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  The Blindingly Obvious Improvements We Want From Nintendo’s Next Games

  We’ve already made clear the blindingly obvious things we want to see Nintendo improve upon with regards to its next piece of home console hardware. Now let’s make clear what we want from that piece of hardware’s games It’s becoming increasingly likely that come E3 – or maybe even later this month – Nintendo will…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2011
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  Best Buy Is Getting Its Own Video Game Clerks

  Retail giant Best Buy revealed yesterday that it’s looking to establish dedicated sales counters and staff just to manage the video games it sells. Think of it as a GameStop within a department store, then. Called a “gaming transformation” and part of a “drive toward number one industry position”, it will mean that Best Buy…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2011
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  Five Awesome XBLA Games, One Great Price

  There’s quite the sale going on over on Xbox Live Arcade at the moment. Five of the very best games around – Limbo, Shadow Complex, Castle Crashers, Trials HD and Monday Night Combat – are going for half price. Normally, they’re 1200 MSP. For today, April 15, they’re only 600 MSP.

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2011
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  The Girl Who Fell In Love With Resident Evil

  Meet Laura. She likes Resident Evil. A lot. And she’s got an amazing collection of Resident Evil stuff to prove it. Her room is a Resident Evil shrine, complete with games, books, figures, posters, clothes, replica guns – you name it. In fact, the only things that are not Resident Evil in her room seem…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 15, 2011
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  Alien Swarm: The Model Kit: The Game Looked Great!

  Last year, Valve released – for free – a game called Alien Swarm, which ended up with a visual style somewhere between the original Alien and a 1980s action figure. This early concept, though, shows something a little more unique. Drawn by Valve environmental artist Ivan Simoncini, it depicts an early test for a “diorama”…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2011
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  When Competing In Street Fighter Turns Into Racist, Sexist Comments [Updated]

  BurnYourBra (above, white shirt) is a very talented Street Fighter player. She’s one of the best in the world, placing in big tournaments like the Evo Championship Series. But it’s not only other players moves BurnYourBra must contend with, it’s their racist and sexist remarks. BurnYourBra is quick to point out that, of course, players…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 15, 2011
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  What If Mother Was A Children’s Story?

  The Mother (known in the West as Earthbound) series of RPGs can be enjoyed by kids, but also have stuff specifically for adults. Just like a fairy tale. And the illustrated front cover to a fairy tale is the first thing that springs to mind when I see this piece by Japanese artist Akira Miyazaki.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2011
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  The Craziest iPhone 4 Peripheral Of 2011

  Or maybe ever. Somebody decided to make a Wii Wheel type add-on just for the iPhone 4, so that players can look like utter goofballs while playing iPhone racing games. The wheel even has external speakers. There’s a jack that connections to the iPhone, and the speakers are powered by a Nokia battery that is…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 15, 2011
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  The Next Big Thing Has A Demo

  The Next Big Thing, a rather colourful adventure game from Focus Home Interactive, has a playable demo out now you can work your way through. It’s on PC and Mac, and you can grab it here

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2011
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  Japan Sure Loves Those Role-Playing Games

  Bookmark this post. Because, if you ever need proof that Japan loves role-playing games, you’ll have this to refer to. CESA, the group that organizes the Tokyo Game Show, polls visitors year after year about their gaming preferences. And since 1997, TGS attendees listed role-playing games as their favorite genres. CESA began organizing the Tokyo…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 15, 2011
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  The 3DS Has Been Outsold By…The DS

  A couple of interesting things to note from the launch of the Nintendo 3DS: it was outsold during the month of March in the US by the Nintendo DS, 460,000 to 400,000. Granted, the DS had a whole month to sell that number, but still. Taking a little more gloss off the 3DS’ release in…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2011
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  PS3 Crosses The 50 Million Mark

  According to Sony, the PS3 surpassed 50 million consoles sold worldwide on March 29, 2011. What’s more, PlayStation Move sales broke 8 million units as of April 3.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 15, 2011
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  This Portal Case Mod Will Blow You Into The Next Room

  Paying tribute to Portal, ulyssanov built himself this custom PC case based on the game that goes above and beyond mere tribute. One could almost say it was a…triumph. I’M SORRY. SO SORRY. Anyway, while completed two years ago this is the first most have seen of his exquisite work, which takes a fairly standard…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2011
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  Nintendo Portables Are Breeding Grounds For Sexy Fun

  In 2005, Nintendo released its new handheld, the Nintendo DS. The machine was a clean break from the Game Boy. But the difference wasn’t just how players interacted with the portable, but how it opened up the flood gates for the inevitable boob touching. Nintendo systems are typically family friendly. Since the 1980s, Nintendo, with…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 15, 2011
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  A Team Fortress 2 Update With No Hats? What Is This?

  Valve has released a sizeable Team Fortress 2 update, and for once, it’s not all about hats. It’s actually about things that are useful. Like a new coaching mode, where you can jump online with someone who will teach you how to play. And a “new” map (a smaller version of Badlands). And a whole…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2011
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  Ocarina Of Time’s 3D Remake Grows Up, Gets 19 New Screenshots

  While The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time 3D for the Nintendo 3DS may be in development at a third party, the game is in good hands. And is still, for something first released last milennium, looking great. It’ll be out in North America on June 19.

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  No Game Suffered From “Valve Time” More Than Team Fortress 2

  You think you’ve been waiting a long time for a new Half-Life game? You haven’t, really. It’s “only” been three and a half years. Now, Team Fortress 2, that was a game long in the making. The staggered development of Valve’s iconic shooter took so long, and went through so many twists and turns, that…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2011
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  What the Hell Does a Design Firm Need 5,000 Xbox Live Accounts For?

  A graphic design firm recently, and quite openly, put out a contract for a script that would create 5,000 Xbox Live free “Silver” level accounts, bypassing captchas, providing “dynamic username, password, email and user details,” and the ability to “post dynamic content for … each account.” Bill Stiernberg at Zeboyd Games noticed the request, placed…

  By Owen Good Published April 14, 2011
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  Download Bulletstorm‘s Soundtrack For Free

  The space-pirate tale Bulletstorm also brought a soundtrack suited to its popcorn-flick tone and motifs. The game’s full 24 tracks are now available for you to grab, 100 percent free, with 0 percent cussing from Grayson, Trishka or Sarrano, courtesy of Epic Games. the file is a 130 MB .zip and the audio is .mp3.…

  By Owen Good Published April 14, 2011
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  Amazon’s Android Appstore Terms Unreasonable, Says Game Developers’ Association

  The terms of selling through Amazon’s newly launched Android app store are so unusual – if not unfair to games makers – that the International Game Developers Association has circulated a letter cautioning its members to read any agreement with Amazon closely, and to understand what prerogatives they may be giving up in the sale…

  By Owen Good Published April 14, 2011