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The Entire Universe, And Other Things That Are Awesome
People aren’t very big at all. But at least we’re bigger than ants, cells, the X chromosome, and all the empty space between particles. On the other hand, we get tiny awfully fast. Even dinky little Rhode Island looks huge in comparison to us. At least, until you keep scrolling out… From quantum foam and…
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UncategorizedThis Trailer for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is Pure Torture—In Live Action
Raiden is beaten, bloodied and in trouble and somewhere, something’s gone nuclear, not in a good way either. We have to wait until April 30 to find out who will, or even can, make it right. The tagline on this live action Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance trailer seems to put that on you, dear viewer.…
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Valve’s Gabe Newell Prefers Fans To Make Half-Life Movies, Not Hollywood
Jamie Russel’s “Generation Xbox: How Video Games Invaded Hollywood” revealed why the Halo movie failed. But Microsoft isn’t the only company interested in crossmedia platforms for one of their most beloved franchises. Valve seems like an easy choice for a Hollywood spotlight. The fictional universe and its characters are intriguing, and the fanbase is already…
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Hello Friends, Madden has a New Commentary Team
Though it began so promisingly, the Gus Johnson era of calling the play-by-play in Madden NFL is over after two years. The game’s analyst, Cris Collinsworth, is likewise out. The reason? Neither of them got in the booth together. For Madden, or for any other purpose. They’ll be replaced by a duo who did, because…
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ReviewsPrototype 2: The Kotaku Review
In very few games have I truly inhabited the persona of a goddam-right-I-am badass, whose demonstrations of power were as personal as Prototype 2‘s. And it’s not because I’ve imagined any of the superpowers you wield in this game, or how I’d perform with them. It’s because of the very normal, very pissed-off man in…
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What Your Video Game Controllers Look Like At Airport Security
I’ve never actually wondered what a console controller looks like on the inside. Perhaps I am too easily distracted by their colorful plastic exteriors, or by wanting to throw them across the room in response to certain games. But a Reddit user out there with access to an industrial-strength x-ray system did wonder how a…
By Kate Cox
