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  The Next Ghostbusters Game Is A Throwback

  Last year’s Ghostbusters: The Video Game was practically Ghostbusters 3, a reunion of the main cast from the 1980s movies in virtual form. The next one is more like a Gauntlet or Robotron sequel. Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime will be a download-only four-player cooperative action game, according to a USA Today story about the game.…

  By Stephen Totilo Published December 2, 2010
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  Poison-Based Bacteria Redefines Life As We Know It

  Arsenic is an element that is deadly to most living creatures, but bacteria living in California’s Lake Mono thrive on it. Today NASA explains how those poison-eating organisms are changing the way we search for extraterrestrial life. News of an arsenic-eating bacteria residing in alkaline Lake Mono first came two years ago. As reported by…

  By Mike Fahey Published December 2, 2010
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  Rock Band Reloaded Delivers Single iPad Coop

  Rock Band Reloaded hit iTunes today for the iPhone and iPad bringing with it a bunch of neat new features like the ability to sing along to your favorite songs and for two people to play on one iPad. We’ll be writing up a bit more about our thoughts on the game once we’ve had…

  By Brian Crecente Published December 2, 2010
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  A Great New Way To Make A Halo Movie

  What if the Halo movie was like Who Framed Roger Rabbit starring Master Chief and some real actors? Wonder no more. This is it. It’s called “You Will Never Get the Power Core.” The film popped up on Vimeo today. It was made by Alan Marsala and Chance McManus, using Halo Reach for the video…

  By Stephen Totilo Published December 2, 2010
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  Video Game On Demand Service Adds $10 Plan

  Streaming video game service OnLive plans to start offering a flat-rate video game plan for their on demand service starting next month, the company said today. The PlayPack, already available in beta to OnLive Game System owners, will cost $9.99 a month and launch to all OnLive members on Jan. 15. The PlayPack joins the…

  By Brian Crecente Published December 2, 2010
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  FarmVille People Now Own Words With Friends People

  Zynga, the company behind FarmVille and the brand-new CityVille loved the 23-person company Newtoy so much that they said today that they’ve bought them. Newtoy? They make Words With Friends, just about the best game on iPad. The news was made in a conference call today that started with Zynga executive David Ko saying that…

  By Stephen Totilo Published December 2, 2010
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  Buy These Three Xbox Games And They’ll Cross Over

  We’ve seen deals before. Buy this game and get that one free. Buy these games and get money back. But… buy these games and they’ll blend into each other? The Xbox 360 people are trying something different. In late December, Microsoft will start selling the first of a trio of Xbox Live Arcade downloadable games…

  By Stephen Totilo Published December 2, 2010
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  Thor Video Game And Thor Movie Will Star The Same Guy

  Chris Hemsworth, star of May 2011’s Thor movie, will virtually be Thor in this spring’s Thor: God of Thunder video game. Games publisher Sega said so today and released screenshots to prove it. The movie’s Loki, Tom Hilddleston, will also be featured in the game. In both cases, the actors faces and voices will be…

  By Stephen Totilo Published December 2, 2010
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  NASA Discovers Alien Life In California

  Today NASA will hold a press conference revealing to the world the discovery of a form of life unlike any other on Earth. What twisted alien landscape gave birth to such a life form? Try California. Dr. Felisa Wolfe-Simon of the US Geological Survey in Menlo Park, California has been plumbing the depths Mono Lake…

  By Mike Fahey Published December 2, 2010
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  Asus Crosshair IV Extreme Motherboard Review: Lucid HydraLogix Inside

  A few months ago, we reviewed a handful of budget AM3 motherboards and were surprised at the quality offered by sub-$100 products. Since AMD owns the entry-level CPU market, it only makes sense that there are plenty of affordable motherboards, but with the Phenom II X6 range gaining popularity, users are once again looking to…

  Steven Walton Published December 2, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Let us discuss video games. Right here in the comments. Thanks to reader DracoSummoner for today’s image. Submit your best take at #TAYpics

  By Stephen Totilo Published December 2, 2010
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  The Imaginative Tim Rogers Answers Your Video Game Questions

  Is Super Mario Bros. 2 bad? Was the Sonic series ever good? Who is the Ben Kingsley of video games? What does that even mean? You asked our opinionated columnist video game questions. He answered, in depth. It’s the beginning of a new tradition: you tweet at me (twitter.com/number108) with questions regarding videogames, the videogame…

  Tim Rogers Published December 2, 2010
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  Eat If You’ve Got ‘Em

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Why Is Video Game Sleep So Boring? Welcome back, Crecente! Hope you had a nice time off. Picked these candy cigarettes up at the supermarket today. I bought candy cigarettes as a kid. They were colored chewing gum and wrapped in paper. If you “puffed” on them powdered sugar (or…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 2, 2010
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  Judge Hacks Prosecution To Pieces In Xbox 360 Modding Trial

  The Xbox 360 criminal hacking trial began in Los Angeles with a bang. “I really don’t understand what we’re doing here,” said U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez. According to Wired blog Threat Level, the judge’s open court “tirade” was directed at prosecutors and lasted 30 minutes. The judge was upset about a whole host of…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 2, 2010
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  This Is How Valkyria Chronicles 3 Begins

  Next January, the third installment in the Valkyria Chronicles fights its way on to the PSP. January is so far away, so why don’t you watch the game’s opening right now? Headed to Japanese shops on January 27, Valkyria Chronicles III takes place during the Second European War and follows the exploits of a Gallian…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 2, 2010
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  The Most Shameless Starcraft Rip-Off You’ll See This Week

  Gameloft is a mobile publisher with a reputation for releasing titles whose settings and designs can sometimes be, let’s say, unoriginal. The company’s latest reveal, however, may be the most unoriginal of them all. This is StarFront, an upcoming real-time strategy game for the iPad and iPhone. You will note that it features armoured human…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 2, 2010
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  Does The World’s Best Race Track Look Better In GT5 Or Real Life?

  This video shows a complete run of the Nürburgring’s Nordschleife course, widely rated as the best damn race track in the world. On the bottom screen, a real driver, in real life. On top? Gran Turismo 5. The real driver is Denis Malevanyi, a part-time veteran of the course. He’s driving the exact same car…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 2, 2010
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  Dress Like A Yakuza For Only $900!

  Ever wonder why thugs turn to a life of crime? Maybe it’s because their threads cost so damn much. This outfit, based on the tracksuit protagonist Tatsuya Ukyo wears in PSP game Yakuza: New Chapter Black Panther and its spin-off television drama. The outfit is from Japanese designer DressCamp and will set you back ¥42,000…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 2, 2010
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  The Science Of Size In Video Games

  Freelance artist and game designer Anjin Anhut shares some thoughts (and neat comparison charts) on what size means for video game’s creatures great and small . Feeling And Understanding While “make it big” seems to be the obvious approach, there is more to consider and to achieve by structuring the sizes of protagonists, enemies, items…

  Anjin Anhut Published December 2, 2010
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  Her Art Is A Symphony Of Evil

  Kotaku featured the art — if you can call it that — of voice actress Yuu Kobayashi (Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, Ar tonelico III) several times before. Kobayashi’s work is nightmarish and unique. And, yes, we’d say her phallic doodles are art and deserve a video send up. Thank you, Yuu Kobayashi for your…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 2, 2010