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UncategorizedThis is Russia’s Idea of Soulcalibur V‘s Ivy
Russia’s Soulcalibur V publisher 1C gears up for the Igromir game festival by dressing up a model as Soulcalibur V‘s more modest and mature middle-age Ivy. How’d they do? It’s funny how even a modest older version of Ivy is more than enough to make a grown man blush. While the model is nowhere near…
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You’re Not in The Old Republic Beta, But You Can Explore the Galaxy in 3D
After accidentally getting thousands of gamers’ (myself included) hopes up with an erroneous beta email, BioWare makes up for it (slightly) with a nifty 3D galaxy map, allowing potential players to see all the places beta testers are hanging out, having fun. All you need to browse the planets, sectors, and starships of The Old…
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UncategorizedThe Dreamcast Era Represents in Sonic Generations
Watch this video to get a look at the reimagined City Escape, Seaside Hill and Speed Highway levels from the Dreamcast era Sonic games, and stay tuned for a shadowy surprise at the end. Not so much of a surprise really, though I’m always taken aback when I see Shadow without a pistol in his…
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Only Several Dozen Pigs Were Harmed Making This Week in Gaming Apps
Fans of pig-based mobile games might want to look away, this week in gaming apps was not kind to our porcine friends, though perhaps a little tofu can make things right? This week Owen called out the overuse of pigs and pig-by-products in mobile titles, Ash dealt with some Stupid Ninjas, Totilo fell in love…
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Oh Well, Looks Like Rage Probably Ain’t Happening
Oh don’t worry, id’s latest and greatest is still scheduled to come out next week; it’s premise just got a little bit weaker, as NASA reveals there are fewer apocalypse-causing asteroids rocketing through space than we once thought. In Rage our lovely little planet is laid waste by the 2029 Apophis meteorite strike. Luckily humanity…
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Is a Multi-Platform Release an Excuse for Piracy?
In today’s bootleg edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Mellowguy wants to know if downloading an illegal copy of a PC game is okay if you already own the console version. What’s your take? The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim comes out in only about five weeks now. I’m getting it for the 360- my computer…
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UncategorizedShadowgun Is Trying Too Hard to Be the iPhone’s Gears of War
With console-quality graphics, witty dialog, and surprisingly satisfying cover-based shooting controls, Madfinger’s Shadowgun is an amazing accomplishment of an iOS title, sadly cheapened by the developers obvious attempts to ape Epic’s Gears of War You can see it in the absurdly beefy protagonist, his armor emblazoned with a symbol only slightly removed from the COG…
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