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You Can Finally Break Your 99 Streak in Draw Something, And Other Updates
Today Zynga finally released the update to Draw Something that the social game developers promised when they acquired the game’s creators OMGPOP. The update brings with it much-needed features like an in-game chat (which is actually more like a comment system), undo feature, and the option to share your creations on social networks or save…
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Ridiculously Obscure “Black Monolith” in Fez Rallies Gamers To A Group Effort
Fez is no stranger to obscure puzzles. The game is absolutely littered with them, some more complicated than others. You think the golden bell or ominous owl are difficult to solve? Try finding the elusive red cubes dispersed throughout the world. (Fez spoilers ahead.) If you finished Fez you will have seen the awesome, cute,…
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Why I Hope Dragon Age 3 Is A Lot Like Dragon Age 2
BioWare’s Dragon Age franchise, like its science fiction spiritual sibling Mass Effect, creates a great deal of passion among its fans. And also like its sci-fi sib, the Dragon Age games attract an enormous amount of controversy and dissent among those same fans. Dragon Age: Origins and its DLC, including the Awakening expansion, were a…
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Want Access to The Secret World Beta? Play The Secret War
Funcom’s supernatural MMO The Secret World isn’t due out until June, but the struggle between the Dragon, the Illuminati, and the Templar secret societies begins today with the launch of The Secret War, a browser-based battle for world domination. Choose your side, recruit your Facebook friends, and begin spreading propaganda in order to secure real-world…
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UncategorizedDisconnect at the Global StarCraft League Finals Has Fans Shouting “We Want LAN!”
That Team Prime’s MarineKing won the Global StarCraft II League finals held during the Starcraft II IPL 4 tournament in Las Vegas earlier this month comes as no surprise to fans of competitive gaming. The fact that he might have lost if not for a last-minute dropped connection, on the other hand… StarTale player Won…
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Best Buy Offering Pre-orders For…Half-Life 2: Episode 3? [Update: The Joke Was a Hoax]
Reddit user Tabisama strolled into Best Buy, but wasn’t expecting to stumble on this pre-order for what appears to be Half-Life 2: Episode 3 Looking at this poster, you might think that it’s genuine. But looking at that 99,999,999 countdown, you might think otherwise. These Episode 3 teases are not uncommon. After all, everyone knows…
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Nvidia Lets Everyone Know It’s Coming
It’s coming, everybody. Nvidia’s GeForce Facebook page updated this morning to ensure fans of the video card line knew that. And now you know. Don’t thank me. Wait, what’s coming? Nvidia was understandably tight-lipped about what exactly they are teasing; one wouldn’t want a high-quality image like this going to waste. Speculation is leaning towards…
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You Can Make Anything You Can Imagine With LEGO. Even a PC.
One case modder out there in the world has finally found a use, a true purpose, for the featureless square “houses” and “castles” young me inevitably built (and tore down) from my LEGO collection. This particular PC is, indeed, made of LEGO bricks. Sure, the motherboard and processor and fans and the rest aren’t made…
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UncategorizedMy First Tentative Steps into the Turn-Based Tactical World of Wakfu
I’ve wandered through dozens of fantasy worlds in my massively multiplayer online gaming career, but Wakfu is the first one I’ve played where my wanderings were tied to a grid. Released in North America by Square Enix, Wakfu is one of a trio of online games by French developer Ankama Games (Dofus and Dofus Arena…
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Digital Storm Unveils Its Most Affordable Gaming PCs Yet
When I think about boutique gaming PC maker Digital Storm, the first image that pops into my head is large stacks of money. Having reported on machines that can run upwards of $8,000, I never thought I’d see the day when a Digital Storm machine was priced at under $1,000. Enter the Marauder line, the…
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First Guild Wars 2 Beta Weekend Starts April 27
Players that have preordered pre-purchased (different thing) Guild Wars 2 for guaranteed access to the beta will be able to take advantage of said benefit April 27 through April 29, when ArenaNet hosts the first of many weekend events. Huzzah!
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