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UncategorizedSuper Street Fighter IV’s TV Spot Is Stylin’
Inspired by urban artists and featuring a hard-hitting track by record producer/rapper Just Blaze, this Super Street Fighter IV TV sport makes me wish Capcom had tapped ad agency Ammirati to do the game’s cover art as well. Seriously, compare this ad, appearing today on stations like Adult Swim, BET, MTV, USA, and SyFy, to…
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UncategorizedLosing Our Religion
In the early 90’s Nintendo was famous for removing religious iconography and references from video games for North American release. Have times changed, or is religion still a taboo subject in the video game industry? Any discussion of religious censorship in games inevitably leads to Nintendo of America in the early 90’s. Religious themes, images,…
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Suicidal Ninja Robots Invade Steam
After ages of testing and re-testing, Beatnik Games finally unleashes on Steam and other fine downloadable PC game services Plain Sight, a multiplayer robot fighting game where the goal is to kill yourself before the other players do. Of course it isn’t quite that simple. Players take control of a ninja robot, which is all…
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PC Gamers Can Play Ball For Only Three Dollars
Baseball season is officially here, and GameStop’s first pitch allows PC gamers to score MLB 2K10 for less than the price of a hot dog at the stadium. 2K Sports’ MLB 2K10 might not have received the warmest reception when it came out, but it’s certainly worth $2.99 to any PC baseball fan. GameStop is…
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Now Video Games Cause Tooth Decay
Various scientific and medical studies performed over the past few years have shown video games to cause violent behavior, obesity, and crooked fingers among young people, but at least we still have our teeth – or do we? A new study, run by the University of Iowa, has linked frequent video game playing to poor…
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UncategorizedThe Nintendo Download: No One Here But Mr. Driller
It’s a slow week in The Nintendo Download, with a couple of educational WiiWare titles, a NEOGEO shooter, several Game & Watch titles, and poor little Mr. Driller taking up the rear. Poor Mr. Driller. He’s potentially the highlight of this week’s Nintendo download, yet he’s buried down at the bottom of a list of…
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How Much DSiWare Have You Purchased In The Past Year?
Nintendo is celebrating the first year of DSiWare today, which gives us the perfect chance to ask our readers this question: how much DSiWare have you purchased? As far as I am concerned, the Nintendo DSi has two selling points over the cheaper Nintendo DS: the cameras, and DSiWare. If neither of those features interest…
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Day-One Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package Buyers Get Seven Days Back
Several readers sent us tips this morning indicating that Microsoft gifted them seven additional days of Xbox Live Gold for purchasing the Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package on day one. Julian sent us a picture, however, so Julian wins. What does Julian win? Well, credit, for one, along with the seven days’ worth of Xbox…
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