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  Tron: Evolution Will Always Have Daft Punk

  No matter how Propaganda Games’ video game companion to Disney’s Tron: Legacy turns out, it will always have two tracks from Daft Punk’s movie score to make it worthwhile. Disney Interactive details the music of Tron: Evolution. when a game developer is hit with massive layoffs towards the end of the development cycle for a…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 17, 2010
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  A Grenade To The Groin Makes This Call Of Duty Kill A Bit Different

  At first this kill video from Call of Duty: Black Ops multiplayer seems unremarkable. But then they slow it down and zero in on a single grenade that lands in the most sensitive of places. Best First Blood Impact Kill EVER! [YouTube]

  By Stephen Totilo Published November 17, 2010
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  Tony Hawk: Shred Sells Like Rancid Hotcakes

  Perhaps you’ve seen the stack of Tony Hawk: Shred skateboard bundles sitting at your local video game store. You might want to get used to them, because the game’s first week sales number are very, very low. A word to publishers: Taking your franchise away from a developer two week’s before the release of the…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 17, 2010
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  And the Nominees for Games of the Year Are…

  Spike TV’s Video Game Awards show seems to improve a bit every year. This year’s show kicks off on Dec. 11 with a very strong line-up of contenders for a myriad of awards. One note, both Stephen Totilo and myself are judges for the show, though this list of nominees reflects the votes of quite…

  By Brian Crecente Published November 17, 2010
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  Call of Duty: Black Ops GPU & CPU Performance In-depth

  In this detailed graphic and CPU performance write-up, Tech Spot takes a look at how Call of Duty: Black Ops‘ single player handles on your computer. Two years ago we published an in-depth performance review of the fifth major installment in the Call of Duty series, World at War. Since then Call of Duty: Modern…

  Steven Walton Published November 17, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Don’t mind all the barking. Please talk about video games right here. Thanks to reader Jackalope for today’s fine image. Submit yours at #TAYpics

  By Stephen Totilo Published November 17, 2010
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  Fallout: New Vegas’ First Add-On Pack is an Xbox 360 Exclusive

  The Xbox 360 version of Fallout: New Vegas is getting a new mission pack on Dec. 21 called Dead Money, Bethesda said today. The 800 Microsoft point pack has players working alongside three other captured wastelanders to recover the treasure of the Sierra Madre Casino. The download add-on includes new terrain, foes and choices, according…

  By Brian Crecente Published November 17, 2010
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  The iPhone Version of Rage Hits Tomorrow

  If id Software founder John Carmack can be believed, the iPhone version of shooter Rage is due to hit iTunes tomorrow. Carmack Tweeted this morning that Mutant Bash TV has already been approved by Apple, so that really means it could hit anytime this week. Here’s IGN’s look at the game, which appears to be…

  By Brian Crecente Published November 17, 2010
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  It’s A Letter, But Not The Intended Birthday Letter

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Gift Guides Tomorrow is Micro-Bash’s birthday. He will be two years old. The following day? That’s Mrs. Bashcraft’s birthday, which kinda sucks for her, because that means she gets shoehorned in with Micro. I actually went and bought her some presents the other day, and I hid them in the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 17, 2010
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  Sony: Gran Turismo 5’s European Release Isn’t Changed

  Rumors are swirling online that the oft-delayed Gran Turismo 5 will suffer a delay once more. Not so, Sony tells Kotaku. When asked whether the rumors of a two day Gran Turismo 5 delay for Europe were true, Sony replied, “We’ve announced the date as the 24th and have not changed that at all.” So,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 17, 2010
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  A Glimpse At Bioware’s Next Game… Could it Be Mass Effect 3?

  The developers behind Mass Effect and Dragon Age plan to show off their next big game during this year’s SpikeTV Awards, but here’s an incredibly short glimpse of it. Click to view World Premiere – BioWare | SpikeTV | SPIKE.com We don’t know what it is either, but it certainly looks like a modern or…

  By Brian Crecente Published November 17, 2010
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  Video Game Characters Are Older Than You Think

  How old is your favourite video game character? Ten? Twenty? That’s nothing. Some of Nintendo’s characters are as old as the 121 year-old company itself if these old black & white photos are anything to go by. They’re the work of David Cole, who has placed some of Nintendo’s most iconic characters not in screenshots…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 17, 2010
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  This Isn’t “Character Creation”, It’s More Amazing Than That

  Have you ever created a character in your own (or somebody else’s) likeness in a game? Oblivion, perhaps? Or FIFA? If you have, no matter how good it looked, it suddenly looks like crap next to this. This is the new character creation suite for space MMO EVE Online, currently being tested out by the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 17, 2010
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  This Woman Is The Nintendo Wii Killer

  Meet Aki Higashihara. She might look like your typical Japanese pin-up with a blog and a smile, but she is anything but. This is the woman who could be killing the Nintendo Wii. In Japan, Higashihara’s blog is referred to as the “DEATH BLOG” after popular manga “Death Note”. If she blogs about something, that…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 17, 2010
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  NSFW: Mario Shouldn’t Have To Put Up With This

  Mario has endured many trials over the decades. Fire. Monsters. Bad mushrooms. And he’s overcome them all. But racism? That’s something else entirely (click through for the NSFW punchline). By the always-excellent John “Waffle House Ninja” Pading. As seen on 1UP, via 4CR

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 17, 2010
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  Japan’s Stocking Queen Goes Camo For Black Ops

  Never one to turn down a promotional event, Japanese celebrity Uno Kanda gets down and dirty for Call of Duty: Black Ops. The model-turned-actress-turned-fashion designer is best known for her pantyhose and underwear designs. That, and having an obscene number of wedding ceremonies. Call of Duty: Black Ops might be the biggest game launch ever…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 17, 2010
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  Thousands Of Years Of Time Travel, All In One Spot

  Normal calendars show twelve months of the year, have some public holidays and pictures of either puppies, paintings or boobs. Booooring. We prefer ones that feature thousands of months, Chrono Trigger and Timesplitters. Graphic designer Alex Griendling, whose Left 4 Dead “movie” poster we featured a few months back, has now made this, the 2011…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 17, 2010
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  Report: There’s A New Sakura Wars

  Sega’s role-playing game series Sakura Wars is apparently getting a new game. Excited? Don’t be. According to online reports, the new Sakura Wars will be a browser game for domestic release in Japan. This is the second Sega franchise this fall to end up as a browser-type game. Sakura Wars debuted in 1996 on the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 17, 2010
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  We Would Never Play A Game Set In Bullcrapistan

  Six Days In Fallujah, a game based on the recent war in Iraq, was deemed too controversial by its publishers Konami and dropped. Developers Atomic Games still hope it’ll see a release. Some day. Despite languishing incomplete and without backing from a publisher to finish the project, Peter Tamte, Atomic’s president, believes that the artistic…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 17, 2010
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  Not A Nun, Not A Schoolgirl, We Were Wrong

  The 3rd Birthday’s protagonist Aya Brea is getting a whole host of embarrassing costumes: torn jeans, ripped stockings and a maid outfit. Her latest costume isn’t anything to be ashamed of though. It’s far too badass for that. This is the character’s “knight costume” that Aya is able to snag in an in-game antique shop.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 17, 2010