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  Driver San Francisco Races Back to the Dark Ages of Mobile Gaming

  Before the Android and the iPhone mobile gaming seemed a hopeless endeavor, where every game released felt like a cereal box toy facsimile of a more complete console experience. Gameloft’s Android version of Driver San Francisco remembers those days all too well. Our own Stephen Totilo called the console version of Driver San Francisco “the…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 1, 2011
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  Every McLaren Ever Made Lovingly Recreated for Your Digital Driving Pleasure

  Simraceway, an online racing simulator, has achieved a gaming first: It will feature high-detail virtual models of every McLaren car ever made, giving gamers the chance to, yes, test drive the entire McLaren back catalogue. The McLaren name, of course, is iconic in racing and high performance cars. The McLaren racing team was first founded…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 1, 2011
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  Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary Launch Trailer Shows Off Updated Graphics for Master Chief’s Birthday Party

  This new clip for the 10 anniversary re-mastering of the first Halo game takes a narrative approach to the lore of the sci-fi shooter series. The decades-long war with the alien Covenant collective has humanity pushed to the brink of total defeat and you—yes, you, the guy controlling the last of the Spartans—are the only…

  By Evan Narcisse Published November 1, 2011
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  Boy, They Like Halloween

  Planet | NEW YORK: Heidi Klum and her husband Seal at her annual Halloween party (Photo: Evan Agostini | AP) A Celebration of the Art of the Uncharted Trilogy Uncharted 3 is out today! In honour of the occasion, I thought now would be a good time to have a little Uncharted party here on…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 1, 2011
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  Yoda Is a Real Bastard When He Drinks and Drives

  Yesterday was Halloween. Parties also raged all weekend, and even adults dressed up in funny costumes. Some of them ate candy and other drank booze. And in Germany, one 42-year-old man dressed as Yoda got arrested—probably because the Force was not with him. And also because he got in a traffic accident—a hit and run…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 1, 2011
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  The WoW Murder Was More Horrific Than You Can Imagine

  Back in spring 2010, two teenage boys—Kruse Wellwood and Cameron Moffat—raped and killed 18-year-old Kimberly Proctor before mutilating and burning her body under a bridge. Then, one of the boys told a friend on World of Warcraft what they did. Their crime was gruesome, but that’s only half the terrible story. In the latest issue…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 1, 2011
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  Assassin’s Creed Doesn’t Work as Well In the Real World

  Altair, one of the stars of the Assassin’s Creed series, is a dangerous man in the Middle Ages. In modern-day Amsterdam? He’s a little more harmless. These promo videos put together by Ubisoft’s Dutch outpost show Altair coming to grips with contemporary transportation, weaponry, outfits and target practice. And, by the looks of it, some…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2011
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  Fans Build Their own Amazing Zelda Magazine

  Artist Cory Schmitz, whose name you should recognise by now, is putting together a collection of zines , comprised of fan art and based on The Legend of Zelda series. There are three volumes planned, but the first is now done and could be had at the recent GameCity event in Nottingham, England. Volume One,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2011
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  No More Heroes Developer Making Way More Social Games

  Grasshopper Manufacture and social network company DeNA established a new joint venture called “Grasshopper Social Network Service” that will make social games, exclusively for DeNA’s Mobage smartphone platform.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 1, 2011
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  Harrison Ford’s Big Mug Is All Over Tokyo’s Shinjuku

  Uncharted 3 spokesperson Indiana Jones Harrison Ford is currently plastered all over Shinjuku Station in Tokyo, and not for his latest movie, but for a video game. JR新宿のアンチャーテッドのポスター [TwitPic] You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 1, 2011
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  A Celebration of the Art of the Uncharted Trilogy

  Uncharted 3 is out today! In honour of the occasion, I thought now would be a good time to have a little Uncharted party here on Fine Art, and showcase concept and 3D art from all three games in the series. This is a massive gallery, so you might want to go make a cup…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2011
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  Rumor: Most Too Human Devs Given the Boot

  A rumour on 1UP reckons that nearly 75% of the staff at Too Human developers Silicon Knights have been laid off, leaving only 25 at the studio which last worked on X-Men: Destiny

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2011
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  Why You Shouldn’t Always Listen to Loud-Mouthed Assholes on the Internet

  THIS GAME IS BROKEN. YOU NERFED IT. THE NEW SERVICE SUCKS. I HATE THIS NEW THING. Listen to “fans” of games on the internet and a lot of the time that’s what you’ll hear. Loud, indignant complaints. Sometimes, sure, they’ll have a point. But other times? They’re making noise. Being assholes. And aren’t always speaking…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2011
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  Good Samaritan Attempts to Stop DS Theft with a Bat, Is Murdered

  On Monday in southern California, a fight broke out with one teen wounded and one baseball bat-wielding Good Samaritan ending up dead. All of this over a Nintendo DS. According to KTLA News, a teenage boy arranged to meet four teens met at a local shopping center to sell a Nintendo DS. The four teens…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 1, 2011
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  Put a Life-Sized Batman Head on Your Shelf

  Next year, Sideshow will be releasing a bust of Batman. This won’t just be any old slab of Dark Knight face-and-shoulders, though. It’ll be a 1:1 scale replica of Batman’s head. With a level of detail, and price, to match. The piece is 29 inches tall and 22 inches wide, and has been handcrafted. All…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2011
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  Link on the Beach, Rapping with Girls

  In the Zelda games, Link doesn’t talk. He’s the silent type. In this video, he doesn’t talk either, he raps Internet person Hiimrawn is back with another game rap. This time, it features Zelda characters Link, Navi, Sheik, and Ganondorf. The above video is the “clean” version. LEGEND OF ZELDA RAP!! [YouTube] You can contact…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 1, 2011
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  Man Switches Countries During Pro Tournament, Causes Mass Shitstorm

  Jatt, a League of Legends player at the recent World Cyber Games qualifiers, has upset more than a few of his competitors after switching allegiances halfway through the tournament. He began the qualifiers representing a Canadian team. Yet when they were eliminated, he took advantage of his dual US/Canadian citizenship to promptly change teams, moving…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2011
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  Brutally Graphic Adult Anime Coming To Life

  Kite is infamous. The hyper-violent 1998 anime features explicit sex scenes, explicit violence and explicit human brutality. And now, according to sources connected with the project, it’s going to be a “full-on female actioner” with “gritty realistic action”. Originally, Kite, or A Kite as it’s called in Japan, was two thirty minute anime shorts that…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 1, 2011
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  Battlefield’s Stupidest Weapons Don’t Look so Stupid now

  Maybe that’s a little harsh. Battlefield‘s defibrillators only look stupid. But everyone knows that, deep down, they’re actually deadly: Fear the man who enters the modern battlefield armed with naught but two hospital paddles. This clip, from Corridor Digital, shows just how great the humble paddles can be, especially when you get imaginative with them.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2011
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  Can’t This Vita Lady Get Anything Right? [Update]

  Throughout Asia, it’s common to see attractive celebrities pose with game hardware. The celebs might not be gamers themselves, but they’re famous. Most can flub their way through without a gaff. Rainie Yang could not. At a recent press conference in Taiwan, Sony dated the PS Vita for the region, giving it a Dec. 23…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 1, 2011