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  The Cast Of Community, Immortalized As Video Game Characters

  With the almost-final season of Community wrapped up, it can feel hard to come to terms with the fact that we won’t get to hang out with Annie, Troy, Abed and Dean Pelton much longer. Fortunately, NBC has had “The Greendale Seven” immortalized as classic 16-bit-looking video game characters and sent over to The Onion…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published May 15, 2012
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  Report: Korean Players Take Down Final Diablo III Boss, But Can’t Get Loot

  According to reports out of South Korea, some of the country’s most talented (and fastest) players finished Diablo III in record time. While Western players have also completed the game, in the race to finish it first (and fastest), Korean clan EHG defeated the final Diablo III boss only 5 and a half hours after…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 15, 2012
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  Ocean Marketing’s Christoforo Says Former Client Asked Him To Continue Working For Them Under Fake Name

  Ocean Marketing’s Paul Christoforo says his former client iControl Enterprises asked him to take on an alternative identity named “Tom” so he could keep working for them even after his name was marred by a PR firestorm last year. Christoforo, who became entangled in an Internet fiasco after a customer service spat revolving around iControl’s…

  By Jason Schreier Published May 15, 2012
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  Max Payne 3‘s Kill Shots Are Expectedly Violent, But Strangely Artistic

  I’ve seen quite a few slow-motion CGI kill shots in my life, really. That’s part of what it is to play a game featuring guns, in the modern era: you take a shot, and you spend a moment with time slowing around you, watching blood and bone part ways. Max Payne 3 brings the artistry…

  By Kate Cox Published May 15, 2012
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  Ninja Gaiden Mastermind’s New Game is on Hold

  Devil’s Third, the next game from legendary Ninja Gaiden mastermind Tomonobu Itagaki, is on ice for now. The game, set to be published by THQ, will not come out before April 2013 and seems to be in jeopardy of coming out at all. During a quick chat with me at a THQ event today, Executive…

  By Stephen Totilo Published May 15, 2012
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  How Would You Make A Mature Themed Game?

  Intelligent games with mature themes can be great. But do they work as games? dracosummoner wants to hear your proposals. Honestly I’m getting a bit tired of hearing certain people complain that more games aren’t dealing with social issues like homelessness or the Occupy movement. The next time someone brings something like that up, instead…

  Speak Up Published May 15, 2012
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  Diablo III Server Maintenance to Last Another Hour, Says Blizzard

  Diablo III‘s servers in the Americas are still undergoing emergency maintenance, meaning some players are unable to connect. Blizzard has twice moved its time for restoring the servers. Now they say it’ll be 6:30 p.m. EDT. Don’t hold your breath.

  By Owen Good Published May 15, 2012
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  Like Game of Thrones? Here’s What You Need To Know About The Official Video Game

  As of today, George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire saga has a new chapter. It’s not a chapter in a book, however, nor is it bonus footage from HBO’s wildly popular adaptation, Game of Thrones. Nope, it’s a video game. Game of Thrones the game is something unusual in the video game…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published May 15, 2012
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  South Park RPG Bumped Back To Next Year

  THQ will release Obsidian’s upcoming South Park RPG in 2013, it said during its earnings conference call today. It was previously slated for 2012.

  By Jason Schreier Published May 15, 2012
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  And So It Was That My Ancient Max Payne Mousepad Came Full Circle

  Today, Rockstar was kind enough to send me a copy of Max Payne 3, along with some violent (but cool) promotional swag. A bullet keychain, a t-shirt with some bullets on it, another bullet in a box, and… a pill container. Also, a nifty ashtray that I could probably melt down and make into bullets.…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published May 15, 2012
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  Here is Eli Manning’s Saturday Night Live Skit—as Seen in Madden NFL 13

  Hosting Saturday Night Live a couple weeks ago the New York Giants’ Eli Manning implied his “ideal” celebration in Madden NFL 13 would be throwing a touchdown, making a sandwich, accidentally dropping the sandwich on the floor, making sure no one is looking, and then eating it anyway. It was part of a motion-capture skit…

  By Owen Good Published May 15, 2012
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  Five Comics That Will Make You Recall Lost Glories This Week

  If you’re here in the Panel Discussion programming block, you might be a lapsed comics reader, trying to find a way back to the JLA Satellite. Or you might someone killing time until you pick up your weekly Wednesday pull list. Or maybe you’ve said goodbye to dozens of longboxes to embrace the promise of…

  By Evan Narcisse Published May 15, 2012
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  This Graphic Novel Shows The Horrific Costs of Modern Warfare

  Shooters protagonist Terry Glass isn’t that different from the kind of character you’d play in a Medal of Honor, Battlefield or Call of Duty game. He’s a fictional American soldier fighting in the geopolitical hotspots where America’s armed forces face off against disparate, tough-to-pin-down threats. Young, handsome and affable, Glass fights for all the right…

  By Evan Narcisse Published May 15, 2012
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  Oh My Glob! It’s Diablo III Adventure Time!

  Evan’s Note: It’s been too long since we’ve shown off Zac Gorman’s awesome motion cartoons, but he’s back with a great riff on Diablo III. Millions of people have waited more than a decade for the game that’s out for PC and Mac today. Blizzard’s long-awaited action/RPG will take you on a grand quest, kind…

  zac gorman Published May 15, 2012
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  Wah-Hoo, Howling Commandos! Panel Discussion Starts Now!

  Are we still pretending that comics and video games don’t have anything to do with each other? Not anymore, we’re not. Welcome to Panel Discussion, where the focus will be on comic books and sequential art, whether they connect directly to video games or not. Confused? Read this

  By Evan Narcisse Published May 15, 2012
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  Guild Wars 2 Retail Ad Shows June 28 Release Date [UPDATE]

  Kotaku has obtained this photo of an advertisement for Guild Wars 2, seen at a Fry’s retailer in Texas. As you can see, the ad says ArenaNet’s massively multi-player online game, which is currently in beta, will be out on June 28. So is it legit? On one hand, retailers tend to use placeholder release…

  By Jason Schreier Published May 15, 2012
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  Last Night’s Diablo III Debacle Demonstrates The Problem With ‘Always-Online’ Games

  We were all excited last night. After a 12-year wait, Diablo III, Blizzard’s much-anticipated action-fantasy loot-fest, had finally arrived. It was sitting there installed on our hard drives, waiting for midnight to come, for Blizzard to unlock the game so we could play it. The midnight hour arrived, and Blizzard’s servers were overwhelmed. Too many…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published May 15, 2012
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  A Night of Speed-Dating With Kingdom Hearts, Theatrhythm and Heroes of Ruin

  I’m in California this week for the purpose of checking out a bunch of video games that will be shown at E3 next month. I’m a pre-E3 Judge*, you see, bouncing from one showcase with a game publisher to another, signing lots of paperwork in which I swear not to tell people about these games…

  By Stephen Totilo Published May 15, 2012
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  Smell Your Video Games While You Play Them

  Given what some games could smell like (blood, dirt, hellspawn hordes), this is far better than you’d think. Over on Etsy, a haven for geeky goods, seller Bubble and Geek has created a lovely line of fan-favorite home goods. These scented candles draw inspiration from fan-favorites like Doctor Who, Star Wars, and, yes, video games.…

  By Kate Cox Published May 15, 2012
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  It’s Hard To Be A Boyfriend Now That Diablo III Is Out

  I hadn’t heard Justin Bieber’s “Boyfriend” until this parody was born, but the Diablo III remix makes me (ashamedly) like the tune.

  By Tina Amini Published May 15, 2012