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  A Capy Christmas To All & To All A Good Night

  Capy, makers of Critter Crunch, Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes and Sword & Sworcery, wish you a happy holidays with plenty of presents puked under the Christmas tree.

  By Michael McWhertor Published December 25, 2010
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  iPhone’s Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light Is a Spectacular Action Shooter

  I was a big fan of Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light when it came to consoles and, it turns out, I’m just as big a fan of the iPhone version. The game translates surprisingly well, using twin digital thumbsticks to let players control Croft’s movements and in which direction she fires her twin…

  By Brian Crecente Published December 25, 2010
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  Marty McFly’s Actor Infuses His Voice With ‘Artificial Nervousness’

  Here’s the demo reel for A.J. LoCascio, whose dead-ringer Marty McFly voice highlights the Back to the Future game now out for PC. LoCascio gets into character by remembering how he’d ask a girl out in high school. “If I was asking out a girl, I would sound too much like Marty and it was…

  By Owen Good Published December 25, 2010
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  Who Says The Helghast Can’t Be Festive?

  The militaristic enemies of Guerrilla Games’ Killzone series were human once, so of course they celebrate the holidays. We wish the Guerrilla team and its more than a dozen new additions all the best!

  By Mike Fahey Published December 25, 2010
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  Big Monsters! Big Robots! Japan Loves It!

  Threequels dominate Japan’s video game sales charts this week with the latest Monster Hunter, the latest Gundam game and the latest soccer RPG from Professor Layton game makers Level 5 sitting atop the list of newest bestsellers. Nothing could dethrone current champ Monster Hunter Portable 3rd for the PSP, which moved another half-million copies to…

  By Michael McWhertor Published December 25, 2010
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  Everything Your New iPad Needs Right Now

  Well, weren’t you a good boy and/or girl this year! That iPad’s going to be your favorite new toy no matter what, but here’s how to squeeze the most out of it from day one. Step One I’ll assume you’ve successfully removed the iPad from its box, yes? Good. You’re a natural! Now trot on…

  By Brian Barrett Published December 25, 2010
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  The Legend Of Minecraft: A Link To The Past

  Kotaku reader and Minecraft player Roman DeNu delivers a retro gaming Christmas present, completely recreating the over world from The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past with the building blocks Notch provided. Who wants a video walkthrough? This is an excellent example of what folks with too much free time and a deep…

  By Mike Fahey Published December 25, 2010
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  The Rocking Chair Controller, The Buckets Of Water Controller

  Students at New York University’s Interactive Telecommunications Program weren’t trying to make video games when they found ways to use a rocking chair or two buckets full of water as controllers. They didn’t make games. They made tech art that I want to play. While I scoffed at the inflatable rubber boat that I recently…

  By Stephen Totilo Published December 25, 2010
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  Marvel vs Capcom vs…Scott Pilgrim?

  By Master Angel, as seen on HeroChan

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 25, 2010
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  Try Not To Get Eaten By Giant Ants Today

  Developer Vicious Cycle and D3Publisher helpfully remind the people of the world that a festive holiday hat doesn’t make the giant ants from Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon any less likely to kill you.

  By Mike Fahey Published December 25, 2010
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  Review: XtendPlay Works For Extended Gaming Sessions

  Game for thirty minutes or so with a regular controller, and you’ll be fine. But gaming for hours on end, and you might get hand cramps or sore arms. XtendPlay is here to help. Specs Price: US$19.99 Platform: Xbox 360 or PS3 What’s in the box: XtendPlay. The Basics XtendPlay comes in two flavors: green…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 25, 2010
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  A Video Gamers’ Christmas

  It was the winter of 1980. My brother and I, wrapped in blue robes, ran down the stairs to be greeted by a brand new Atari 2600 and bevy of games under the tree. It was my first Gamer’s Christmas. What was yours? Since that cold Maryland winter 30 years ago I’ve had many other…

  By Brian Crecente Published December 25, 2010
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  There Are No Silent Nights When Santa Rides A Tank

  ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even…Santa’s Second World War-vintage self-propelled gun? This is a Christmas greeting from Wargaming, developers of the amusing World of Tanks. So, yeah, the reindeer are out, replaced by tanks. Few games, or developers, could pull this off without it…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 25, 2010
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  Making Games Accessible For All Shapes And Sizes

  You may never have stopped to consider how a developer tailors their game to suit the needs of a disabled gamer. You really should, though, it’s fascinating stuff. Valve, developers of Half-Life and Team Fortress, have shared with Gamasutra the lengths to which they go to ensure as many people can enjoy their games as…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 25, 2010
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  Finally, Some Realistic Video Game Hair

  You know how EVE Online has an amazing new character creation utility? The cutting-edge technology doesn’t end there. It extends past the face, to flowing locks and beyond to…pretty dresses. It’s strange, and slightly shameful, that games have for so long been able to model guns, and cars, and grass, and smoke and fire so…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 24, 2010
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  Cheap Christmas Cards For The Broke-Ass Gamer

  There are plenty of guides out there to help you pick a Christmas gift. But what about the card to go with that gift? Those short on cash but big on love for the old video games can just print some of these adorable little pixel gift cards off and stick ’em on their gift…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 24, 2010
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  Prima Says Happy Holidays With Two Decade’s Worth of Guides

  Always ahead of the game, literally, Prima Games sent us a card to wish us not a happy holiday, but a happy New Year. The fold-out card includes 20 years worth of covers. Impressive! Can you spot your favorite?

  By Brian Crecente Published December 24, 2010
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  Funcom Wishes You A Merry Cthulhu

  Christmas in Funcom’s upcoming paranormoal MMO The Secret World is just as festive and terrifying as it is in the real world.

  By Mike Fahey Published December 24, 2010
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  How Mötley Crüe Helped Save Christmas

  Everyone knows that skoad who stole gaming consoles from a children’s cancer ward was just arrested. We didn’t know that, in addition to industry samaritans, Mötley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx was one of the secret Santas replacing the kids’ games. Electronic Arts and Microsoft’s Halo Waypoint team were among those contributing game care packages to the…

  By Owen Good Published December 24, 2010
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  Texas GameStops Robbed, Re-Robbed, Robbed Some More

  Bandits have struck three San Antonio-area GameStops this week, two of the incidents involving armed confrontations and the latest ending with employees duct-taped on the floor as the thieves raided the till. Police aren’t saying how much money the suspects got in this instance, which happened Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. But the spread of circumstances…

  By Owen Good Published December 24, 2010