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  Movies No Longer Exist in The Last of Us’s Ruined Future

  You’ll find things when you explore the disease-destroyed world of The Last of Us. Some of those things—weapons and ammo and other items that you need to survive the game’s post-apocalypse—will be physical. Other discoverables will come in the form of information, like the fact that Ellie—the 14-year-old girl that players will be protecting in…

  By Evan Narcisse Published July 23, 2012
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  Square Enix’s Next 3DS RPG Draws From Final Fantasy V

  The ridiculously titled Bravely Default: Flying Fairy will use a job system similar to Final Fantasy V, according to a report by Dengeki Online (as translated by Andriasang). You’ll get to use two types of abilities: Job Commands—active skills you can borrow from either your current job or one you’ve used before—and Support Abilities, which…

  By Jason Schreier Published July 23, 2012
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  Good Thing This Annoying Gears of War Enemy Doesn’t Actually Exist

  Count yourselves lucky, Gears of War lovers. Unbeknownst to you, one of the most annoying enemies in Epic Games’ sci-fi shooter franchise could have gotten even more aggravating. I’ve seen it in action and, guys, we’re lucky this thing hasn’t made it past the testing stage. The video above is from the Gears of War…

  By Evan Narcisse Published July 23, 2012
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  Watching These People Play The ‘Slenderman’ Game Is Almost Scarier Than Playing For Yourself

  There’s something special about watching someone else play a horror game. Particularly one you’ve already played. It’s the mark of a truly scary game—once it catches on, there follows a growing number of videos of people playing, and being freaked out by, the game. It became popular with Amnesia: Dark Descent—I certainly lost a couple…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published July 23, 2012
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  The Prettiest Tech Demo Ever Created Gets a Stunning DirectX 11 Makeover

  In 2002 NVIDIA released “Dawn”, a high-end DirectX 9 tech demo featuring a beautiful forest fairy that captured the hearts and minds of PC gamers all over the world. That mystical creature looks even more gorgeous ten years later. The original “Dawn” tech demo was a revolution in PC graphics, the first time a character…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 23, 2012
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  One of Those Teenagers Who Makes Xbox Live Gaming So, Uh, Interesting Will Answer Your Questions Now

  We’re going to call this kid Reilly. He’s 17 but has been infuriating gamers on Xbox Live since he was in the fourth grade. He doesn’t just like to beat you at games online, he likes to, in his words, terrorize you. He likes to curse at you, toss in some uglier language. You fill…

  By Stephen Totilo Published July 23, 2012
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  The Great, Terrible, Incredibly Important Dark Knight Rises Game

  The official video game for The Dark Knight Rises costs $7, looks amazing on my iPad, is a bit of a mess and is one of the most important video games of the year. It’s also not as good as the movie. Not even close…and that’s even if you didn’t think that highly of the…

  By Stephen Totilo Published July 23, 2012
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  We Will See The Tech Behind The Next Metal Gear Solid On August 30

  Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima will show off his new Fox Engine on August 30, he said in an interview posted on the PlayStation blog today The Fox Engine, which Kojima and his team have been developing since the release of Metal Gear Solid 4 in 2008, will run the next Metal Gear Solid…

  By Jason Schreier Published July 23, 2012
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  Watch Some Of The Greatest Moments In StarCraft II History

  Even if you’re not an avid StarCraft II fan, you still might enjoy this montage of the competitive game’s greatest moments, all compiled from high-level tournaments in which professional StarCraft II players compete for cash and glory. The last moment is the best, but the whole video is pretty damn great. I made a video…

  By Jason Schreier Published July 23, 2012
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  Assassin’s Creed’s New Black Heroine Represents a New Kind of Liberation

  Aveline—heroine of Assassin’s Creed Liberation for the PlayStation Vita—isn’t that different from the other characters of Ubisoft’s historical action series . Like Altair and Ezio, she’s an Assassin, a near-mystical stealth warrior with abilities that let her be unseen whenever she wants. But one thing about her stands out compared to those two. The idea…

