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  A Sex Doll Factory Also Manufactures Nightmares

  OK, so this is pushing my normal beat of “toys” to its most extreme (and NSFW) fringes, but come on. This was too interesting to pass up. Photographer Zackary Canepari has done a series called “Love Machines”, which is a range of fascinating, terrifying photos from the production floor of Abyss Creations, a sex doll…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 18, 2013
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  Times Square Is Less Of A Hassle After Aliens Blow It Up

  Dan Ghiordanescu is a concept artist who works at Travian Games, but who has previously lent his talents to projects like Crysis 2. In the gallery below, then, you’ll see a few shots from Crytek’s game, but also a lot more other works that are a little less focused on the alien destruction of New…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 18, 2013
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  Well, Someone Had To Combine Minecraft And DayZ Eventually

  Give people long enough in the shadow of great, inspirational games, and they won’t just look to emulate one, they’ll look to emulate a bunch of them in the one title. 7DTD (7 Days To Die) is an indie project that, well, as you can see from the clip above, it blends the survival elements…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 18, 2013
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  25 Years Later, This Guy’s Childhood Game Dream Is Coming True

  I had a childhood game dream. It was to make a single game that combined Dark Forces, X-Wing and Privateer. I am nothing if not ambitious, but then, I am a lot less closer to my dream than Andrew Bado is. He had a game idea 25 years ago, and ten years ago started making…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 18, 2013
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  Wow, The Next Adventure Time Game Looks Awesome

  Not that the last one was terrible, not by any stretch of the imagination, but the next Adventure Time game – which has the stupendous title “Adventure Time Explore the Dungeon Because I DON’T KNOW!” – looks hot. Basically, it looks like Diablo. Only more fun. Also: don’t skip the “dev diary” parts. They’re with…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 17, 2013
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  Relax, Here’s 270,000 Dominoes Falling Down (It’s A New World Record)

  It took a team of twelve people over a week to set this up. Over 270,000 dominoes, lined up painstakingly, just so one lucky guy got to knock the first one down and set a new Guinness World Record*. The feat was achieved by the team at Sinners, a “Domino Entertainment” group from Germany. I…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 17, 2013
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  8-Bit G.I. Joe Movie Almost Surely Better Than Actual G.I. Joe Movie

  It may not be Super Time Force, but I’d totally play this 8-bit version of this year’s G.I. Joe: Retaliation, as imagined by CineFix (Via Laughing Squid)

  By Kirk Hamilton Published July 17, 2013
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  Sony Forgets How Internet Works, Competition Won By Accused Hacker

  With the best intentions in the world, Sony recently opened up a competition called Bid For Greatness, which would let PS3 users compete to get hold of some props and costumes used in the company’s recent “Greatness” commercial. There seems to be a problem, though, and it lies in Sony’s execution. See, each item is…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 17, 2013
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  You’ve Gotta See The Best Moves From This Year’s EVO

  Even if you’re not a fighting game fan, it’s difficult to watch this video and not be struck by how complex, if not beautiful, these combos by COMBONAUTS are. It’s not just about racking up the hits and landing a ton of damage, either: some of these are choreographed to have no damage. It’s amazing.…

  By Patricia Hernandez Published July 17, 2013
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  Indie Game: The Movie To Receive Downloadable Expansion Pack

  It seems appropriate that the first major documentary about video-game makers should get a downloadable expansion, doesn’t it? And so it shall be: Indie Game: The Movie will be getting a new “Special Edition” on July 24 that will contain all manner of short-film and commentary, as well as epilogues for the stories contained in…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published July 17, 2013
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  This Game Series Came A Long Way In Just Two Short Years

  Ah, the early 2000s. It was a time of great upheaval and revolution, particularly for PC graphics. Almost all at once, game designers could assume players had access to much more powerful 3D rendering technology, and game characters went from looking like weird, half-animated finger puppets to less-weird, more fully-animated finger puppets with faces Case…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published July 17, 2013
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  Prank Calling Strangers Using Valve Soundbytes Is Hilarious

  If the Skyrim prankdidn’t tip you off, calling people using a soundboard of a video game character is a popular trick. While funny, the prank works best when the person on the other end plays along—like this guy from a magic shop does when he receives a call from Dota 2’s Anti-Mage. Lots of props…

  By Patricia Hernandez Published July 17, 2013
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  This Street Fighter Cosplay Will Kick Your Ass

  Pulling off the stern badassery of Street Fighter’s Sagat is no easy feat—and yet that’s exactly what Laphotonet manages to capture with Miss Sinister Cosplay.You can practically imagine her in a live-action flick, no? Take a closer look: And for comparison’s sake: (Via Laphotonet)

  By Patricia Hernandez Published July 17, 2013
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  We’re On The Ground At San Diego Comic-Con

  Our own Mike Fahey is on the ground at Comic-Con this week. Through Friday, he’ll be bringing you all the best toys, games, comics and costumery the San Diego convention center has to offer. For now, though, he brings you this picture.

  By Kirk Hamilton Published July 17, 2013
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  Play As A Spy In Your Very Own Interactive Radio-Drama

  Now here’s an idea I’m glad someone had: An iPhone game where you’re the star of a branching interactive spy radio-drama, complete with sound effects and voice acting. That’s the idea behind Codename Cygnus, an in-development game from Reactive Studios that’ll let players act out the part of the main character in an episodic spy…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published July 17, 2013
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  Michel Ancel Sure Is Saying Some Stuff About Beyond Good & Evil 2

  Okay, okay. This is one of those times where there’s kinda no real “news,” and yet it’s still worth mentioning because, well, Beyond Good & Evil 2 The sequel to the beloved 2003 action-adventure game has been one of this generation’s great pieces of vaporware. The series has been missing in action for a decade,…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published July 17, 2013
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  This Game Involves 20 PlayStation Moves And Pretending You’re Tarzan

  Even if you don’t like Tarzan, you have to admit that the idea of swinging through the jungle on vines sounds pretty fun. Well, now there’s a game that seizes on that impulse, and it only requires 20 PlayStation Move controllers hung from the ceiling! In the video above, we take a look at Edgar…

  By Chris Person Published July 17, 2013
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  FIFA 14 to Add Nine Brazilian Clubs to Its Lineup

  FIFA 14 has locked in agreements with 19 of Brazil’s top professional clubs, doubling that league’s representation in the world’s top selling football simulation. The deal also, interestingly, points to one of the vestiges of early licensed sports video games—ones that had permission to use players but not their teams. The following Brazilian sides will…

  By Owen Good Published July 17, 2013
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  Jailed League Player Will Try To Get Case Dismissed Next Month

  Justin Carter, the 19-year-old who was imprisoned earlier this year for a Facebook comment interpreted as a terrorist threat, will file a motion for dismissal on August 12, his lawyer says. Lawyer Don Flanary, who is representing Carter, says they’re hoping the Comal County, Texas court will dismiss their case during the hearing, and if…

  By Jason Schreier Published July 17, 2013
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  The Moneysaver: Hardcover Zelda Guides, Time and Eternity, Crossbow

  Readers, here’s a promo code. It might come in handy if you, the master of saving, take it with you. If you’re a PC gamer you’re either ecstatic or horribly disappointed in the Summer Sale at the moment, but if you’re a console gamer then you’re probably counting down the seconds until it’s over. Don’t…

  By Shane Roberts Published July 17, 2013