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  The Honest Game Trailer For Minecraft, AKA MineLegos

  “From Notch, Sweden’s biggest one-hit wonder since Peter Bjorn and John comes a game like no other — unless you count LEGOs, Lincoln Logs, Mega Bloks, K’nex, Erector sets or playing outside.” Smosh Games returns with another brutally honest video game trailer, this time taking on Mojang’s famous block-builder. It’s the end of the video…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 12, 2014
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  Xbox One Gets A $200 Razer Fighting Stick For All Those Fighting Games

  Just in time for the EVO Championships, green-and-black peripheral maker Razer announces an Xbox One version of its Atrox Arcade Stick. This made me happy, and then sad. Happy because the Atrox is a lovely stick, built with complete customization in mind. Pop it open and all the wires are right there, ready to be…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 12, 2014
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  The Saturday Morning Stream Plays Super Comboman [And We’re Done]

  Some weekends I pick a game to stream based on its relevance or popularity. This week I picked Adult Swim’s Super Comboman, because it looks like a lot of fun and I’m too tired to be bored. What is Super Comboman? It’s a 2D side-scrolling beat-em up with a cool sticker art style from the…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 12, 2014
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  Watch Day Two Of The Year’s Biggest Fighting Game Tournament Right Now

  Evo 2014 is in full swing, continuing today with more fierce fighting competition in Super Smash Bros. Melee, Injustice and Ultra Street Fighter IV while adding Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, Killer Instinct, King of Fighters XIII and BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma. There are two channels to choose from today, each embedded below. The schedule’s below…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 12, 2014
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  This Week In The Business: Free-To-Play Failure

  QUOTE | “It will start to tail off because the people who play the games will recognize when they’re about to be nickled and dimed, and stop playing them.” – MMO pioneer Richard Bartle, arguing that free-to-play games have a “half-life” and will soon start to fail Elsewhere in the business of video games this…

  By Steve Peterson Published July 12, 2014
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  7/7/2014: ‘My family is no longer allowed to play Wii Bowling.’

  Remember when this was a thing? People chucking their Wiimotes in excitement…typically in the age of Wii Sports but I wouldn’t be surprised if a few of these guys slipped hands when playing Mario Kart 8 or something. DayDreamRadio‘s game to blame in this case happened to be Wii Bowling Who is watching Evo this…

  By Tina Amini Published July 12, 2014
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  The Arkham Knight And Other Newly Revealed DC Toys

  DC unveiled over a dozen new action figures and statues, including four figures based on Batman: Arkham Knight: Arkham Knight Batman, Scarecrow, Harley Quinn, and Arkham Knight: The Animated Series Harley Quinn TV Arrow, Black Canary, Deathstroke and Flash Scribblenauts Series 5 Greg Capullo Designer Series Batman, Commissioner Gordon, Batgirl, and Two-Face Bombshells Hawkgirl Art…

  By John Struan Published July 12, 2014
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  Leaked Video Shows What Destiny Looks Like on Xbox One

  The Xbox One beta for Bungie’s next big game isn’t supposed to be launching for two weeks. But what appears to be footage of Destiny running on Microsoft’s newest console is out there in the wild. As demonstrated by YouTuber More Console—via The Destiny Blog— the beta footage appears to have been captured and shared…

  By Evan Narcisse Published July 11, 2014
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  I Didn’t Know Ellie From The Last of Us Could Play Violin

  I really liked The Last of Us, but if you ask me, it could’ve used a couple more elaborate musical numbers to lighten the mood. What if, for example, Ellie had been able to play violin? Violinist Taylor Davis agrees, and she’s put together this musical rendition of Gustavo Santaolalla’s unforgettable theme. Dance, Ellie! Dance…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published July 11, 2014
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  I Can’t Get Enough of Jim Ross’ Wrestling Commentary On Video Games

  Fact: Wrestling legend Jim Ross improves everything. But in case the last video that mashed up video games with wrestling commentarydidn’t convince you of it, here’s another excellent clip. This time, my favorite bit in the video by TheBlueOwlPlays has to be both the water temple bit, and the Resident Evil segment. Too good. If…

  By Patricia Hernandez Published July 11, 2014
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  ​What’s Inside Your Gaming PC?

