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  uDraw Studio Instant Artist Doesn’t Quite Live Up To Its Name

  Contrary to what the title led me to believe I was not instantly transformed into an artist upon starting up uDraw Studio Instant Artist, the pack-in software for THQ’s new uDraw Tablet for the Xbox 360. I did, however, manage to record an entire video without drawing one penis. Okay, on my third take I…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 23, 2011
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  Get The Year’s Biggest Games On the Cheap Thanks to Steam’s Autumn Sale

  Whether they were good (Portal 2), bad (Duke Nukem Forever) or under your radar (Orcs Must Die!), you can get some of the biggest games of this year and other recent releases for up to 75% on Valve’s digital distribution portal. Starts today, ends on Sunday, Get clicking, folks: store.steampowered.com

  By Evan Narcisse Published November 23, 2011
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  Gameloft Flies Game-Laden Rental iPads Across Australia

  Wouldn’t it be nice if you could rent an iPad filled with nifty Gameloft-brand game product to keep you occupied during lengthy flights? Next month customers of Australia’s Jetstar will find out first hand. Gameloft has partnered with Jetstar to provide passengers on Australian domestic, trans Tasman and short-haul international flights between Australia and New…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 23, 2011
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  Fund Blink, For Those Who Like Mirrors Edge and Puzzles

  If you liked Mirrors Edge and platform puzzle games Blink is the game for you. The prime mechanic is “Blinking” the abilty to changes the world around you, phasing the environment between two “dimensions”. Goal: $10,000 Notable Reward: $60 – For an undisclosed reason they will put your voice in the game. Mysterious! Chances: Rough,…

  By Chris Carolan Published November 23, 2011
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  Pepper Spray Cop Could Have Been on the Cover of DOOM

  In the latest mash-up of the Pepper Spray Cop image that came out of the Ocupy UC Davis protests, Lt. John Pike finds himself on Mars on the cover of id Software’s classic first-person shooter DOOM Clearly, this proves that pepper spray is much more than just a food product. Now, what other foods can…

  By Evan Narcisse Published November 23, 2011
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  Fund Waveform, for a Innovative Type of Rail Shooter

  In Waveform, you play as an orb of light who can manipulate the amplitude and speed of a waveform that you travel on. It looks amazing it terms of design, and as long as the controls aren’t to complicated the game could be a pretty big hit. Goal: $8,000 Notable Reward: $20 – Access to…

  By Chris Carolan Published November 23, 2011
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  Nintendo Hopes Their Newest Mario Game is the Series’ Much-Needed ‘Missing Link’

  There are millions of people who enjoy playing Super Mario games that are three dimensional, games you play from behind Mario’s back. But there are millions more who enjoy playing 2D Super Mario games, games that show Mario from the side. Those games, like New Super Mario Bros. on the DS and New Super Mario…

  By Stephen Totilo Published November 23, 2011
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  Five Techie Gifts Everyone Will Love

  The airplane tickets are booked, the lights are all up, and the fruitcake is…disgusting—but wait! The perfect presents are missing! Stop panicing. Seriously, stop it right now. While hardly the traditional offering of myrrh, a gift of gadgetry is one that’s always welcome. So straight out of Gizmodo’s BlackBerry Holiday Hall of Fame, here’s a…

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  The Bard’s Tale is Coming to iOS

  Every time I tell people how much I loved Deathspank, they say the same thing: “You should play The Bard’s Tale!” And I tell them, “I know! I remember when the 2004 version came out, but I didn’t really get a chance to play it.” Great story, right? Anyway, my point is that finally, I…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published November 23, 2011
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  I think this TAYpic proves, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that aliens helped build the pyramids. In the next Tomb Raider maybe Lara will find herself razzling aliens. If not, my dreams will be smashed… Feel free to Talk Amongst Yourselves! Thanks to reader pan1da7 for today’s image. Take a crack at being featured…

  By Chris Carolan Published November 23, 2011
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  In Defense of PETA’s Attack on Super Mario

  Last week, the People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals, PETA, ticked off a lot of people who like video games. But maybe the gamers shouldn’t have been so upset about that whole “Mario Kills Tanooki” thing? On one side we had the notorious animal-rights rabble-rousers complaining that Super Mario endorses the wearing of fur…

  By Stephen Totilo Published November 23, 2011
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  The Person Who Hates Video Games But Maybe You Can Convince Them Otherwise

  Outside of our warm, safe video gaming bubble, there are others. Those Who Just Don’t Get It. Their eyes glaze over when you start talking about Skyrim or Sword & Sworcery And that’s on the genteel side of the spectrum. True haters will snarl at you about the evil anti-aesthetics of video games or rant…

  By Evan Narcisse Published November 23, 2011
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  Someone Who Just Inherited an Heirloom Laptop

  In the olden days, when your desktop PC got too old, it was either upgraded or cannibalised. They never really hung around. But in this era of laptop domination, when a computer outlives its usefulness, you can just palm it off! Your little brother, your college-bound sister, your grandparents who just want to talk to…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2011
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  Sullen Teenage Girls

  Of all the people you might have to buy gifts for this holiday season, the Sullen Teenage Girl just might be the most challenging. For what, exactly, do sullen teenage girls like? They are so sullen! It can be hard to tell if they like anything at all. Of course, you can’t really blame them…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published November 23, 2011
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  Burn and Turn Combines Retro Arcade Stylings with Tower Defense For Combustible Fun

  When you think back to old-school arcade games, the hazy mist of nostalgia and the technical limitations of the day tend to obscure the fact that you were laying waste to hordes of enemies. There’s a lot of retro homage in Burn and Turn and you are clearly doling out fiery death to fools but…

  By Evan Narcisse Published November 23, 2011
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  Here’s How to Cook Skyrim Soup

  Bethesda’s latest RPG hit presents players with lots of things to see, hear and shout at. You can add taste to that list of action words, too, Gus Mastrapa’s already cataloged what he’s been eating in the game’s virtual world but the lads at Joystiq have brought one of Tamriel’s medieval recipes into the modern-day…

  By Evan Narcisse Published November 23, 2011
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  Hey, It’s Hideo Kojima’s Autograph!

  Peace | TOKYO, JAPAN: Hideo Kojima autographed things today. (Photo: Game Watch Impress) Art From the Command & Conquer Game That Never Was Totilo’s story yesterday on what might be a Command & Conquer action game got me thinking about Tiberium, the promising yet ultimately ill-fated shooter EA once had planned for the strategy universe.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 23, 2011
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  Have iPhone Cases Ever Been This Sexy? This Crazy?

  At the recent ASCII Fes hobby festival, figures weren’t the only thing on display. There were also a trio of customized iPhone cases, the likes of which you’ve never seen. The woman in the bathtub was created by pro model builder Over Dard, the robot mecha case was created by a designer named Naoki, and…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 23, 2011
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  The Most Beautiful PS Vita Trailer Is for an Unlikely Game

  When you think of video games, you think of adrenaline-pumping first-person-shooters. You think of blazing-fast racing games. You think of hard-fisted fighting games. Chess games? You probably don’t think of them, these days. That is going to change. Meet Pure Chess. The trailer, one of the best I’ve seen in a long time, features beautiful…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 23, 2011
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  You Can’t Play Skyrim’s Lutes, But You Can Play a Skyrim…Electric Guitar

  It’s the game’s one true oversight: the fact you can’t pick up a lute in Skyrim and jam out a ditty to ladies in towers and monsters slain. Ah well. This’ll have to make do. Etsy craftsman TTguitars is offering Skyrim-themed mandolins (pictured), electric guitars and electric bass—the appeal coming in the base hand-carved to…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2011