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CultureThe Ultimate Jeremy Lin Highlight Reel Arrives in the Nick of Time
Of all the tributes to the Knicks phenomenon Jeremy Lin, the best one on video might be stitched together from highlights in NBA 2K12, where Lin is currently rated a 75 and, who knows, may see the mid-80s before the end of the month. This video was cut by Operation Sports’ Shady 00018. Last night…
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EA Sports Keeps NBA Live in the Game, but Can It Compete?
At the time I asked about its readiness, EA Sports’ next NBA game didn’t even have a name. Peter Moore, then the label’s boss, avoided my question and told me was doing so. “It’s in the shape you would expect it to be for a title that’s a year and four months away,” Moore said…
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How Much Better Does Max Payne 3 Look on PC?
Today’s Rockstar released the first images of Max Payne 3 running on PC, and while no exact comparison shots are available, taking a look at similar screens for the console version reveals substantial differences. Just look at the image above. On the left we’ve got two of the three PC shots released today. On the…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Google Glasses To Augment Gamers’ Reality
Google is in the news this week not so much for their software and search offerings, but for their hardware, and whispers of an item yet to come. According to the New York Times, Google is developing a type of Android-based glasses that will, in some way, project content immediately into the wearer’s field of…
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DC’s Animated Young Justice is Old Enough for Its Own Video Game
Superboy, Robin, Kid Flash, Miss Martian, Aqualad, and Artemis are about to enter their second season as one of Cartoon Network’s most popular animated series, Young Justice. That calls for a video game, don’t you think? Little Orbit certainly thinks so. The small developer is hard-at-work on Young Justice: Legacy, the interactive entertainment tie-in to…
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EA Sports Confirms the Return of NBA Live
Kyrie Irving, the NBA’s No. 1 overall draft pick for 2011, appears to have outed EA Sports’ intention to return to the NBA Live name when it publishes a simulation basketball title this fall for the first time in three years. “In Orlando for #AllStar checking out the #FutureOfBasketball with @EASPORTSNBA. Get to see the…
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If Only Historians Had Auto-Load
Preservation of any art or technology is always a tricky business, and it’s no secret that video game preservation is particularly thorny. Because games are so intertwined with the platforms on which we play them, we lose a number of them just as our platforms evolve. (For example, I recently found two old favorites on…
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UncategorizedWTPT: A Guide To The Beautiful Vacation Spot Of Rapture
Bytes Breaks presents a video guide on BioShock‘s underwater city of Rapture. I’m sure many of you know this vacation spot well. The serene waterscapes, the very socially-inclined inhabitants, and the many activities available for young children. The city even provides each one of your young girls with a body guard! That sounds safe. The…
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UncategorizedDo Not Attempt These Painfully Awkward Video Game Pickup Lines on Other Living Creatures
“A lot of black girls, some of them are too light. Some of them are too dark. But you? You’re like the Perfect Dark.” When Bay area pickup artists Simple Pickup are tasked with getting girls’ phone numbers using lines incorporating video game titles, that was the best they could do. How can they possibly…
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UncategorizedJourney Down to a New Adventure Game in March
Despite my oft-professed love for classic adventure games and new iterations on the genre, The Journey Down slipped completely under my radar until this week. The original game, which has always been described as chapter one in an episodic adventure, is a small, free PC download. However, indie developer SkyGoblin has recently announced an HD…
By Kate Cox