  Gaming PCs are like snowflakes: Sometimes they melt. Also, no two are exactly the same. We already know that our readers generally prefer Nvidia graphics cards to AMD, but I’m curious about more specifics. Also, I just built a new PC, so I’ve got parts on the brain. My rig isn’t as super-powered as the…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published July 11, 2014
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  A Decent Showing By a Supposedly Bad Smash Bros. Character.

  Just about nobody is playing as Ness today in today’s Super Smash Bros. Melee competition at Evo 2014. Good reason. The Earthbound hero is considered a bottom-tiercharacter for competitive play. But a guy named Vrud played him. He even dressed the part. Vrud didn’t win, but he put in a valiant effort that shocked Evo’s…

  By Stephen Totilo Published July 11, 2014
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  Two Of The Top Men Behind The PS4 Talk About The Future Of PlayStation

  Nothing like listening to a couple of original gamers reminisce and talk shop. Andrew House and Mark Cerny, two key players who helped bring the PS4 into existence with their respective expertise, sat down for a chat about all things PlayStation recently at the industry-focused Develop conference. You can watch the whole thing in the…

  By Yannick LeJacq Published July 11, 2014
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  Here’s Our First Good Look At Final Fantasy Explorers

  Square Enix’s newly-announced action-RPG might get some Monster Hunter comparisons, but really, it looks a lot more like Phantasy Star Online. It looks good, too. Via GameXplain, here’s some new footage from Final Fantasy Explorers, which is out for 3DS this fall in Japan. This segment was posted during a Japan-only Nintendo Direct this morning.…

  By Jason Schreier Published July 11, 2014
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  I Have No Idea What’s Happening In This Shooter, But I Don’t Mind

  If games like Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare and Splatoon are any indication, this generation of shooters is going to be a whacky one. Sony just fleshed out its newest entry in this emerging category of insane-looking projectile simulators with a trailer for VizionEck, a monochromatic shooter I do not understand in the slightest: Can…

  By Yannick LeJacq Published July 11, 2014
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  Let’s Talk About Chrono Trigger

  Welcome to the Summer of Old JRPGs, where we’re playing classic role-playing games and talking about them every week. Check out the full schedule here Alright, folks—you’ve had two weeks to spend some time with Chrono Trigger, a video game about a time-traveling frog. Did you get a chance to play it? What’d you think?…

  By Jason Schreier Published July 11, 2014
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  Deals: A Crazy PS4 Bundle, Even More Preorder Discounts, Humble Weekly

  Every once in a while you can grab a ridiculous gaming deal from Dell, and today is one of those days. Get a Playstation 4, 3 month Plus subscription, copy of inFamous: Second Son, and $100 gift card for $450. Gift card shows in cart. You can even switch out inFamous for MLB 14: The…

  By Shane Roberts Published July 11, 2014
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  You Can Dress Up Pokémon In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Oh My God

  And now for the cutest thing I’ve seen all week: scans of Japanese magazine CoroCororeveal that the upcoming Pokémon remakes will have some form of dress-up, presumably for the contests feature included in the original games. While you’ll have to visit Pokémon news website Serebii to see the scans, they show an adorable Pikachu dressed…

  By Patricia Hernandez Published July 11, 2014
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  Highlight Reel: The Most Stylish Way To Park A Boat

  Today in gaming highlights: How to park a boat when you’re done with it, how to scare off a Hearthstone opponent in one turn, and a new world record speedrun! Watch Dogs John Barca shows off what to do with your boat if you don’t feel like walking all the way up the dock: Hearthstone…

  By Steve Marinconz Published July 11, 2014
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  448 Minutes Of Transformers Movies Contain 19 Minutes Of Robot Combat

  Watching a Michael Bay Transformers movie is a serious investment. When you add up the running time of the original trilogy, it clocks in just shy of 7.5 hours. That’s practically a work day! Thank god they’re all chock full of eye-melting robot-on-robot action. Or so I thought. Then someone had to go and make…

  By Yannick LeJacq Published July 11, 2014