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  Can You Resist Amazon’s Buy One Get One Free Game Sale?

  Through July 9 Amazon.com is holding a massive buy one get one free sale on video games and accessories. Sure there’s a lot of crap, but one man’s crap is another man’s delicious sandwich. Ew. Thanks, Cheap College Gamers!

  By Mike Fahey Published July 5, 2011
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  EVE Online Virtual Goods Dispute Ends Peacefully Following Trip to Iceland

  Last week the universal community of EVE Online exploded into rage over the release of high-priced virtual goods and a leaked internal memo that suggested developer CCP planned to monetize the hell out of everything they could put a price tag on in the popular space MMO. Thanks to a brilliant plan that involved flying…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 5, 2011
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  A New, Wonderful Portal 2 Music Video

  Yes this Portal 2 video is packed to the gills with spoilers so look away if you’re not into that sort of thing. Look away and watch a video of a kitten playing with a potato. DO IT. For the rest of you, watch this video it’s so great. [thanks Russ]

  By Brian Crecente Published July 5, 2011
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  This Thursday Retro Game Master Takes on Bonanza Brothers

  This week on Retro Game Master The Kacho takes on Sega Mega Drive shooting platformer Bonanza Brothers as they loot banks, mansions and casinos. Released in Japan in 1990 as an arcade game, Bonanza Brothers was later ported to a number of systems including the Sega Mega Drive. In the game, players take on the…

  By Brian Crecente Published July 5, 2011
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  Death Is the Perfect Time for In-Game Advertising

  Dying in a video game pisses people off. In-games advertising pisses people off. Independent free-to-play browser-based online game developer Artix figures it might as well kill two angry birds with one annoying stone, merging death with in-game ads. Isn’t it just perfect? In-game advertising is a way for game developers to recoup a little of…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 5, 2011
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  How To Make Your Own Live Fruit Ninja Video

  No, he’s not really chopping fruit on the fly, but he is really swinging a cleaver around so that’s cool… right? Want to make your own Fruit Ninja video? Check out the FinalCutKing’s tutorial below.

  By Brian Crecente Published July 5, 2011
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  A Closer Look at Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed and Might & Magic Figures

  Ubisoft’s “limited-edition premium” UbiCollectibles are still only available to European customers, but that doesn’t mean the rest of us can’t have a close look at the Ezio and Michael figurines. Only 2,000 Ezio’s Fury figurines were produced and only 500 figurines of Might & Magic Heroes VI‘s Michael were made. We’re told that both are…

  By Brian Crecente Published July 5, 2011
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  Who Would You Battle in the Ultimate Game Industry Boss Fight?

  In today’s battle-hardened edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Dracosummoner asks you to square off against a corporate executive, developer, designer, or member of the gaming press in your ultimate game industry boss fight. Cue battle music! If you could face off against any major gaming figure (other than Bobby Kotick, get creative!) in…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 5, 2011
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  Is Valve Bringing DOTA 2 to Gamescom?

  Gamescom, the biggest video game party in the world, strikes next month but it’s not too soon to start digging in to what we might be seeing at the biggest blending of beer, sausage and video games in the world. Over on Gamescom’s official site they’ve got a list up of who’s going and what…

  By Brian Crecente Published July 5, 2011
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  A Storm of Swords, a Stronghold 3 Preview

  I went to see Firefly’s long-awaited strategy sequel Stronghold 3 two weeks ago. It’s a game about constructing some castles and destroying others, and it looks rather jolly. But jolly in a ‘squalid medieval life and constant war’ kind of way. Here’s some detail and impressions for you… They had me at ‘sacks full of…

  Alec Meer | Rock Paper Shotgun Published July 5, 2011
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  It’s Hammer Time in Fallout: New Vegas’ Old World Blues

  Fallout: New Vegas’ story advances with fresh new kicks on July 19, when the Old World Blues expansion pack hits Xbox Live, the PlayStation Network, and Steam. Yo, let me bust the funky screenshots. The residents of the Mojave have long suspected the boundless wastes of the Big Empty were a no man’s land where…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 5, 2011
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  It’s the 5th of July! Not quite as patriotic as the 4th, but the fireworks are cheaper. Supposing you didn’t lose a finger playing with explosives yesterday, you probably want to talk about video games. So go ahead! A very special thanks goes out again to kaploy9 for todays TAYpic. To get your TAYpic featured…

  By Sam Winstrom Published July 5, 2011
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  Kinect Tech Inspires Glasses That Could Help “the Blind See”

  A clinical neurologist at the University of Oxford is working on a pair of glasses that is meant to help the near blind better see shapes and people. The glasses could be ready as early as 2014. Dr. Stephen Hicks and a group of researchers say they were inspired by the technology in Xbox 360…

  By Brian Crecente Published July 5, 2011
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  Kiss Your Life Goodbye With Tiny Tower

  On the one hand, Tiny Tower is like so many countless iPhone games before it. Lure you in with a free game, then charge you real money as you tap, tap tap away at a menial and pointless task. On the other hand, Tiny Tower is freaking amazing. In the game, you take control of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 5, 2011
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  Is It Too Early to Start Thinking about Halloween?

  Noooooo | LONDON, ENGLAND: The original Darth Vader costume from the iconic films went on the auction block in 2010. (Photo: Matthew Lloyd | Getty) The Renaissance Art of David Alvarez David Alvarez is a 2D and 3D artist employed at Ubisoft, who has worked on games like Assassin’s Creed II, Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, Assassin’s…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 5, 2011
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  Is the PSN Getting a Makeover?

  The current PlayStation Store (above) is nice and all, but some might find it a bit text heavy. Some being me! It’s also not the most vibrant place. If The Register is to be believed, that could change. According to The Register, Sony is revamping the PS Store, making it more like Xbox Live and…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 5, 2011
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  Report: Xbox Live Cloud Saves Now Live

  According to blog Eurogamer, Xbox Live’s cloud saving is now live, making it possible to recover Gamertags across different consoles and access save data. It apparently doesn’t yet work for all games, however. [Eurogamer]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 5, 2011
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  Ico and Shadow of the Colossus Have Never Looked Better

  Neither Ico nor Shadow of the Colossus are new per se. But both games are getting HD versions with 3D. The HD versions sparkle and so do these trailers. Ico was first released in 2001. Shadow of the Colossus was released in 2005. Both were developed by Team Ico, which is headed up by Fumito…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 5, 2011
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  Here It Is, an *Official* Pokémon App

  There are unofficial Pokémon apps, such as this. Nintendo and Game Freak are *finally* releasing an official Pokémon app for the AppStore and the Android Market. The app, Pokémon Say Tap? BW, uses music and on screen Pokémon cards in a timing game. The free app is slated to be out this summer, making it…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 5, 2011
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  The Renaissance Art of David Alvarez [Update]

  David Alvarez is a 2D and 3D artist employed at Ubisoft, who has worked on games like Assassin’s Creed II, Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, Assassin’s Creed Revelations and Test Drive Unlimited Today, we’re looking at his work on the Assassin’s Creed series. Since Alvarez is able to work in both 2D and 3D, we get a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 5, 2011