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ESA Brief Rips California Law As Threat To Free Expression
Blasting a California statute regulating sales of very violent video games as a threat to the freedom of creative expression, the Entertainment Software Association today asked the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down the law, once and for all. The law, which sets penalties for selling or renting titles with especially violent content to minors,…
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Mafia II: Jimmy’s Vendetta Review: Sand And Fury
Mafia II’s release was clouded by confusion over what “open-world” really meant. Some assumed it meant “sandbox,” where Mafia II was anything but. Jimmy’s Vendetta, the game’s first batch of downloadable content offers more of what some had been expecting. That means no Vito, no Henry, no Joe Barbaro. Instead you’re Jimmy, a former mob…
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NBA 2K11’s Demo Is Out Next Week; Halftime Show Confirmed
2K Sports is publishing its NBA 2K11 demo on Tuesday, three weeks in advance of the game’s Oct. 5 drop. The publisher has normally waited until much closer to launch to release a demo. The demo is available on Sept. 14 for the 360 and PS3 over their download services. Players will get a single…
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UncategorizedMy Favorite Moment In Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
My favorite moment in Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions is a cameo by a very special alternate universe version of Spider-Man. Don’t click play if you don’t want to spoil the surprise! I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for this particular version of Spider-Man. Maybe I’m just a sucker for this sort of thing.…
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How Health Works In Diablo III
Think you can just stock up on healing potions to keep your character alive in Diablo III? Think again. Blizzard has released an in-depth guide to how health and healing help promote strategic play in the eagerly anticipated sequel. Sure there are potions in Diablo III, but they are both rare and on a timer,…
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Frank West Takes A Trip To Fortune City For Dead Rising 2
A blurry “photo” that’s appeared on Dead Rising 2’s Tape It Or Die blog shows the game’s protagonist Chuck Greene getting a little help from a journalist who has been known to cover wars. While it’s pretty difficult to tell from the screenshot, we’re pretty sure that blurry guy busting heads with Chuck is none…
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Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions Review: Broken Mirrors
What could be better than a video game featuring the amazing Spider-Man? How about a video game featuring four amazing Spider-Men? The Tablet of Order and Chaos has been shattered, and the Spider-Men from four different dimensions must act together to retrieve it before reality completely unravels. Rather than the free-roaming sandbox Spider-Man games of…
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UncategorizedGimli And Samwise Talk Lord Of The Rings: Aragorn’s Quest
“My name is John-Rhys Davies and I play the role of Gimli in this splendid game, Aragorn’s Quest.” I don’t know about you guys, but I’m sold. I love John-Rhys Davies’ voice. I’ve loved it since I first saw him in Raiders of the Lost Ark, and while the actor himself might not have the…
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Vehicular Combat Plus Zombies Equals Blood Drive
Armed and armored vehicles do battle in a post-apocalyptic wasteland while laying waste to hordes of zombie strippers in Blood Drive, coming to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 this November from Activision Publishing. To be fair, it’s not just zombie strippers. There’s also undead frat boy, cops, and “bachelorette partiers” roaming the streets as…
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UncategorizedNine Minutes With Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One
Insomniac Games’ North Carolina studio director Chad Dezern walks us through nine minutes of gameplay footage from the upcoming four-player co-op Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One, showing us creative ways to hurt our friends. We can pretend that Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One, introduced at GamesCom last month, is all about cooperation. It…
By Mike Fahey
