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Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 Launch Trailer Does Damage
Witness the heartbreaking breakup of Iron Man and Captain America in the launch trailer for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, accompanied by Kosheen’s amazingly appropriate “Damage.” Those of you who don’t follow comic books might scoff at the use of the Kosheen tune. How can a dramatic tale of two people dragging out a relationship long…
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Tropico 3 Now In Convenient Demo Form
Get a taste of dictator-ly power in a demo for Tropico 3, Kalypso Media and Haemimont Games’ new take on the island nation simulation, coming next month to the Xbox 360 and PC. Tropico 3 is almost a re-launch for the Tropico franchise, taking the series back to its roots after the sequel went a…
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat Oozes Atmosphere
Developer GSC Game World excelled at crafting a heavy, tense atmosphere in its previous games, and it looks like S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat with follow suit. Where S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky was a prequel, Call of Pripyat is a sequel to the original Shadow of Chernobyl, taking place after the events in the original game, in…
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Movie Frankenreview: Gamer
Gaming is taken to the extreme in Gamer, a movie about a not-so-distant future where video game players take control of other humans for sport. 300’s Gerard Butler plays Kable, a wrongly-convicted felon who has been injected with a substance that essentially gives his brain an IP address that can be accessed by a player…
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Rock Band Next Week: This Is Just A Tribute
Next week the Rock Band Music Store gets a trio of songs from Anvil, a couple from The Guess Who and Dinosaur Jr., and the greatest song in the world – tribute. Rejoice, for there is more Tenacious D headed to Rock Band! Joining Rock Band 2’s “Mater Exploder” next week is “Rock Your Socks,”…
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Pac-Man World Record Broken
The official Pac-Man world record has become a little less attainable, as the sixth person in history to achieve a perfect score in Namco’s arcade classic is also the fastest to date. The first perfect Pac-Man score was achieved by hot sauce mogul Billy Mitchell in 1999, and once the perfect score was achieved, there…
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Forza 3 Demo Speeding Towards Xbox Live
Forza Motorsport 3 isn’t out until October, but eager racing fans can get an early taste later this month when the Forza 3 demo hits Xbox Live. Forza 3 has gone gold, and to mark the occasion, Microsoft and Turn 10 have announced that a demo for the game will be hitting Xbox Live on…
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Scenes From The Edge Of Twilight
The folks at Fuzzyeyes have a keen eye for gorgeous scenery, as displayed in this latest set of screenshots for the upcoming hack and slash platformer Edge of Twilight. Planescape, Planescape, Planescape. Just had to get that out of my system, as I do every time new assets from Edge of Twilight are released. It’s…
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Madden Cover Athlete Hurts Himself
Madden NFL 10 co-cover athlete Troy Polamalu did just fine in the season opener between the Titans and the Steelers last night, until an injury put him out of commission for 3 to 6 weeks. This is just another one of those silly little coincidences that has nothing at all to do with supernatural powers…
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