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D.C. Universe Online Adds Microtransaction Support
D.C. Universe Online has launched something called the “DCUO Marketplace,” and while its shelves are pretty bare, what it could portend down the line is worth paying attention, if not cash. Currently all you can buy are “Proto Repair-Bots” (tune your gear without visiting a tech in HQ) and extra Vault Tickets. Given that you…
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Hide Your Kids, Hide Your Wife, Bed Intruder‘s on Rock Band 3
Like a civil court filing just beating the statute of limitations, Bed Intruder has officially made it to Rock Band‘s catalog of downloadable songs, 11 months after it was first uploaded (July 30, 2010, for those keeping score.) The song is 160 Microsoft Points/$2 [h/t Kariodude]
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Pac-Man Fever Duo Stake Their Comeback to a Mobile Game
When they cashed in on the video game crazy nearly 30 years ago, Jerry Buckner and Gary Garcia didn’t have to worry about licensing. Columbia/CBS records took care of that as Pac-Man Fever soared to No. 8 on the charts in 1982. Of course, the price they paid came later, in the form of CBS’s…
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Second Time’s the Charm, or at Least a Trend, in Xbox Live SWAT Griefing
Instead of bogus pizza deliveries, sending a SWAT team to your door appears to be the hip new griefing trend in online gaming. Earlier this month we told you about a gamer in Eugene, Ore. who answered the doorbell to a police raid, thanks to some douchebag he met in FortressCraft. Now it’s happened to…
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More DLC Coming for Red Dead Redemption? [Update]
Out of nowhere, Rockstar Games on its official Twitter has suggested that more downloadable content for Red Dead Redemption is coming, with a release date details to be provided “in the coming weeks.” Update: At the beginning of the month, Rockstar said it had planned for “some fantastic and entirely FREE DLC coming your way…
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This First Glimpse of NBA 2K12 May Be the Only Pro Basketball You See Next Year
On a day when the NBA lurched toward its inevitable lockout—with labor and management even further apart than in the NFL’s contentious negotiations—NBA 2K12 released this first in-game screenshot, depicting Dirk Nowitzki and the world champion Dallas Mavericks in their series against the Miami Heat. Other than the player modeling, there’s not much Where’s Waldo…
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UncategorizedGenerations Collide in the Latest Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm
Now that CyberConnect2 has mastered the Naruto game on current-generation platforms, it’s time to mix things up. Whiny child Naruto meets equally whiny teenage Naruto in 2012’s Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations Drawing from all eras of Naruto continuity, Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations brings the full weight of CyberConnect2’s experience with the series to…
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We’re Talking About Act 3 of Shadows of the Damned Right Here
Welcome back, Game Clubbers! Today, we’re moving forward to Act 3 of Shadows of the Damned I’m going to take a slightly different approach to this week’s discussion post: Instead of providing a series of conversation-starting questions, I’m simply going to jot down a few of my thoughts about the game, and you guys can…
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UncategorizedComputer Enhanced Babies Are Not a Good Marketing Tool, Rocksmith
Can Ubisoft’s upcoming game Rocksmith teach a baby how to play guitar? Of course not, but through the magic of computer-aided video manipulation, it can use a real baby to creep us the fuck out. There’s a limit to how much video magic can be applied to a baby before it stops being a joyous…
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