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  Anarchy Reigns‘ Nikolai Is Shockingly Cool

  Anarchy Reigns’ latest contender might be a little late to the party, but that’s only because he was busy getting caught up on current events. Get it? Current events? No? See, his name is Nikolai, which is like Nikola with an extra letter, and his powers are based on electricity, so he’s sort of like…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 20, 2011
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  Digital Dragnet Cast For More Possible Victims of Accused Xbox Pedophile

  Police are calling for parents to search the Xbox Live friend’s lists of their children for the user name of self-professed furry and accused sexual predator Richard Kretovic Greece, New York police say the 19-year-old sexually abused an under 13-year-old in the basement of his house after the two met on a gaming site and…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 20, 2011
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Howdy guys, welcome to Talk Amongst Yourselves. You’re hear to talk about video games, right? Well? What are you waiting for? Talk! Thanks to Mythos for the great image. Submit your pic to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a TAYpic.)

  By Mike Epstein Published April 20, 2011
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  What Do You See In This Crystal Ball?

  TEH FUTURE | OSAKA, JAPAN: Spotted at an open market. (Photo by Brian Ashcraft) Crysis 2’s Concept Art Is A Love Letter To New York City It’s a shame that you miss it while you’re too busy kicking cars and shooting things in the face, but Crysis 2 is a love letter to the city…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 20, 2011
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  iPad 2 Racer Delivers High Def Gaming to Televisions

  The latest update for killer iPad racing game Real Racing 2 HD adds the ability to play the game in 1080p at 30 frames per a second using your iPad as the steering wheel. While the update is free, you will need some hardware to get this to work. Developers Firemint say you’ll need to…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 20, 2011
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  Why Zombie Yakuza Game Is Being Delayed So Long

  Zombie parody game Yakuza: of the End was slated for release on March 17. Then, the unthinkable happened; on March 11, an earthquake and an ensuing tsunami laid waste to Japan’s northeast. The game, which depicted a city in ruins (pictured), was one of many delayed out of respect to the victims. Many of the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 20, 2011
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  Air Penguin Is The Hottest iPhone Game Right Now For Good Reasons

  A little game called Air Penguin is beating its more widely known avian competition for the top spot in the iTunes paid apps chart these days. Air Penguin’s hotter than Tiny Wings and topping Angry Birds. The Korean-developed penguin game from Gamevil and Enterfly does several things right. • It’s simple. You control an Antarctic…

  By Stephen Totilo Published April 20, 2011
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  Just How Good Is The Razer Onza Tournament Edition? Quite Good.

  Some would argue that the Xbox 360 controller is the best controller. Ever. But nothing’s perfect, not even the Xbox 360 controller. There’s gotta be a way to improve it, make it better. Turns out, there is. This is the Razer Onza Tournament Edition, a higher end version of Razer’s Onza Xbox 360 controllers, complete…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 20, 2011
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  Singapore’s Got Its Head In The Clouds. Gaming Clouds.

  Singapore’s SingTel kicked off a subscription-based cloud gaming service called ESC, which allows players to play high-powered games over the net via desktops or notebook computers with Pentium 4 chips. It’s also possible to play games via SingTel’s fibre-optic set up for televisions. Games are streamed over the internet in standard def, and there are…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 20, 2011
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  God Of War 4 Coming Next Year?

  Sony’s God Of War series may be set for a fourth home console title, with a source telling PSM3 that God Of War 4 will be out in September 2012. Try not to act too surprised.

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 20, 2011
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  Crysis 2’s Concept Art Is A Love Letter To New York City

  It’s a shame that you miss it while you’re too busy kicking cars and shooting things in the face, but Crysis 2 is a love letter to the city of New York, something that really shines through in the game’s concept art. These pieces were done by Crytek artists Dennis Chan and Viktor Jonsson, and…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 20, 2011
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  This Game May Look Like Final Fantasy, But It Sure As Hell Isn’t

  　Okay, so the box art for Pandora’s Tower is way to similar to Final Fantasy’s art. But the upcoming Wii game’s latest trailer is original enough to seem engaging. You know what sells it? Raw monster meat.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 20, 2011
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  So You Want To Be A Pokémon Master?

  You need to fill out an entry form. And be honest. It may get creepy, like it does here, but you must be honest (via Gamefreaks). what’s cooler than being cool? by Nick Edwards

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 20, 2011
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  In Case You Haven’t Already Played It, There’s Now A Minecraft Demo

  While Minecraft has long had a “free” mode, that’s restricted you to just running around building stuff. The new demo for the game actually lets you engage in the proper singleplayer “campaign”, albeit with a time limit. Players have 90 minutes to run around building, destroying, mining and killing anything they can get their hands…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 20, 2011
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  You Can Now Chat With Your WoW Friends On Your Phone

  And no, I don’t mean literally speaking with them. Eww! Reality! I mean chatting with them, as the official World of Warcraft Mobile Guild app now supports a remote chat feature. If you’ve got the app and are away from your computer, it allows you to not only access your guild’s chat room, but have…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 20, 2011
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  Resident Evil 6 Is Gonna Be “Totally Different”

  As if Resident Evil 5, with its alternative controls and albino zombies on motorbikes, wasn’t different enough. Upcoming Resident Evil 6 is going to be even more different. According to Masachika Kawata, currently producer of Resident Evil: Raccoon City, big changes are planned for the inevitable RE6. “The series will see a complete renovation with…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 20, 2011
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  No More Heroes Ready To Move On The PlayStation 3

  Action game No More Heroes is coming to the PS3, with Move controls, as No More Heroes: Red Zone Edition. The game is basically No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise, which was an HD port of the first game, but features 5 bosses from No More Heroes 2 as well as ten missions that had originally…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 20, 2011
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  There Are More Deus Ex Action Figures Than You Could Shake A Robot Fist At

  Don’t sweat it, Americans! You may not be getting the fancy Deus Ex Collector’s Edition that includes an action figure, but you’re certainly free to go buying the figure on his own, as he’s part of an entire line being released by Square Enix. Part of the company’s “Play Arts” series of action figures, there…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 20, 2011
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  Get Your First Look At NCAA Football 12

  You know, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a sports game trailer that has a dog, a Centurion (or Spartan?), an American Indian, a bull and a buffalo all in the one video before.

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 20, 2011
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  Microsoft Trying To Fix Dodgy Indie Ratings

  Microsoft’s Xbox Live Indie Games Channel has been hit in recent weeks with some ratings manipulation, which is affecting how games are displayed (and as a result sold) on the service. Here’s what the platform holder is doing about it. “Starting today”, reads a statement issued by Microsoft, “only users with Xbox LIVE Gold subscriptions…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 20, 2011