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  Gorgeous 3D Art From Old Republic, Arkham City & Resident Evil

  The fine folks at animation house Blur make some of the best video game trailers and cinematics in the business. So it’s a treat, as always, to be able to feature their work here on Fine Art This morning, we’re looking at Jason Martin, formerly of Blur but now working at Doom creators id Software…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2012
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  The Battlestar Galactica Prequel Looks Surprisingly Great

  There’s a prequel to the latest Battlestar Galactica series on the way, dealing with the adventures of a certain Bill Adama during the first Cylon War. Here’s the series’ first trailer, which it appears somebody snuck out of last weekend’s Wondercon. It looks exciting, and surprisingly expensive. Then again, it’s a trailer. It’s supposed to…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2012
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  You Didn’t Ask for This Amazing Deus Ex Cosplay, But You’re Getting it

  This is Videros, a cosplayer from Germany. You needed that intro because, for all intents, he may as well actually be Deus Ex star Adam Jensen, complete with future pants, fancy jacket and snappy sunglasses. About the only thing he’s missing is a shot of him eating cereal, but it looks like it was taken…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2012
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  There’s a Giant Tie Fighter for Sale on Craigslist

  There’s a beautiful crackpot in Seattle who is selling a Star Wars Tie Fighter on Craigslist. Not a little toy, or a model that sits on your desk. He’s selling 8 foot x 8 foot replica. Which you can sit in No idea what it was built for, but it’s on wheels, will hold a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2012
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  Looks Likes Dark Souls Might Actually be Coming to the PC

  In January, publisher Namco Bandai said that a petition to have cult hit Dark Souls ported to the PC had its “attention”. Now, an Australian PC magazine is teasing something a little more substantial. The newest PC Powerplay mag has hit newsstands, and its back page, teasing next month’s issue (pictured above), isn’t very subtle.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2012
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  This Nazi Zombie Hungers for Your Brains (Well, Cash)

  Nazi zombies are the stars of both movies and video games. With good reason. You combine a Nazi and a zombie and you’ve got twice the bad guy. The premise is now set in (poly)stone with this statue from Sideshow, which shows an undead member of the 1000-year Reich in full lurch. As with most…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2012
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  Please, Watch This Insane LEGO Ninja Movie

  This clip, called The Duel, is based loosely on a 2006 animated short called…The Duel. Only this time it’s in LEGO and shot in stop-motion, which makes it three minutes of your time well spent. The animation was done by Namchild, who says that no CGI was used whatsoever, and that only PhotoShop was employed…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2012
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  Real Portal Boots, Straight From the Victorian Steampunk Heyday

  DeviantArt user batman-n-bananas made a very fetching steampunk Portal gun. But what to wear with such a contraption? Why, mechano-Victorian long fall boots, of course, in which fancy modern tech is swapped out for reliable British steel. These are wonderful. And while they fit the “Steampunk Portal” brief perfectly, I like to think they’d be…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2012
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  CultureTotal Recall

  1990s Adventure Game Wash-Up Wants Reboot, Begging for Cash on the Internet

  If you played PC adventure games in the 1990s, you may have come across detective Tex Murphy, star of the absolutely badass Mean Streets and four more games that weren’t anywhere near as cool. Murphy was one of the first FMV “stars” in video games, which was a lucky break for the character’s creator Chris…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 20, 2012
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  CultureTotal Recall

  Before LA Noire, There Was This 1996 Noir Adventure Game

  Part of the appeal of Rockstar’s LA Noire was the fact it was set in a time period that video games normally avoid like the plague. The hats, the music, the black & white, it should be poison to a generation of gamers accustomed to wars, aliens, sports and fast cars. But as LA Noire’s…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 20, 2012
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  They’re So Obviously Mammals!

  Artist’s Credit: Jung von Matt Readers, the OT just couldn’t keep me away. It tried, with instruments both blunt and sharp, but I’m back against all odds with a quick round-up of internet gems. A magnitude 7.4 earthquake rocked Mexico’s Pacific coast today – Thankfully, no casualties have yet been reported. You have to check…

  By Pierre Bienaimé Published March 20, 2012
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  Mass Effect 3 Gets a Happy Ending After All

  People been complaining about the end of Mass Effect 3. Saying there isn’t enough of this kind of business If that’s you, here. Russian artist Hellstern has an alternative finale. And it doesn’t get much happier than plush Krogans, Gilbert & Sullivan karaoke and Garrus eating a watermelon. Mass Effect 3 how it should’ve ended…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 20, 2012
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  If You Like Fast-Paced Battles And Dying A Lot, You Might Love Awesomenauts

  Developer Ronimo—known for strategy game Swords & Soldiers—stopped by our offices recently to show off their latest creation: a zany arcade title that goes by Awesomenauts After spending some hands on time with the game and chatting with the developers, our own Elyas Gorogo-Baker takes us through a visual preview of the multiplayer online battle…

  By Tina Amini Published March 20, 2012
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  I Am Alive Heads to PS3 Next Month

  Ubisoft’s I Am Alive will be coming to the PlayStation 3 next month. It’ll be available on the PlayStation Network on April 4. You can check out our review of the 360 version here

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 20, 2012
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  Rayman 3 HD and Some Games With People Who Actually Have Arms Arrive on the PlayStation Store This Week

  Is it harder to upgrade a game to HD when the main character doesn’t have limbs? Only Ubisoft game creator Michel Ancel can answer that one, since his signature creation—fresh off the awesome Rayman Origins—gets a shinier PS3 re-release this week. Other notable happenings inlcude a whole passel of Final Fantasy games on sale and…

  By Evan Narcisse Published March 20, 2012
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  How To Take a Minecraft Pick-Axe To Your Favorite Website

  There is a thing called Minecraft Anywhere, which is not exactly something that lets you play Minecraft Anywhere. It’s a marketing gimmick. A silly one, but a clever one, too! You might have some fun with it, if you’d like to have a Creeper run across your computer monitor right now… or if you’d like…

  By Stephen Totilo Published March 20, 2012
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  Reboot Could Make Soul Reaver Rise From the Grave

  For a while there, it certainly seemed like consoles and PCs were rife with video game vampires and vampire slayers, didn’t it? And the Legacy of Kain series in particular stood head and shoulders above the rest. Released on PS1/PC, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain won praise for its deep, sophisticated storyline, which introduced the…

  By Evan Narcisse Published March 20, 2012
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  Looks Like We’ll Hear About The Next Epic Mickey Game This Week

  The Internet was abuzz today with rumors about a possible Epic Mickey 2 for Nintendo 3DS following a tweet from France’s Nintendo Magazine yesterday afternoon. Translation (courtesy Google Translate): The presentation of Epic Mickey 2 will take place next week. 3DS version, Power of Illusion, more “classic” 2D is also planned. Though the sourcing here…

  By Jason Schreier Published March 20, 2012
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  The First Official Trailer for the New Angry Birds Sequel

  Here’s the first official trailer for the first proper sequel to Angry Birds, called Angry Birds: Space. They don’t look that angry, do they? More like they’re just…mildly upset. A little cranky. Guess that’s what billions of dollars does to an animal. It cheers them up. The game’s out on March 22.

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 20, 2012
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  Game Critics Raid the Garbage of Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

  For decades those pesky raccoons have been sneaking about at night, digging through our trash cans and generally making a mess of things. It’s time the game reviewers of the internet strike back. To Raccoon City! It may sound like a nice place to live and cuddle, but like the furry fiends themselves, Raccoon City…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 20, 2012