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They Won’t Burn Your House Down, but These Portal 2 Lemons are the Bomb
With Portal 2‘s arrival, lemons replaced cake as the game’s edible meme. (If you don’t know what I’m talking about, read up here) So before this one is totally played out, let’s acknowledge one of its more creative applications: these prop lemon hand grenades, by flickr user ammnra. A creator of Portal-themed props, ammnra saw…
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UncategorizedBackbreaker Sequel Gets Europe-Only PS3 Release
Backbreaker: Vengeance, the minigame sequel to the more popular elements of last year’s Backbreaker, will release on Xbox Live on June 29, but won’t be coming to PlayStation 3 outside of Europe. We reported back in April that Vengeance was getting only an Xbox 360 release. Apparently the terms of whatever deal 505 Games has…
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NHL Cover Star Crowned at Tonight’s NHL Awards
At the NHL awards tonight, EA Sports revealed that Tampa Bay center Steven Stamkos will grace the cover of NHL 12 when the game releases Sept. 13. Stamkos was the NHL’s second-leading goal scorer this past season, and finished fifth in total points. He is the second Tampa Bay Lightning player to make the NHL…
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“Old World Blues,” the Next New Vegas DLC, Arrives July 19
Bethesda Softworks said today that “Old World Blues,” the next downloadable extension of Fallout: New Vegas will arrive on all platforms on July 19. Pricing wasn’t discussed but past installments have run $10. These three screenshots are from the DLC.
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Team Fortress 2‘s Update Soldiers On
This is the third day in the preview rollout of features for Team Fortress 2‘s Uber Update and still no long (long) awaited “Meet the Medic.” Instead, check out Soldier’s new gear, which includes the “Market Gardener,” shovel, and a sweet Patton-esque riding crop.
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Facing a Season with No NFL, Madden‘s Ultimate Team Looks to the Legends
In any discussion of the greatest video game athletes, the Michael Vick of Madden NFL 2004 always makes the cut, and is usually the most recent name on the list. In the eight years since his appearance, sports simulations have fine-tuned their realism, closing the era of logic-defying performances by the likes of Griffey, Roenick,…
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Violent Video Games Contribute to Dropping Crime Rate, Study Suggests
As it turns out, all that warning that violence in video games is bad for your brain may be…well…wrong. According to a recent paper based on studies at the University of Texas,”Overall, violent video games lead to decreases in violent crime.” The paper was referenced in an article by the BBC which examines the drop…
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