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  Let The ESRB Describe Pro Jumper Chimaki’s Hot Spring Tour Guilty Gear Tangent!? To You

  More weirdness is coming to Nintendo’s DSiWare platform from the people who make Guilty Gear and Blazblue games. Following up on cutesy fighting game spin-off BlayzBloo: Super Melee Brawlers Battle Royale comes Pro Jumper Chimaki’s Hot Spring Tour Guilty Gear Tangent!? And just what the hell is that? According to the Entertainment Software Ratings Board,…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 4, 2011
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  Max Payne 3 Features Time-Bending Plot, Classic Features And Even A Full Head Of Hair

  Finally, some concrete details about Rockstar Games’ plans for Max Payne 3 are emerging, thanks to the latest issue of Edge magazine, which may make Max fans feel less uneasy about the change in direction for the decade-old series. According to the cover story preview in Edge, Max Payne has left the New York City…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 4, 2011
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  Get Down With The Sound Of The New Mortal Kombat Album

  This month’s Mortal Kombat reboot will be accompanied by an all-new collection of electronic music inspired by the bloody, fatality-filled fighting game. You can listen to it right now, if you’re looking for some new MK-inspired jams from the likes of MSTRKRFT, Skrillex and Congorock. AOL Music is streaming the dozen tracks from Mortal Kombat:…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 4, 2011
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  The Empire State

  The Front Door | My new home, sweet home in the great state of New York. (Photo by Me) Bedtime Stories This Robot Dog’s Ugly is Only Skin Deep It looks more organic than robotic. The four legs march under the barrel chest of the robot, snapping up two at a time in perfect precision.…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 4, 2011
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  Mecha Bison Is A Dictator In Disguise

  Make way for a mechanized version of the Street Fighter named M. Bison thanks to Kode Logic & Reza ilyasa. Also, check out Kode’s “Lights Out” variation. Mecha Bison Reveal by Kode Logic & Reza ilyasa Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged Reality and get…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 4, 2011
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  Japan’s Earthquake Could Cause Delays For Sony’s NGP

  The launch of Sony’s next PlayStation Portable, currently codenamed NGP, may not be a global affair this year, in part due to the massive Tōhoku earthquake and deadly tsunami that slammed Japan last month. Sony Computer Entertainment America president Jack Tretton tells Bloomberg that the natural disasters may force Sony to launch the Next Generation…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 4, 2011
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  Is This The Greatest Super Mario Bros. Playthrough Ever?

  It may not be the speediest of speed runs. It may not dazzle with its exploitation of glitches. But this Super Mario Bros. speed run is notable because the player is also simultaneously beating Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario Bros. The Lost Levels. This is the work of Japanese…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 4, 2011
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  The $50,000 National STEM Video Game Challenge Winner Will Make You Sick

  Last year U.S. President Barack Obama challenged video game developers young and old to develop a game that encouraged the learning of science, technology, engineering, and math. The winners of the STEM Video Game Challenge have been announced, and the grand prize winner is a game that teaches children how to spread disease. Filament Games’…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 4, 2011
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  Meet The PS3 Lady Robot, Briefly

  If a PlayStation 3 controller could get its wish and become a lady robot, it might look like this, modeled in Maya by Vimeo user Rachel Chu.

  By Stephen Totilo Published April 4, 2011
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  Spiral Knights Now Stranding Everyone On A Mysterious Planet

  Spiral Knights, the free-to-play Zelda-esque MMO from Puzzle Pirates creator Three Rings has gone live. Hit up the game’s official website to begin exploring its strange alien planet’s clockwork innards.

  By Mike Fahey Published April 4, 2011
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  World of Goo For iPhone Out ‘Soonish’ And Cheap

  2D Boy’s more portable version of WiiWare and PC great World of Goo is due for the iPhone “soonish,” according to its developers. The better news is that it will launch at 99 cents and will be free for those who already own the iPad version. More at 2D Boy

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 4, 2011
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  Eight Years Later, The Obsessive Streets of Rage Remake Is Finally Finished

  After more than eight years in development, the most complete, perhaps the most obsessive game in Sega’s Streets of Rage series has been released in its final form. The fan-made Streets of Rage Remake is finally finished and—best of all—free to download. Streets of Rage Remake is an homage to the 16-bit beat ’em ups…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 4, 2011
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  PlayStation Network Down For ‘Maintenance,’ Websites Crawling On Day Of Promised Cyber-Attack

  Just hours after the hacker collective Anonymous threatened to take down the PlayStation Network and major Sony websites, the PSN — the service that allows PS3 gamers to compete online and download games — has been going on and offline. The official PlayStation blog and Sony’s U.S. PlayStation site are also loading slowly, if at…

  By Stephen Totilo Published April 4, 2011
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  This Is What CCP Does With All Of That EVE Online Cash

  The dynamic duo of Sveinn Jóhannesson Kjarval and Hinrik Haraldsson return with “Keep Clickin”, the follow-up to CCP Games in-house band’s 2009 hit “Harden the Fuck Up.” If only EVE Online were this exciting! This is one of those moments when I’m extremely glad I get to type and don’t have to actually pronounce any…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 4, 2011
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  The Onion Connects Excessive Madden Play To Brain Damage

  Examining MRIs and PET scans of Madden football veterans, scientists discovered severely damaged neural pathways in parts of the brain associated with motivation and attention, malformations that might explain the common inability among players to perform such basic tasks as maintaining hygiene and preparing meals for themselves. — so reports joke news outlet The Onion,…

  By Stephen Totilo Published April 4, 2011
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  The Future of Gaming at 35,000 Feet

  The future of airborne gaming may include a full-sized monitor, surround sound and plenty of legroom, if you’ve got the cash to drop on a plush, “Not For Wimps” airline seat. The seat, designed by Contour Aerospace and Factorydesign, is among the future design concepts being shown off at the Aircraft Interiors Expo at the…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 4, 2011
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  Final Fantasy V Coming To The PlayStation Network

  Square Enix announced today that Final Fantasy V, the Super Famicom game that didn’t make it to the states until 1999’s Final Fantasy Anthology for the PlayStation, is in development for the PlayStation Network, enhanced by exclusive CGI cut scenes.

  By Mike Fahey Published April 4, 2011
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  How the Playstation Helped Shape the Most Interesting iPad Game of the Year

  It all started with a song, an instrumental created with a Playstation by Canadian musician Jim Guthrie, it seems. Speaking to NOW Magazine, Guthrie explains how he went from days creating music for Three Gut Records to working with a team of five on what would become iPad gaming darling Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery –…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 4, 2011
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  If You’re Scared Of Spiders, Bees, And Ticks Do Not Play This Game

  Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon is a simple shooter that raises one of life’s great questions: Which is worse, giant-sized bugs or normal-sized bugs? Spiders terrify me. When I think of evil, they’re the first thing that comes to mind. I’ve been told all my life how they help regulate the insect population and are…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 4, 2011
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  The Fighter Rolls 20s In Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale

  Watch the Fighter class hack and slash his way through the forces of evil in the latest trailer for Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale, bringing the pen-and-paper role-playing module model to Xbox Live, the PlayStation Network, and PC later this year.

  By Mike Fahey Published April 4, 2011