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Old Haunts
To: Luke From: Owen Re: Half a Move As some know I was down in the Bay Area this weekend for a couple things we’ll learn more about later. But it was nice putting actual faces to some names I’ve gotten to know over the past year, whether it was the guys at EA Sports…
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UncategorizedWii at Last, Wii at Last, Thank God Almighty …
So President Obama, once again, dinged video games in a speech. I’d rather send a more uplifting message, where a console is judged not by the content of its games, but the color of its skin. As we know, today is an historic day* in America – the first black Wii is available for purchase.…
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Week in Games: Two Sequels and Something New
Lost Planet 2 (above) and Skate 3 highlight the coming week. But let’s do this roundup a bit differently and, I hope, in a way that’s a little more useful and interesting to you. Monday (May 10) • Photo Dojo (DS): It’s a chop-socky side-scroller/fighter, but more importantly, it gets you into the action, with…
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Kotaku’s Top 5 List of Top 10 Lists
Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. •Nine Things I Learned from the Halo: Reach Beta [GamerCrave] No. 10: They should just change the game’s name to “Powerhouse Slayer.” •15 Life Lessons…
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More Sonic 4 Video Spills Onto Internet, Threatens Wildlife [Update]
About a month ago several videos purporting to show gameplay from Sonic the Hedgehog 4 leaked out. This one, visually consistent with the others, shows a new stage: “Mad Gear Zone.” YouTube user SuperBlizHedgehogRev got these up on Friday and they’ve managed not to get smashed down by a Sega copyright claim since then. Skip…
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If Not Creating Truth, Then Suspending Disbelief
Ultimately, the challenges the “uncanny valley” poses to motion capture and animation will be overcome by technology. But suspension of disbelief is just as important to a game’s storytelling, writes the actor who portrayed Ethan Mars in Heavy Rain Pascal Langdale, writing on his blog Motives in Movement, examines the latter concept, which he reasons…
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Weekend Coupons: Deserve’s Got Nothin’ to Do With It
I’ve killed women and children. I’ve killed everything that walks or crawls at one time or another. And I’m here to kill you, Little Bill, for what you done to my Weekend Coupons. Sorry they’re a day late Mr. Munny. Here are your coupons. Now, if you’ll just lower that shotgun … Hardware • Reminder:…
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