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Ninja Academy
But Is It Accredited? | A new school opened this week in Jonesville, N.C. Its faculty is a little young. If you have to ask where the entrance is you probably won’t pass the admissions exam. (Photo: Katie Tysinger, used with permission) The Syndicate Reboot Is Real, First Details & Screens Leak Out of EA…
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MineCon Attendees Get First Dibs on Mojang’s Next Two Games
For those on the fence about attending MineCon, the inaugural Minecraft convention to be held Nov. 18 and 19 in Las Vegas, Mojang is hoping an early look at its next two games will sweeten the deal. All attendees will receive codes for the alpha versions of Scrolls and Cobalt once the games are ready.…
By Owen Good - Culture
The Best Game You Can Name
The good old hockey game NHL 12 headlines a robust week of releases, joined by Call of Juarez: The Cartel and The Gunstringer for Kinect. PC exclusive Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad also joins the party. Monday • Dungeons & Dragons Online: Secrets of the Artificers (PC) Tuesday • Call of Juarez: The Cartel…
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UncategorizedTetris Art, or, When Life Gives You an L-Piece, Use It to Create Luigi
Yesterday I featured an obvious ‘shop of Game Boy Tetris, purporting to show a playing area whose remaining blocks resembled two people having sex fucking. Boy did I miss the boat. Turns out there’s a guy out there who actually does use Tetris to create pixel art, and he just completed one of Luigi, nine…
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Modding’s Biggest Hits
Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. •The 10 Craziest Console Mods Not Used for Gaming [Ranker] Smokey up there headlines a list that includes a PS3 converted into a George Foreman…
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Kinect Keeps an Eye on Grandma Without Invading Her Privacy
Because of the way its camera depicts what it sees, Kinect is being used by researchers to monitor elderly patients for their risk of a fall while still respecting their privacy. The device is helping the University of Missouri’s independent living community predict health risks 10 to 14 days before their most serious symptoms manifest.…
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Tax Breaks for Games Makers are So Rich, Even Oil Companies Question Their Fairness
The New York Times this morning published an extensive look at the system of tax incentives and breaks exploited by games makers, concluding that their write-offs to research and development costs satisfy the letter, but not the spirit, of 50-year-old tax policies that by now defy common sense. Focusing almost exclusively on Electronic Arts, the…
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Boxplay
Yes, I’m aware I said I wouldn’t go back to the cosplay crutch so soon. Then that thing appeared at Fan Expo a couple weeks back. An anthropomorphic box cover? We can’t let that one go stale. Fire up your Photoshop, GIMP, or whatever you use and meet us inside! We’re never at a loss…
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Weekend Talk Amongst Football Night in America on CBS
Good morning, fellow amongst-yourselves talkers. Today we bow our heads in solemn remembrance of a most important day in America: The NFL’s opening weekend. Commence to solemnly remembering, amongst yourselves. Big thanks to NotTheOtherBob for today’s TAYpic. Want to have your TAYpic featured here? Submit your images to #TAYpics. Check out this thread for details…
By Owen Good - Culture
Sunday Comics: Deus XXX
Welcome to your Sunday read of the week’s best in web comics. Make sure to click on the expand button in the bottom right to enlarge each comic. You can contact Owen Good, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page. Awkward…
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