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Zac And Snoop Play the Charity Game
Snoop Dogg and Zac Efron spent last night at the H.O.M.E. Foundation’s STIKS Celebrity Video Game Challenge in Hollywood, where Efron battled fellow actor Michael Strahan in Madden NFL 11 for the I’m Too Young For This! Cancer Foundation Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.
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UncategorizedThis Video Game World Record Will Blow You Away
Yesterday Guinness awarded Jesse Moerkerk of Dutch gaming magazine N-Gamer a world record certificate for playing Super Mario Galaxy 2 for 18.52 minutes. Oh, and he did it while free-falling. It’s a brand new Guinness world record, but a world record nonetheless. From within the confines of an indoor skydiving tunnel, something I didn’t know…
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Scientist Plan Probe To Study Uranus
Uranus is a cold and distant world that hasn’t been seen up close for 25 years. British scientists propose a plan to launch a satellite in that could shed new light on the mysteries of the frozen planet. The seventh planet in the solar system and the third largest, Uranus was first discovered in 1781…
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UncategorizedNot Even Superman Can Defeat Mother Nature
Sony Online Entertainment’s massively multiplayer superhero game DC Universe Online launched yesterday, and I was not there to see it. What diabolical villain kept me from playing a major MMO release on day one? What you are looking at is enough snow to cause a major metropolitan area to grind to a halt. It may…
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Was Modern Warfare 2 An Act Of Sabotage?
Was Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 a “silent rebellion” on the part of Infinity Ward, an early shot in the big Activision legal battle? Kotaku commenter Shibuya ESPer explores the possibility in today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku. Has anyone ever considered the ridiculous possibility that (Modern Warfare 2) was actually a premeditated “silent rebellion” type…
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This Is Not The Right Outfit To Wear In A Firefight
This is what passes for well-protected in SG Interactive’s newly-launched free-to-play online first-person PC shooter Project Blackout. Nothing says “I’m combat ready!” like a camouflage crop jacket, Daisy Dukes with fishnet stockings, and a padded orange thermal bikini top.
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UncategorizedBatman Would Completely Dominate World Of Warcraft
Billionaire Bruce Wayne uses his fortune to fund his never-ending war on crime. If events had played out differently, perhaps he’d be a gamer, using his fortune to fund a never-ending war against the Lich King. In this video mash-up created by Justin Herrera, the Dark Knight spends his considerable resources to create the World…
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Limbo Leads Developers Choice Award Nominations
BioWare’s Mass Effect 2 is nominated for five of ten awards at the 11th annual Game Developers Choice Awards. Rockstar’s western epic Red Dead Redemption is up for six. Playdead’s downloadable Xbox Live Arcade game Limbo has them both beat. Limbo’s stark visuals, thoughtful puzzles, and purposefully vague story captivated players last year, and they…
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