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  Gravity Guy‘s A Fast Call — Up or Down

  Melding the core distinctions of two of my favorite iPhone titles – Hoggy and Canabalt – is Gravity Guy by Miniclip, which released in December and was updated last week to introduce multiplayer. Like Hoggy, Gravity Guy is a platformer where you invert gravity to navigate obstacles, rather than jump. Like Canabalt, it’s a one-touch…

  By Owen Good Published April 25, 2011
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  James Cameron Says Video Games Are Powering 3D

  3D. Had enough? Tough crap, it sounds like there will be more. And according to movie director James Cameron (pictured, with George Lucas), the future of 3D is being fueled by video games. “Video games are going to help propel the autostereoscopic (glasses-free) play because that’s going to be the entry level for most people,”…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 25, 2011
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  Bringing Mass Effect To Life Before Your Very Eyes

  Most of these “Fancy Pants” galleries we run are full of great photos of people in great costumes, but a few of this week’s pictures go the extra mile. Leading the charge is this Aria T’Loak, which is not just an amazing piece of costume play, but an amazing choice of character. Joining her this…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 25, 2011
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  Portal 2 Is A Place For Mad Men

  Portal 2 and Mad Men. They don’t seem like the likeliest of bedfellows, but this reimagining of the hit TV show’s opening credits still works! [via Super Punch]

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 25, 2011
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  Get A Look At The Red Faction Movie In These Production Photos

  Syfy’s live-action take on the Red Faction universe, Origins, will make its debut on June 4. If you were wondering what the thing looks like, well, wonder no more. It’s hard to make out what’s going on, other than the fact there are people on Mars and some of them are wearing clothes that are…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 25, 2011
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  The Human Who Sleeps On PlayStation Magazines

  Under Twitter user Bros’ mattress, there is a treasure trove of magazines – fifteen years of Dengeki PlayStation magazines to be exact. Bros started with the September 27, 1996 issue and hasn’t looked back. Bros has looked under the bed, though. In an age when paper is becoming increasingly meaningless, it’s comforting to note that…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 25, 2011
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  Do Not Buy A 3DS From The Home Shopping Network

  Your first instinct may be to hate this. For the price-gouging, for the fact they can’t seem to get even minor details right (my what is a 2D camera?). But give it a few minutes and that’s exactly the reason you’ll grow to love it. It’s the Home Shopping Network at its finest! [via Go…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 25, 2011
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  Expect More 3DS Remakes

  Get ready for more Wii-Makes 3DS remakes as downloadable games for the eShop. Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto says one can expect more games remade on the 3DS, like perhaps maybe, SNES game The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past? He doesn’t confirm it, but does sound keen. [via Edge]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 25, 2011
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  Is Nintendo’s New Machine The Death Of The “Console Generation”?

  So, Nintendo has finally confirmed that a new console will be out in 2012, six years after the release of the Wii. With Microsoft and Sony not due to release consoles until 2014 at the earliest, is this the death of the “console generation”? Since the latter half of the 1990s, video game consoles have…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 25, 2011
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  3DS Sells 3.6 Million, Nintendo Profits Nosedive

  Since launch, the Nintendo 3DS has sold 3.61 million units. That and the fact the company’s operating profits are down a whopping 52% due to a slide in sales of the DS and Wii are the highlights of Nintendo’s latest financial report

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 25, 2011
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  How Final Fantasy XIII‘s Heroine Became Homeless

  In role-playing game Final Fantasy XIII, the protagonist Lightning didn’t have a house. She had one. That is, until Square Enix cut it. Lightning’s futuristic, peanut-shaped abode seems to be covered with a shiny, metallic coating (and a yellow racing stripe). A glass-covered staircase led up to the entry way. Inside, there was a bedroom…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 25, 2011
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  The Great Grand Theft Auto Megamix

  Originally pieced together in 2008 but only released now, this “GTA Mix” by Neal Santos is over 70 minutes of music both from and inspired by the Grand Theft Auto series. It’s a franchise renowned for its excellent use of licensed and home-grown tracks, so yeah, if you’re in the mood to party this is…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 25, 2011
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  Nintendo Confirms Wii Successor. It’s On Sale In 2012.

  Today in Japan, Nintendo confirmed the upcoming release of the Wii’s successor. The still-unnamed console will be revealed at this year’s E3 gaming expo in Los Angeles in June. The new console will go on sale in 2012, said Nintendo in an official statement. Sales of this new system have not been included in the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 25, 2011
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  Is There More Pokémon Incoming?

  If this blurry magazine scan is to be believed, then a new Pokémon game is right around the corner. This scan is apparently from the upcoming issue of Dengeki Nintendo magazine and reads “the latest news on the newest Pokémon title”. So if this scan is the real deal, does that mean a new spin-off…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 25, 2011
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  Seems Even Nintendo Is Using The Word “Cafe”

  This image can be found on Nintendo’s official, internal development support site. While it could mean anything – we’re not developers, so don’t know the insider lingo used – it is interesting that it uses the word “Cafe”, which is heavily rumoured to be the codename of Nintendo’s new console If you’d like to see…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 25, 2011
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  Who The Hell Is Silent Hill: Revelation‘s Director?

  The first Silent Hill movie was written by Roger Avary of Pulp Fiction fame. We know Roger Avary. It was directed by Christophe Gans, who made that crazy click Brotherhood of the Wolf and who is making horror flick Fantomas with Jean Reno and Vincent Cassel. The upcoming Silent Hill movie is being written and…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 25, 2011
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  Mass Effect’s Normandy Has A New Coat Of Paint

  Now that Commander Shepard really has to save the galaxy, swanning about the outer reaches of space in a ship belonging to a shady group of thugs just isn’t going to cut it. As we can see in this new toy from Dark Horse, the Normandy from Mass Effect 3 is now sporting the livery…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 25, 2011
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  Video Games Have Ruined These Men’s Ability To Punch Something

  Once was a time men would punch things for kicks. And wouldn’t think twice about it. These days, video games seem to have damanged that ability. Or at least these two guy’s. [via Destructoid]

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 25, 2011
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  The Weird And Wonderful World Of The Sega Genesis

  One of the great things about the Genesis (or Mega Drive, depending on where you’re from) is the fact that, unlike most other major consoles, Sega licensed out its technology, meaning a range of companies could , along with Sega itself, come up with their own wacky versions of the console. While some of these…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 25, 2011
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  Hay Days

  Hay Days | Last Sunday I published a photo by Getty Images photographer Chris Hondros, a friend of mine going back nearly 20 years. Chris, a seasoned combat photojournalist, was killed Wednesday in Libya while documenting rebel fighting there against the Gaddafi regime. This picture is of us on March 3, 1997, on Hay Street,…

  By Owen Good Published April 24, 2011