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  How Fast Was Level 85 Reached In Cataclysm?

  World of Warcraft’s Cataclysm expansion pack went live in North America at 3AM Eastern time this morning, roughly two hours after European protection Paladin Forscience hit level 85. European players got their hands on the Cataclysm expansion at 12:01AM Central European Time, nine hours ahead of the official North American release time of 12:01AM Pacific.…

  By Mike Fahey Published December 7, 2010
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  The Four Songs In The Way Of A Video Game Grammy

  Somehow the theme song for 2005’s Civilization IV is being nominated for a 2011 Grammy. The makers of the game have said that Christopher Tin’s Baba Yetu would become the first gaming song to win one. But it’s got competition. There are four other songs in the Grammys’ Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s), one of…

  By Stephen Totilo Published December 7, 2010
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  Okabu For PS3 Looks Like Wind Waker, Lets You Control A Cloud

  The people who make Rolando are now making a PlayStation 3 exclusive, Okabu, a game that’s described by its creators as a “hyper-tactile toybox world filled with a huge number of puzzles, playthings, adorable creatures and devious machines.” And clouds. Clouds with headwear, including a tuque and headband. In Okabu, you play as a cloud,…

  By Michael McWhertor Published December 7, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Talk about video games. Because there is nothing else worth talking about. Thanks to RandMan612 for today’s image. Submit your finest work to #TAYpics

  By Stephen Totilo Published December 7, 2010
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  A Single Pirated Software License Was Used 775,000 Times In 200 Countries

  Just how big a deal is software piracy? When security company Avast noticed that one of its paid-for licenses was being distributed illicitly online, they decided to track it. A year and a half later, the downloads approached one million The license was first purchased by a 14-user firm in Arizona, according to PC Pro.…

  By Brian Barrett Published December 7, 2010
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  Imagine Men In Tights

  To: Crecente From: Ashcraft RE: In A Big Room With a Lot of TVs There’s aren’t just tights, these are MEN’S TIGHTS. Spotted in the sock aisle this morning. Not just the sock aisle, the MEN’S SOCK AISLE. What you missed last night World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm Is Go Is This The Man To “Clean…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 7, 2010
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  Who Is The Mother Of Video Games?

  People say Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Mario and more, is the Father of Video Games. If he’s the father, then who’s the mother? Yu Suzuki, creator of titles like Virtua Fighter and Out Run, reckons it’s him. “If Miyamoto was the father of gaming, I suppose that makes me the mother,” Suzuki tells website 1Up.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 7, 2010
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  NSFW: Are Lara Croft Models Worth The Trouble?

  There is a new Tomb Raider game. It’s an origin game, a chance to reboot not only the series, but the way it’s promoted. According to previously posted reports, no more spokesmodels will be hired to promote the upcoming Tomb Raider, which stars a 21-year-old Croft. This marks a break in how the 15-year-old series…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 7, 2010
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  Super Meat Boy’s PC Version Has A Box, And It Is Well Done

  Super Meat Boy is getting a limited run of actual, physical boxed copies for the PC. To mark the occasion, artist Dave Rapoza handled the cover illustration, and made it appropriately epic

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 7, 2010
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  Deus Ex’s Cyborg Future Is Oh So Pretty

  As part of the marketing campaign for the new Deus Ex title, publishers Square Enix have set up a “viral site” for some of the technology found in the game. And it’s gorgeous We normally couldn’t give a rat’s behind about this kind of thing (as they’re normally only slightly less tedious than developer diaries),…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 7, 2010
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  New Samurai Warriors Not Quite Ready For Battle

  The upcoming Samurai Warriors 3Z won’t make its intended Japan January release. According to Koei Tecmo, the game was pushed back for added improvements. The delay is one month. The game will be released on February 10 in Japan. Samurai Warriors 3Z is a PS3 version of Wii exclusive Samurai Warriors 3 There is also…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 7, 2010
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  Gran Turismo 5 Gets A Damage Update (But There’s A Catch)

  Car damage, a feature that has confused many of the game’s owners since Gran Turismo 5’s release a couple of weeks ago, has just gotten a lot less confusing, courtesy of a 149mb update released overnight. Once you’ve downloaded the update, car destruction options can be accessed from the game’s main menu, users able to…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 7, 2010
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  Bikini Hug Pillows Make The Best T-Shirts

  Japanese magazines are big on the “street snap” — pictures of fashion plates. Many of the street snaps are of regular people with “regular” being a relative term. Here’s a snap of a 21-year-old college student in super-swish Harajuku. As Kotaku Japan is quick to point out, the fellow isn’t wearing a Love Plus t-shirt.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 7, 2010
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  DJ Hero Parody Game Mashes Up Some Legal Action

  That’s what a lawyer representing Universal Music Publishing Group told the creator of 8-Bit DJ Hero, which resulted in one of the year’s best parody games being yanked off the internet. 8-Bit DJ Hero, developed by Eric Ruth, took the premise (and name) of Activision’s mash-up music game and took it back in time to…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 7, 2010
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  Japan Devours Monstrous Amounts Of PSPs

  Sony’s PSP handheld has recorded its biggest weekly hardware sales in Japan since its 2005 launch, thanks to a monster title from Capcom. Going on sale in Japan on December 1, Monster Hunter Portable 3rd moved over 2.14 million copies in its first week on sale. So many people lined up But the game’s tear…

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  Video Game Cheats In The Real World

  How would video game cheats work in a real gunfight? Let’s see! They work pretty well! Hopefully these guys can make a series out of this, because while staple cheats of action games are fun, some strategy game cheats in the real world would be more fun. The clip was made by visual FX studio…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 7, 2010
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  Retro Neo Geo Games Beat Up The PlayStation Network [Update]

  Osaka-based game company SNK Playmore, best known for its fighting games, is unleashing a whole slew of titles on the PlayStation Network. Titles include Fatal Fury, Alpha Mission II, The King of Fighters ’94, Samurai Shodown, Baseball Stars Professional, Magician Road, Metal Slug, League Bowling, Super Sidekicks and Art of Fighting. Downloads start on December…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 7, 2010
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  World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm Is Go

  It’s after midnight Pacific time, and the Goblins and Worgen have begun flooding into Azeroth as World of Warcraft’s Cataclysm expansion goes live. I’ve made my new characters, have you? It took a half hour longer than expected for the expansion to go live, but here we are, shiny new Goblin and Worgen characters ready…

  By Mike Fahey Published December 7, 2010
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  Total War Series Still Flirting With Consoles

  Creative Assembly’s Total War series is one of the few remaining blockbuster franchises on the PC that is, at heart, a truly PC game. That hasn’t stopped the developers from exploring how the game would work on a console. “We have actually solved the problem with controlling Total War games using a control pad anyway”,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 7, 2010
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  Big Ladies And Shooter Sweets Go Region Free

  Arcade shooters Muchi Muchi Pork and Pink Sweets are being lumped together for an upcoming Xbox 360 release in Japan. But maybe you don’t live in Japan and maybe you have a soft spot for fat girls and saccharine. What to do? Good news! The Muchi-Muchi Pork and Pink Sweets Double Pack is region free,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 7, 2010