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  Freezepop Rocks The Rock Band 3 Keyboard

  Just how fully-functional is Rock Band 3’s keyboard controller? Synthpop sensations Freezepop are utilizing the peripheral onstage during their current tour, so we asked them. It should come as no surprise that Freezepop has access to the new Rock Band 3 controller in advance of the game’s release. After all, retired founding member Kasson Crooker…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 20, 2010
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  Fallout New Vegas Patches Coming

  We just received comment from Fallout: New Vegas studio Bethesda about reports of bugs in the new game. Patches are coming, they say. We’ve updated our story with a note on one possible immediate fix. Just cross your fingers that this doesn’t happen.

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 20, 2010
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  Super Mario Used To Shoot Bullets

  The original plan for Super Mario Bros. was for video game’s biggest hero to shoot enemies with bullets rather than toss fireballs at them, according to Mario’s creator. As part of a 25th anniversary celebration of the Nintendo classic, legendary Nintendo designer and Super Mario Bros. lead creator Shigeru Miyamoto explained the change in Mario…

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 20, 2010
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  Fake Man Playing Virtual Sport

  An artistic look at a fake playing the faked via a PlayStation 3. Seen via Flickr

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 20, 2010
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  Time Crisis Visual Guide

  The Time Crisis series is one of my favorite still-in-existence arcade games. Light gun games are still best played in an arcade. The odd story mode of Time Crisis: Razing Storm has some neat weapons, like the spear gun which can be used to pin enemies to objects… and fish! With canon battles, rapid-fire blunderbuss…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 20, 2010
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  A Visual Guide To Sonic 4: Episode I

  This screenshot from website Electricpig shows how a boss battle from the first Sonic game was updated for Sonic 4. The targeting system allows players to “lock on” to targets when they jump. It is particularly useful for attacking enemies. In the Casino Street Zone, Sonic can ride a deck of cards, which is one…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 20, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Another Talk Amongst Yourselves, another image from MrMrScott. Admire it and then talk here about video games. Submit your images to #TAYpics. Don’t let MrMrScott hog the glory!

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 20, 2010
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  When “Alfa” Means “Car” And “Peach” Means “Baseball”

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: San Fran! Micro-Bash, who turns two years old next month, is really starting to talk. A lot. Some of the words he uses are typical Japanese baby-kid talk. Like “pon pon” for stomach, etc. Some of his other vocabulary is a bit more interesting. Much of what he says is…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 20, 2010
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  Mirror’s Edge And Battlefield In My Medal Of Honor

  EA’s Medal of Honor touted itself as a realistic look at modern warfare. Military experts and soldiers consulted on the game to ensure its accuracy. Those in-game ads, though? EA consulted with itself. In the game, there are tattered fliers for Mirror’s Edge and Battlefield: Bad Company. Both titles, of course, are EA games. The…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 20, 2010
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  Fallout: New Vegas Has Bug Issues [UPDATE]

  Early reports say Fallout: New Vegas needs a good delousing, because the game seems to be buggy — and buggy from the game’s start. Update: Bethesda responds. Apparently, the above bug appeared at the game’s intro for YouTube user Shodan10. “FIRST THING THAT HAPPENS IS BROKEN,” Shodan10 writes. When meeting Dr. Mitchell, his head…started… …spinning…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 20, 2010
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  Final Fantasy XIV Guide

  It all starts with character creation. Basic combat in action. Gathering takes more than simply clicking on rocks. Surveying the scenery. One of the game’s levequests in action. This is the primary method for leveling up your combat professions. The crafting process takes time.

  By Mike Fahey Published October 20, 2010
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  If Only There Was A Mass Effect 2 Movie…

  …this would surely be the poster. By Nick Miles, via HeroChan

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 20, 2010
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  Space Channel Sequel, Bass Fishing Return From The Dead

  Sega re-releasing old Dreamcast classics like Sonic Adventure and Crazy Taxi is all well and good, but Space Channel 5 Part 2? Now we’re talking. The rhythm action game made somewhat famous for Michael Jackson’s voice work contribution will be released on Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network in early 2011, according to a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 20, 2010
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  The 3rd Birthday Celebrates New Clothes

  Aya Brea, the heroine of PSP title The 3rd Birthday, doesn’t have much of a wardrobe. Those ratty jeans? She can do better. In the latest issue of Japanese game mag Famitsu, Aya is shown wearing a business suit. Previously, the character was shown in blue jeans. Like with Aya’s denim, damage is reflected in…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 20, 2010
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  Here Are Your Call Of Duty: Black Ops Specs!

  The next Call of Duty game, Black Ops, promises to be a lot more PC-friendly than the last Call of Duty game, Modern Warfare 2. So let’s see if your PC can run it! The system specs for the title are out, and read as follows: Call of Duty®: Black Ops Download Minimum System Requirements…

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 20, 2010
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  Time Travelers Trailer Ticks Off The Minutes

  At yesterday’s Level-5 event, a new trailer for story heavy Time Travelers was shown. It’s got suspense, a schoolgirl and some sort of monster dude. Oh, and digital numbers! The game is headed for the Nintendo 3DS and is being helmed by Jiro Ishii. He’s made a name for himself in Japan with 438, a…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 20, 2010
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  So How’s Medal Of Honor Sold?

  So Medal of Honor wasn’t as great as some, myself included, were expecting. Pity. Critical apathy doesn’t always translate into poor sales, though, so let’s look at how the game’s done at retail thus far. According to publisher Electronic Arts, the game has sold 1.5 million copies across the US, Europe and Asia since its…

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 20, 2010
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  This Shmup Is $88? Really?

  Next week, Japanese game developer MileStone’s shoot’em up Radirgy: Noir hits the Xbox 360. The game is not cheap. The cell-shaded shooter debuted in arcades back in 2008. It’s prequel, Radilgy, got an arcade and multiplatform release back in 2005, but the Western release was canned. That was 2005! And in 2010, releasing Radiry: Noir…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 20, 2010
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  Hail To The King Of DS Box Art

  This is one of the biggest – and most beautiful – boxes for a Nintendo DS game you will ever see. It’s for Ni No Kuni, the upcoming role-playing game collaboration between developers Level 5 and animation powerhouse Studio Ghibli. And if you’re wondering why it looks more like a DVD case than the traditionally…

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 20, 2010
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  Review: Vanquish

  It’s hard to know whether the makers of Vanquish take their game, a brash, testosterone-gushing space fight against hundreds of mindless Russian robots, seriously. Straight-faced or not, Platinum Games’ Vanquish is seriously entertaining. Players step into the jet-powered Augmented Reaction Suit worn by chain-smoking hero Sam Gideon to take down a Russian terrorist group. The…

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 20, 2010