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Steam Knocks Half Off Its Entire Star Wars Collection
From now until mid-Monday, all Star Wars titles on Steam can be had for a $49.99 package price, half off the normal package deal, and more than half off if you bought them individually. Four individual titles—Battefront II, Republic Commando, Knights of the Old Republic and Empire at War: Gold Pack—are also discounted 50 percent,…
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The Best, Brightest, Sexiest, and Strangest Selected as IndieCade 2011 Finalists
From a bowling game controlled by kissing to a four-year-old’s Ponycorn epic, every one of IndieCade 2011’s 36 finalist fully deserves their moment in the spotlight, except for maybe The Bridge Next month from October 6 through October 9 the annual IndieCade festival transforms downtown Culver City, California into the mecca of indie game development,…
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UncategorizedAh, So That’s What’s Happening in Anarchy Reigns
The Tokyo Game Show trailer for Platinum Games’ Anarchy Reigns neatly summarizes the game’s story before jumping back into footage of people beating each other up. I’m guessing that’s exactly how players will approach the game as well, skimming over the story and getting right on with the kicking and the punching. It’s like it’s…
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Surely Someone Wants To See Virtual Felicia Day Splattered With Lizard Blood
Ripped from the trailer for Dragon Age II’s Mark of the Assassin downloadable content, two screenshots of a blood-splattered Felicia Day in action and a picture of a courtyard. Man, courtyards are so hot. Of course I’d rather show you some screenshots that aren’t pulled directly from a trailer, but BioWare is a busy company…
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UncategorizedInsane Unreal Tournament 3 Modders Weaponize Nyan Cat
Modder Scott Coxhead lives up to his Cr4zyB4st4rd handle by merging Unreal Tournament 3‘s player-guided Redeemer with that scourge of the internet, Nyan Cat. This isn’t some half-assed overlay. Coxhead (along with Bi()ha2ard and Azurescorch) went all out for this mod, adding Nyan Cat’s signature trail, custom suicide and death messages, and even a special…
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NIS America Readies Disgaea for the Vita and Android
Along with the second installment of the Hyperdimension Neptunia for the PlayStation 3 and the Western release of Acquire’s multiplayer action game Clan of Champions, NIS America today announced two new-ish entries in the Disgaea series for the PlayStation Vita and Android devices. What’s getting ported this time? The PlayStation Vita game, due out in…
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An Eloquent Apology for Geek Misogyny to a Woman That Doesn’t Exist (Yet)
Geek men like to believe that we’re the sensitive, thoughtful, and caring men that attractive women often pass over for asshole alpha male types. Recently male geek culture as a whole proved that not to be the case. Late last month a Gizmodo story about an OkCupid encounter with a champion Magic: The Gathering player…
By Mike Fahey