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He Put Minecraft in Minecraft So You Can Play Minecraft While You Play Minecraft
Hans Lemurson builds redstone computers in Minecraft, which led to the joking question of whether he could build one that plays Minecraft. Well, the answer is yes, sort of. This is a very crude 2D platformer that allows you to move around and modify terrain. “It’s not truly Minecraft, but it’s about as close as…
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UncategorizedSure, It’s Hype, but NBA 2K12‘s Latest Trailer is Still Pretty Badass
This is all marketing, OK? This is a sizzle trailer, even if it is two-and-a-half minutes long and packed with gameplay (and one outstanding choice of music). But in addition to hyping the living hell out of NBA 2K12 it does offer a few things of value: One, a look at the presentation of old-time…
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Doom No Longer Regulated Like Porn in Germany
When they were released in Germany, Doom and Doom 2 were immediately “indexed” into a government regulated category that includes porn. A successful appeal of that decision has them now rated for older teenagers to buy, Joystiq reports. Bethesda’s Pete Hines told Joystiq that when the publisher’s parent company acquired id Software in 2009, they…
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UncategorizedA Franchise Star Anchors the Newest Madden
Previewed this spring, the list of Madden NFL 12‘s improvements to its Franchise campaign read like a letter to Santa written by the hardcore football fan. Wished-for features like draft-pick trades, custom playbooks and training camp cut days join new concepts like a fast-paced free agency period under the hood of Madden’s most popular mode.…
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UncategorizedThis Thursday Retro Game Master Takes On The Wing of Madoola
This week on Retro Game Master the Kacho takes on The Wing of Madoola Released in 1986 for the Nintendo Famicom,The Wing of Madoola is a side-scrolling action adventure tale of the Kingdom of Badham (nothing more dangerous than bad ham) and a magical statue that can bring peace to the world. So of course…
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UncategorizedThis Soup-Style Gaming TV Show Will Not Be Appearing on Comedy Central
The Nerdist podcast co-host Jonah Ray wanted to create a Comedy Central show that was like The Soup, only for video games. Comedy Central said no, and now Jonah’s failure is complete, so he decided to share it with us. Poor Jonah. The concept is sound, and the formula has been proven time and time…
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UncategorizedAssassin’s Creed Fans and Game Writers Team Up To Build An Encyclopedia
Assassin’s Creed has never been a game series short on backstory. But now Ubisoft is taking all that backstory and putting it in one glorious place. The encyclopedia grew from what was supposed to be an art book, but the project easily grew far beyond that. Ubisoft brought in writers from the Assassin’s Creed community…
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UncategorizedHey Kids, Don’t Eat Your Xbox 360; Eat Tim Schafer’s Instead
This promotional video for Double Fine’s Once Upon a Monster teaches children several important lessons. For instance, look how well cookies fit inside the Xbox 360 DVD drive. Bet they hadn’t thought of that. Not only is the Xbox 360 a handy place to store snacks, it also acts as a snack itself, it’s circuit…
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