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Challenge the World’s Best Trainers in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Beginning Monday.
On Monday, Pokémon enthusiasts can challenge the top 12 trainers from this year’s World Championships in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 The trainers and teams will be distributed over the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection sometime on Monday, and will bring three-time world champion Ray Rizzo’s stable of Tyranitar, Garchomp, Cresselia, Hydreigon, Rotom, Metagross along with…
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GREE Closes OpenFeint, Gives Game Developers a Month to Avoid a Potential “Poor Player Experience”
Before Apple had Game Center it had OpenFeint, a gaming network that brought a cohesive online experience to countless iPhone, iPad and eventually Android games. Some of us may have opted to miss out on its fun features, but for many game developers it was a priceless tool. Come December 14, OpenFeint will be no…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
EA Sports Expands Course Offerings in Basic Version of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14
Mea culpa: When Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 revealed its cover stars yesterday—Arnold Palmer and Tiger Woods—I missed the biggest news in the cover art: Its basic course roster has gone up to 20. That’s four more than the 16 the game has usually included in its standard version for high definition consoles, with about…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Stan Lee’s The Week in Gaming Apps
Legendary comic book creator Stan Lee only had his hand in one of the five Gaming Apps of the Day this week, but I’m pretty sure the rest of them were probably his idea at some point anyway. It was a great week for gaming apps, with the exception of Monday. Apparently somebody didn’t get…
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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…
By Tina Amini - Uncategorized
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…
By Kate Cox
