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UncategorizedBulletstorm Gives Us One Epic Shower Scene
I don’t know how you should feel about seeing Epic Games president Mike Capps in the shower. I’m still trying to figure out how I should feel about a game that urges me to preorder by calling me “dick tits.” This is the first in a series of promotional videos for Bulletstorm known as “Bulletpoints,”…
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Don’t Skip Your First Shower Of 2011
Since the mid 1820’s stargazers have been watching the skies in early January to catch a glimpse of the annual Quadrantids meteor shower. Are you going to miss out on witnessing a potential 65 to 160 meteors per hour? I know night time is generally gaming time, but you’ll be missing out on a great…
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UncategorizedThere’s A Trick To Playing R.U.S.E. With Kinect
You won’t be able to play Ubisoft’s strategy game R.U.S.E. using Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect anytime soon, but the PC version is another matter entirely. Here we see multitouch and gesture computing company Evoluce boss Wolfgang Herfurtner navigating the opening battle from Eugen System’s R.U.S.E. using a combination of his company’s software and Microsoft’s motion-sensing…
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In Search Of Serious Science Fiction Gaming Epics
In the first installment of the daily Speak-Up on Kotaku for the year 2011, commenter Murkurial wonders why game developers aren’t spending more time exploring the deeply detailed worlds created by science fiction’s greatest authors. What has anyone heard (or what are your thoughts) about a company like Bethesda making a game in the mold…
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UncategorizedThe Most Disgusting Version Of Doom You’ll Ever See
This stop-motion video starts off innocently enough, but soon the cute Street Fighter homage and sneaker-based racing give way to a version of id Software’s classic Doom made entirely out of raw meat. Warning: Not safe for stomach. I just saved a whole lot of money on lunch by watching this video. It’s the creation…
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What If Fallout 3 Was A Japanese RPG From 1987?
Bethesda beats any potential fan-made Fallout 3demakes to the punch by creating its own for the Japanese Fallout website. It’s all in Japanese, but old school role-playing is the universal language. Or not. I can’t understand a thing that’s going on over at the Japanese game site. I can make out a couple of yes…
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Minecraft And Amnesia Vie For Top Honors At The 2011 IGF Awards
The Independent Games Festival has released its list of finalists for its 2011 awards, with Mojang’s world-building Minecraft and Frictional’s Amnesia: The Dark Descent duking it out with three other competitors for the $20,000 Seumas McNally Grand Prize. It’s a testament to the growing power and prestige of the independent development scene that this year’s…
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The Nintendo Download: Colorful Puzzles And Indie Cred
It’s the first Monday of 2011 and Nintendo is ready to take on the new year with five new downloadable games, including Chillingo’s colorful Sneezies for WiiWare and a little indie cred on the DSi. The brightest on WiiWare this week looks to be Sneezies, a Chillingo title that sees players dropping sneezing powder on…
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Nintendo Download Gallery
Sneezies Publisher: Chillingo Players: 1 ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) Price: 500 Wii Points Description: Sneezies is an overload of cuteness! Grab a cup of coffee, sit back in your favorite plush chair and enjoy soothing, relaxed game play featuring fantastic graphics and sweet melodies. Use your Wii Remote™ controller to drop a burst of sneezing…
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