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What Effect Did Star Wars: The Old Republic‘s Launch Have on World of Warcraft?
Not much, apparently, at least not in December. Blizzard CEO and co-founder Mike Morhaime was only able to give a vague answer to the question presented during the Q&A portion of today’s Activision Blizzard financial results call, but that vagueness speaks volumes. The answer came after the announcement that World of Warcraft subscribers were at…
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Proceeds from Banned Foxconn iPhone Game Given to Foxconn Employee Who Attempted Suicide
Molleindustria’s critical protest game Phone Story was designed to achieve two ends: to raise consumer awareness of the conditions under which smartphones like the iPhone are produced, and to help serve as a fundraising tool. The game, originally released for iPhone last September, traces the life of a modern mobile handheld device. It starts with…
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UncategorizedTransform! Ridiculous Transformations and Showboating in Games
Sailor Moon magically changing clothes. Ultraman wasting precious minutes posing before battle. Spiderman summoning a giant robot. There’s just something special about watching a Japanese superhero show off. Over the years these ridiculous, over-the-top antics have worked their way into our hearts, and from there they’ve infected our games. Here’s a video of nothing but…
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UncategorizedPlayStation Vita, Unboxed Before Our Very Eyes!
While the PlayStation Vita launched in Japan in the tail days of 2011, gamers in North America and Europe are still eagerly awaiting their turn to get the new handheld on February 22. Over at the official PlayStation Blog, Sony has posted a teaser today to whet everyone’s appetites, sharing the unboxing of the First…
By Kate Cox - Uncategorized
Who’s Hungry for Some Nintendo Burgers?
Just in time for lunch (it’s always time for lunch), MonkeyPaw Games brings the re-imagined arcade classic BurgerTime to this week’s Nintendo Download, which is lovely seeing as there isn’t much else. You spin me round round, baby, right round; like a burger baby. That’s the idea behind BurgerTime World Tour, taking the 2D action…
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The Good Guys Have Already Lost on the Cover of Aliens: Colonial Marines
Hey there, alien, why so blue? Is it because you’ve already ingested that squad of marines and have nothing else to play with? You know what’ll cheer you up? A little Eiffel 65 Here’s the official box art for Aliens: Colonial Marines, a rather fetching image that’s sure to draw the eye, and once the…
By Mike Fahey