  By Evan Narcisse Published July 23, 2012
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  Final Fantasy‘s Creator Trades Swords for Surfboards

  Hironobu Sakaguchi is a big surfer. He also makes video games. Party Wave is Sakaguchi bringing his love for both together. But is the result a party? Or a bust? Going into Party Wave, I only had one thing in mind: T&C Surf Designs is the greatest surfing game I’ve ever played—or rather, it sure…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 23, 2012
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  Time Traveling Dance Central 3 Gets an October Release Date and Vanilla Ice

  The motion tracking dance game that made Kinect seem so interesting turns three-games-old this fall, as Harmonix announces an October 16 release date for Dance Central 3, the only game to combine “Ice, Ice Baby”, the Macarena and time travel. At this point I might pick up Dance Central 3 just to ironically listen to…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 23, 2012
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  It’s the last full week of July. Things are only going to get hotter from here. Keep your cool, everyone. Go on and talk about the games you’re playing, loving and hating. Head over to Talk Amongst Yourselves, the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential.…

  By Evan Narcisse Published July 23, 2012
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  They Should’ve Called Him Deckard Bane

  I saw The Dark Knight Rises this weekend, and while I thought it was absolutely wonderful, there was one thing that kept distracting me: the villain, Bane, sounds exactly like Diablo mainstay Deckard Cain. Deckard Bane, if you will. Here’s proof. Above: Deckard Cain saying his catchphrase, “Stay a while and listen.” Below: one of…

  By Jason Schreier Published July 23, 2012
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  The Colorful Character Creation of Guild Wars 2‘s Most Exotic Races

  This past weekend’s final Guild Wars 2 beta event gave players access to the plant-based Sylvari and the Muppet-based Asura for the first time. Thousands of new characters were made, and it looked something like this. As expected, the Asura are now officially the cutest thing ever. Those big eyes, the floppy ears, the air…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 23, 2012
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  The Argument For a Very Violent Scene in a Very Violent Video Game

  After our hero Kratos wrestles the elephant monster in God of War: Ascension to the ground, he—you—can make him stab the creature in the head. You can make him stab repeatedly. Then, at your command, Kratos slits the head open to reveal the monster’s brain. “That’s too much,” I blurted out, when David Hewitt, the…

  By Stephen Totilo Published July 23, 2012
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  A New Justice League Video Game is Not Something That Should Sneak Up on You

  I should not be finding out a game starring The Flash, Green Lantern, Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman a week before release. I need more time to prep myself for Justice League: Earth’s Final Defense, due out by the end of this month for iOS. I certainly shouldn’t be finding out about it from a…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 23, 2012
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  The Company Running Diablo III in China Accidentally Outs Itself

  Earlier this month the official Chinese webpage for Diablo III went online, it created speculation that the game would be operated in China by long time Blizzard collaborator NetEase; however, NetEase and Blizzard have declined to officially announce it. Over the weekend, a series of micro-blog posts suddenly went up on NetEase’s official Sina Weibo…

  By Eric Jou Published July 23, 2012
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  Why Is Louis CK Touching this Manga? Why Won’t He Stop?

  On a recent episode of Louie, Louis CK was in a bookstore and, as internet eagle eyes noted, the comedian kept his finger on the Japanese manga Yotsuba the ENTIRE TIME (well, not the entire time, but still!). What could this mean? Louis CK reads manga confirmed? Or a kwinky-dink? Let’s go with kwinky-dink in…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 23, 2012
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  This Hi-Definition JRPG Looks…Yeah

  Ungh. Yes, I know this game uses a hand-drawn style, and, yes, I know there’s only a few seconds of gameplay, but damn. Jump to the 1:40 mark to see what I’m talking about. Revealed earlier this year, Tokitowa combines JRPG elements with, wait for it, third-person shooter play (think action RPG). Parts of the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 23, 2012