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UncategorizedLive-Action Mileena’s Special Mortal Kombat Power is Walking on Loose Gravel in Heels
The UK’s live-action Mortal Kombat Vita ad campaign continues, swapping out Kitana for another of the game’s femme fatales and making a poor model navigate treacherous terrain in the least-sensible shoes imaginable. I keep expecting her to fall over screaming, clutching her twisted ankle. Perhaps that’s coming in the full version of the ad.
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Gamers Spend Over $1 Billion Per Year On Power When Not Even Using Their Consoles
Staying current on gaming isn’t cheap. The consoles themselves cost about $300, and new retail games launch at $60. Even for a player who avoids DLC and only buys year-old or used games, the costs add up. But what’s really costing gamers? The electric bills. Games consoles are known power hogs, but a recently published…
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UncategorizedGuy Almost Makes A Glorious Knife Kill, Gets Denied By Trigger-Happy Victim
Scoring a knife kill in a first-person shooter is the ultimate insult to your victim. It’s one of the most satisfying kills, too. But it’s not always easy to pull off, as this Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player finds out. He looks to be basically on the camera-focused player’s shoulders, so close to getting that glorious…
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UncategorizedDon’t Like Any Of The Games In The App Store? Make Your Own!
Canabalt? Pft. Make your own Canabalt, with art and level designs as you see fit. It’s not like the web-to-mobile game already has fitting art and great music. Sketch Nation Studio isn’t really a game, per se. It’s more like a mini game studio that you can fit in your pocket. It gives you the…
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UncategorizedEverything You Need to Know About Team Fortress 2 Lore in One Minute
If you’re only hopping onto Team Fortress 2 to shoot at people you’re missing out on a rich history of greed and betrayal dating back to the 19th century. The latest Lore video from The Game Station gets you fully caught up in 60 seconds, or your money back. The makers of the best Pokémon…
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DiRT, Bodycount Developer Codemasters Shifts Exclusively to Racing Games
The last few years have been rough for British game developer and publisher Codemasters. Despite a lengthy and varied history going back to the 1980s, their more recent games have seen mixed success. Last year, after their first-person shooter Bodycount launched to decidedly mixed reviews, and admist accusations of unlawful working conditions, Codemasters shut down…
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Disappointed With the New Kid Icarus? Play the Original in 3D Instead
Everyone remembers the original Kid Icarus, right? The classic platformer everyone begged Nintendo for a sequel to? What do you mean you never played it? I’ll admit it. I never played Kid Icarus on the NES. Was I excited there was going to be a sequel to it? Sure, but it was more a general…
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UncategorizedSplash Damage’s Rad Soldiers is a Turn-Based “Guns with Friends”
The folks behind Brink pull back on the action but throttle up the style with Rad Soldiers, a turn-based multiplayer strategy game for the iPad and iPhone they’re heralding as “guns with friends”. That’s an idea I can get behind. Mysterious McGuffin Rockets have landed in London, causing a city-wide evacuation, followed immediately by an…
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