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This Week’s iPad Charts: All That Matters is LostWinds 2 is Free
Yes yes, Angry Birds Star Wars is great, everybody loves it, it kills everything it touches, whatever. Have you played LostWinds? The sequel is free right now. You should go grab it. Come back and read this later. You’re probably busy playing the game now, so I’ll keep this week’s spiel brief. Angry Birds Star…
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UncategorizedHardcore Social: Combat Racing Meets Portal in Carnage Racing
Last month Runescape creator Jagex promised to bring fast-paced combat racing to Facebook. What they’ve actually delivered in Carnage Racing is better than that, and it’s all thanks to portals. The game call it phase shifting. I call it portals. As you do laps around the various tracks in Jagex’s social racer, performing tricks and…
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Nothing Says Happy Thanksgiving Like Shoving Hot Coffee Up a Live Turkey’s Behind
No one told the folks over at IndiePub that you’re supposed to kill the turkey before shoving your entire kitchen into it. Turkey Stuffin’, now available for Android and iOS, is definitely stupid, possibly fun. You’ve got a turkey. You’ve got ingredients falling along the left side. Some are food items, like cranberry sauce, butter…
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Hitman: Absolution‘s Game Director Is Answering Your Questions Live [Interview Closed]
The next Hitman title is just around the corner, releasing this coming Tuesday. We all know what Conan O’Brien thinks of the title, but maybe you’re still curious about the stealth game that approaches. How many ways can you stalk and kill people? Can you tell me more about those difficulty levels? What is Contracts…
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Cat Pirates: For All Your Adorable Cat and Pirate Needs
A smart game knows its audience. So let’s take a moment to understand what kind of audience I am. My actual cat is named Guybrush. I have this print in my living room. I think cats and pirates are probably the best things ever except for, maybe, pirate cats. So when a game called Cat…
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Snacktaku Special Report: Hostess Struck Down, Fate of the Twinkie Uncertain
Stop reading this and go to the store. Buy all the Twinkies, Ho-Ho’s, Ding Dongs, Fruit Pies and chocolate cup cakes with the swirly line of “frosting” on top that you can afford. Take out a loan if you must. Hostess Brands, Inc., a national snacking institution for more than 80 years, is closing its…
By Mike Fahey
