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The Resolutions
I’m not a fit guy, partly because I eat like crap and drink like a carp. But I go to the gym, if only to burn off the bad calories. And January is the worst month for going. We’re on Jan. 21, which means another three weeks, at least of “The Resolutions” monopolizing the cardio…
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UncategorizedWhich One Of These Pitchers Is Not Like The Other?
Roy Halladay and Dallas Braden threw perfect games last season, the first time two occurred in the same year. Joined with Mark Buerhle’s perfecto in 2009, that’s three in 365 days. What’s Tim Lincecum doing in this MLB 2K11 spot? The fifth pitcher here, Justin Verlander, threw a no-hitter – not a perfect game –…
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StarCraft Modder’s Tense Week Gets A Storybook Conclusion [Corrected]
A week ago, Ryan Winzen was a college student with another year and half until completing his degree. Today, he’s the mod community’s Cinderella story, with a foot in the door at one games studio and a pat on the back from another. [Correction] An earlier version of this story misidentified Winzen by his last…
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PS3 Missing Homefront DLC Because Sony’s Focused On Killzone 3, Says Studio
All downloadable content for the America-under-siege title Homefront will come to the Xbox 360 first, similar to extensions for other major titles in the past. Homefront’s developer said the PS3 missed out because, well, Sony’s not interested. “Sony really didn’t come to us and say, ‘We want to support you and get behind you.'” Kaos’…
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NASCAR 2011’s Delay Isn’t Due To Points System Change
Earlier this week Eutechnyx, the studio behind NASCAR’s revival on console gaming, delayed NASCAR 2011 to March 29. Then word passed that the racing series will refining its championship points structure for the next season. Were the two related? No. At least according to Gregg Baker, the Eutechnyx community leader. Speaking to Operation Sports, Baker…
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UncategorizedHow Dead Space 2 Tuned Its ‘Meat Cello’
Nearly a year ago, the Dead Space 2 production team crowdsourced one of the game’s signature kill animations, in which the player and a necromorph are locked in combat. “Meat Cello,” which you’ll see when the game releases, was chosen. Daniel Emmerson of Cornwall, England, was named winner last April. He spoke to Asylum about…
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MLB 2K11’s New Broadcast View Features Kotaku’s Camera Work
As you tour the 30 ballparks of Major League Baseball 2K11, you’ll see games there from a center field camera view unique to each stadium. I can vouch for this feature’s authenticity – because I did the work behind it. MLB 2K11 will feature a new broadcast-style presentation in which the angles of the center…
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