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UncategorizedOh Yeah, The Second Guardians Of The Galaxy Trailer Has Everything
If Bradley Cooper’s take on Guardians of the Galaxy‘s psychopathic raccoon doesn’t sell you on Marvel’s next big comic book movie, then wait until you hear Vin Diesel utter his first “I am Groot.” Whether or not this tale of Marvel’s team of intergalactic “heroes” captures the imagination of the general public is moot at…
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UncategorizedSuper Monkey Ball Gets In On Some Of That Hot Peggle Action
Everybody loves Popcap’s Peggle. Everybody loves monkeys. Sega does the math and gets Super Monkey Ball Bounce, or as I’m going to call it — Seggle. Coming this summer to iOS and Android, Seggle takes its inspiration from the classic arcade game of pachinko, and not Peggle at all. See? Bananas. Peggle doesn’t have bananas.…
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Posters Remind Us Of A More Peaceful Era In Gaming
Before the Oculus Rift and the Kinect, there was a time when the 3-button wheel mouse and NES Zappers ruled the earth. It was a much simpler time. These paintings by artist Heather Martinez are just perfect to take us back a few decades. These are all part of POPzilla‘s video game art show. Prints…
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UncategorizedMake Shadow Of Mordor‘s Combat Even More Brutal With Runes
The most savage Lord of the Rings game adds an additional layer of violence with its Rune System, a method of upgrading weapons and generating retailer-specific preorder bonuses. Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor‘s vaguely heroic Talion comes equipped with a bow, a longsword and a dagger. That’s a fine arsenal for fantasy combat, but where are…
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Hey, look! A superb, modern-day Minecraft city that totally looks like one of the older Sim City games. I just love all the unique buildings in Theamazingquinn‘s map, and it makes me want to reinstall Sim City 2000 again. Minecraft city by Theamazingquinn [imgur, via r/minecraft] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning,…
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Kotaku EastWith Military Drills, China Steps Up Its Security
Every year around this time, China holds a massive military drill. Like clockwork. Military police units from across the country’s thirty-four provincial level districts show off the latest in domestic security. This year, the theme is knife attacks. Over the last couple of years, knife attacks have become more common in China, and the need…
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Chinese Artist Throws Himself Into Comics and Cartoons. Literally.
As if taking a page out of the classic movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit, a Chinese graduate student has thrown himself into the world of cartoons. The artist, most commonly known by his stage name Ge Kuo, is a graduate art student at the Beijing University of Chemical Technology. This time his work involves famous…
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These May Just Be China’s “Hottest” Pro-Gamers, Says Chinese Game Site
In some parts of the world, professional gamers garner just as much respect and adoration as the likes of Lionel Messi. In China, some of them are revered online like rock stars, and now Chinese game site SGamer.Com is asking which professional gamer is the most handsome. Let’s a take a gander at some of…
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