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UncategorizedThis Xbox Indie Combines Rhythm And Role-Playing
Puzzle Quest taught us how to cast spells by matching brightly colored gems. Iridium Studios’ Xbox Live Indie game Sequence will teach us how to wield the awesome power of dance. Due out in March in Xbox Live’s indie games section, Sequence combines the rhythm action of Dance Dance Revolution with the magic and combat…
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Scientists Can Predict Your Gaming Skills By Scanning Your Head
Do you suck at StarCraft II? Do the intricate combo moves of Street Fighter escape you? Maybe you need an MRI. Researchers have found a method for scanning the brain that could predict how well you play video games. Some of us are just better gamers than other. Mind you I’m not putting myself in…
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Is Gamer A Dirty Word?
In today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter EcksJay22 explores the negative connotations video game enthusiasts give to the word most often used to describe them. I hate the word “gamer.” I really got to thinking about that term, as opposed to parallel ones I could come up with like, say, movie buff. The difference seems to…
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UncategorizedWhat If Pokémon Featured Real Animals And Tons Of Profanity
The world of Pokémon is bright, colorful, and filled with joy and wonder, but what if we replaced those colorful pocket monsters with real animals, and the kind-spirited characters with foul-mouthed Brits? I think it would go something like this. Much of the ground covered by this short has been covered before. It is ridiculous…
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One Does Not Simply Tunnel Into GameStop
One does not tunnel into GameStop, unless of course they plan on robbing the place blind. Then they just need to prepare to be charged with felony burglary, just like Steven Paul Archer of Chuckey, Tennessee. Archer was arrested by police yesterday for allegedly breaking into an empty store adjacent to a GameStop in Greeneville,…
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UncategorizedThis LittleBigPlanet 2 Ad Takes The Hype Too Far
Sony’s sexy spokesmodel Kevin Butler makes a fatal mistake in this new TV spot for LittleBigPlanet 2. I’m sorry, Mr. Butler, but nothing is better than bacon-wrapped cupcakes. “You don’t finish LittleBigPlanet 2.” That’s a valid statement. The tools Media Molecule has packed into the second installment of the series should insure that we’ll be…
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Where Do Star Wars: The Old Republic Starships Come From?
While the starships players will inhabit in the massively multiplayer Star Wars: The Old Republic may look unfamiliar, the initial reference for those vessels is a vehicle Star Wars gamers are intimately familiar with. Star Wars: The Old Republic is an extension of the acclaimed Knights of the Old Republic role-playing game franchise BioWare introduced…
By Mike Fahey
