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Brütal Bus Sets Soapbox Derby Record
Remember the Brütal Bus Soapbox? Not only did it finish this weekend’s Los Angeles Red Bull Soapbox Race intact, it set a top speed record of 46.1 mph. Team Ironheade of San Francisco took top honors and a VIP NASCAR experience for their winning entry. What’s more, their speed record is an all-time track and…
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The Hotness That Is Females From Fighting Games
To make up for the lack of boobs, ridiculous costumes and Tekken 6 characters in that trailer I just posted, get a look at these works of art — brought to you by the folks over at The Design Inspiration. These are the guys who brought us amazing Mario art and a lot of Links…
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Watch Frank West Golf a Zombie in Tatsunoko vs. Capcom
Frank West’s 5-iron isn’t just for beating the crap out of your foe in Tatsunoko vs. Capcom. As Seth Killian demonstrates, it can also properly motivate the zombies he summons. Don’t mess with Frank. He’s covered par fours, you know. Watch Seth Show You How Frank West Works [Capcom-Unity via Joystiq]
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Federal Judge Rules Video Games are Protected “Expressive Works”
The news here isn’t that Jim Brown, a man who certainly knows his rights, is supporting college players suing Electronic Arts over the use of their likenesses. It’s how he lost his own claim against the Madden series publisher. On Wednesday, a federal district court in Los Angeles dismissed Brown’s claim against Electronic Arts for…
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A Tekken Trailer With Almost No Boobs
I’m tempted to say fighting games are maturing on account of this Tekken 6 promotional video that features only 30 seconds of Tekken to three minutes, fifteen seconds of real people. But then I realize I didn’t see any ridiculous costumes or over-sized breasts. I’ve been trained to expect these things from my fighting games,…
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Star Trek Online Hides Clothes In Star Trek Blu-ray
Star Trek fans who buy the Blu-ray version of The Original Series’ third season will find themselves in the Admiralty when Star Trek Online launches next year. The Blu-ray releases of the original Star Trek come packed with extras, as well they should, because when you make something very old very clear it generally makes…
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Guitar Hero’s October Set List
Activision has laid out an October filled with filled with rock – a Rocktober, if you will – with tracks coming to Guitar Hero from Queens of the Stone Age, Wolfmother, Billy Squier, and more. Guitar Hero gets three new tracks every Thursday in October, kicking things off on the 5th with the Queens of…
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Llamasoft Lets Gridrunner Revolution Fly
Jeff Minter unleashes another psychedelic shooting experience upon the unsuspecting PC gaming public with the release of Gridrunner Revolutions, with the original 1982 Commodore games available as unlockable extras. Gridrunner Revolutions is exactly what you’d expect from Jeff Minter. There are swirling colors, things to shoot at, and sheep that you must collect to advance.…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
PixelJunk Monsters Storm The PSP This Week
This Thursday sees the release of PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe for the PSP, a faithful port of the PSN original with a new island, new enemies, and the ability to be a PixelJunk voyeur. Q-Games makes the pixels a little smaller on Thursday with the release of PixelJunk Monsters for the PSP and PSPgo. A slightly…
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The Changing Face Of Games Journalism
In this final season two episode of Players Only with Scott Steinberg, Crecente and Totilo join Oddworld’s Lorne Lanning, Cliff Bleszinski, and many more as they discuss the evolution of games journalism. It seems that the vast majority of the industry professionals in the video agree. Games journalism has definitely changed drastically over the past…
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