virtual Shackles published July 7. Little Gamers published July 7. Dotgif published July 7.

By Owen Good Published July 11, 2010

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The Flags Of Master Chief’s Fathers

As seen on Wonderland via Hawty McBloggy

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 8, 2010

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When Instant Death Was Only A Step Away

It’s not until you look at the games of the past that you realise how easy the games of today really are. Nearly every game these days has a “very easy” setting, some like Bayonetta – with its optional one-button mechanic – taking this to extremes. But in decades past, a lot of games prided…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 7, 2010

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A Quick Look Back At Sega 3D

While companies like Sony and Nintendo are pushing 3D, the technology is not new. In movies, 3D was used in attempts to attract theatergoers that had dwindled during the 1950s as the diffusion of televisions increased. For gaming, Nintendo tried (unsuccessfully) to release its own 3D headset, the Virtual Boy, in 1995. It was a…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 5, 2010

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Sunday Comics

Penny Arcade published June 30. PvPonline published June 29. ActionTrip published June 28. EXTRALIFE published June 29. Ctrl+Alt+Del published June 25. Dueling Analogs published June 28. Nerf NOW published June 25. Rooster Teeth published July 1. Monday Night Crew published June 30. Virtual Shackles published July 2. Little Gamers published June 30. Dotgif published June…

By Owen Good Published July 4, 2010

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Ninja + Golf = Ninja Golf

Released in 1990 on the Atari 7800, Ninja Golf is a golf sim that has players fight to where their ball has landed. Ninjas can’t make golf exciting, but ninjas fighting mud-slinging gophers, sand cobras and very large frogs can. More here Ninja Golf [Instant Ramen]

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 2, 2010

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Penny Arcade published June 16. PvPonline published June 14. ActionTrip published June 14. EXTRALIFE published June 14. Ctrl+Alt+Del published June 16. Dueling Analogs published June 17. Nerf NOW published June 14. Rooster Teeth published June 17. Monday Night Crew published June 14. Virtual Shackles published June 16. Little Gamers published June 14. Dotgif published June…

By Owen Good Published June 20, 2010