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EA Sports to Open New Texas Studio
Electronic Arts today said it will expand its EA Sports operations to Texas, and bring in more than 150 new jobs in a move the state government will back with financial incentives. EA Sports isn’t yet naming what specific titles will be built at the new Texas operation, which will be joined by 150 jobs…
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Bury Me Deep Beneath These Cut the Rope Plushies
Coming in September to toy and specialty shops around the country, these plush representations of Cut the Rope‘s hungry little mascot Om Nom are so ridiculously adorable I would gladly suffocate beneath a mountain-sized pile. These teasing images were sent by Chillingo and developer ZeptoLab, along with news that the game’s 1.4 “Toy Box” update…
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UncategorizedPre-Order Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary to Make Every Grunt Go Out with a Bang
If you’re on the fence about picking up Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, these preorder bonuses might seal the deal. Gamers who preorder Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary will recieve some fancy Master Chief armor to keep your avatar ready for action, or Comic-con That’s not enough you say? Well how about an ingame grunt funeral skull?…
By Sam Winstrom - Uncategorized
In the High Church of the Master Control Program
Religion and belief were two of the key themes in the 1982 Disney classic Tron. Three of the key themes at Lifechurch.TV’s location in Warr Acres, Oklahoma this month are religion, belief, and Tron This month Lifechurch.TV takes their message to the movies. During the evangelical church’s “At the Movies” sermon series, each of its…
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UncategorizedWhen Minecraft Meets Bomberman, Chests Explode
Explosives and destructible blocks have always played an important role in Minecraft, so it was only a matter of time before some blockheads recreated Hudson’s classic multiplayer maze game Bomberman utilizing Mojang’s building blocks. Let’s blow some shit up! Cuzic and Tempus of Minecraft A2Z came up with the idea to recreate Bomberman in Minecraft…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
We Must Teach Younger Gamers the True Meaning of Ninja
Commenter Kevwood112 worries that we as a community may have lost sight of what it means to be a ninja, which should be a good thing, as you aren’t supposed to see them anyway. Let’s Speak Up about it. My friend and I were have a discussion the other day about ninjas and how they…
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You Can Fix the National Debt With a Few Mouse Clicks
If you ever wanted to control where your tax dollars go, now’s your chance. American Public Media, known mostly for their expansive public radio work, recently updated Budget Hero, a free web-based game where the player has the future of the nation’s budget in their hands. Using data collected by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office…
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CurveBot is a Cutting-Edge Qix
With just about every classic arcade concept getting a fresh coat of paint, especially in mobile game marketplaces, I’m a little surprised I haven’t noticed a Qix update until now. Elpixo’s CurveBot, for all iOS devices, takes Taito’s territory-marking game and brings it into a third-person view. The product is, surprisingly, more playable than one…
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