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  What Do You Get When You Cross Mirror’s Edge and Half-Life 2?

  You get The Jacknife Chronicles, a piece of machinima that uses Source Engine editor Garry’s Mod and makes a gripping little short film out of it. Set (loosely) in the Half-Life universe and running for an impressive 12 minutes, The Jacknife Chronicles blends assets from Half-Life and Mirror’s Edge into something entirely different. And very…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 24, 2010
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  Mona Lisa, Made Cuter

  Mysterious. Enigmatic. Mona Lisa might called a lot of things, but cute isn’t one of them. Until now. A Japanese morning program showed off recent trends in sticker picture machines. Sticker picture machines were originally developed by Persona developer Atlus in 1996 with the help of Sega. The machines were an arcade smash hit with…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 24, 2010
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  How To Improve 1989 Nintendo Commercial “The Wizard”

  The Wizard was pretty awful. Too much Nintendo advertising, not enough Sega CD and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I don’t know what’s happening here either. But I like it It’s the work of Docfuture, who also made probably the best Sonic rap ever. [via Tiny Cartridge]

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 24, 2010
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  Who Does This Guy Look Like?

  Spotted at JFK by reader Marco.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 24, 2010
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  Lich King Cleared For Chinese Release [Update]

  The obstacles standing in the way of a Chinese release of World of Warcraft expansion Wrath of the Lich King have been overcome, with the title due for release at the end of the month. The game had been held up due to its depiction of “questionable content” like skeletons. A localised version was submitted…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 24, 2010
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  George Lucas Suing Mind-Control Tech Company

  The creator of the Star Wars franchise, George Lucas, is suing the creators of the Jedi Mind thought technology tech. Jedi Mind, Inc. makes a handful of thought-controlled software and a brainwave detecting headset. Jedi Mind’s “Master Mind” is, according to the official website, “the revolutionary gaming application that allows users to play their favorite…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 24, 2010
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  THQ: Buying Used Games Is “Cheating”

  THQ’s Cory Ledesma has delivered a blunt message to consumers buying used copies of his company’s games: they’re cheating the publisher out of money. “I don’t think we really care whether used game buyers are upset because new game buyers get everything”, THQ’s creative director for wrestling titles told Gamasutra. “So if used game buyers…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 24, 2010
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  There Could Be Another Valkyria Game

  PlayStation 3 game Valkyria Chronicles, Sega’s fictional version of World War II, got a sequel on the PSP. It might be getting another sequel. A website Valkryia3.jp has apparently be registered by Sega Japan on March 31. Previously, Valkyria.jp and Valkyria2.jp were registered. Valkyria Chronicles 3 has not yet been officially revealed. The series has…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 24, 2010
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  Steam Sale Saves Developer

  If ever proof was needed of how important Valve’s Steam platform has become to many PC developers, look no further than the tale of Introversion, the developers of Defcon and Darwinia, whose company was saved by a Steam sale. Despite a string of cult successes like Uplink, Darwinia and Defcon (pictured), the British developers had…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 24, 2010
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  Pokemon: Black and White Is Going To Be Popular

  The next entry in the Pocket Monster series, Pokemon: Black and White, isn’t out, but people in Japan are keen to buy it. Pre-orders for the game have surpassed the one million mark, making it the fastest Nintendo DS game to hit one million pre-orders. The game is on pace to hit 1.5 million pre-orders…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 24, 2010
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  The Best Games Of GamesCom

  These aren’t the games we think were the best of GamesCom. They’re the games that an “independent expert jury” has deemed to be the official best in show. This expert jury was made up of representatives from the German press, namely Michael Trier (IDG Entertainment), Petra Fröhlich (Computec Media), Christian Bigge (Computerbild Online), Harald Hesse…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 24, 2010
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  A Week In Comments

  Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves Comment by: Diamond Sea Nominated by: Slatz_Grobnik Ah, I see what you mean. The problem is, not every game wants to be that open-ended. The only one I can think of is Heavy Rain. First of all, it’s a question of budget. It takes millions of dollars to design an exciting,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 24, 2010
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  Pro Gamers Ban New Control Pad

  Razer’s Onza control pad for the Xbox 360 sure looked nice when we saw it at CES earlier this year. Problem is, for some people, it’s too nice. Major League Gaming has banned the pad from its competitive play, officials citing the fact the controller has two buttons that are too easy programmable. MLG rep…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 24, 2010
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  All Wii Underwear Must Go

  As seen in Walmart by Kai.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 24, 2010
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  Meet The Xbox 360’s Fancy New Processor

  The new Xbox 360 S is not only smaller than its predecessor, it uses less power and should be more reliable. Who can we thank for these benefits? The new “Vejle” processor, that’s who. The Vejle, named after a Danish city (as most Microsoft projects are; Natal was named after a Brazilian city, for example),…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 24, 2010
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  See “Master Chief’s” Face In A…Mobile Phone Commercial

  In this commercial for Samsung’s new Galaxy S phone, a guy who looks a lot like Halo’s Master Chief runs like a scared little girl, then jumps in a flying crayfish and takes his helmet off. Sounds bizarre, and it is, but watch the commercial and everything written above actually happens. This isn’t an ad…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 24, 2010
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  See You Next Year GamesCom, It Was a Blast

  As seen on our way out of GamesCom 2010.

  By Brian Crecente Published August 23, 2010
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  Props To This Fallout 3 Prop

  A3-21 Plasma Rifle from Fallout 3, assembled by Ryan Palser and painted by his wife, Dena. Loads more images on his Flickr account. Seen via Boing Boing.

  By Owen Good Published August 23, 2010
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  Gaming As A 1980’s Music Video

  As seen this weekend during Gamescom 2010.

  By Mike Fahey Published August 23, 2010
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  No Guest Stars Or Polls Today

  Sorry folks. We were working with some people, and then their people’s people, and it just couldn’t come together in time. Which sucks, because I hear Mer-Man from Masters of the Universe had a hell of a poll idea. That leaves me with the obligation to provide my one anecdote for the day. How about…

  By Owen Good Published August 23, 2010