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A Wintry Wampa Wonderland For Star Wars: The Old Republic
Just in time for the 30th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back, BioWare reveals the frozen wastes of Hoth as the next playable planet in Star Wars: The Old Republic. Hoth was the scene of the opening battle in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes back, in which the Imperial forces invade a hidden Rebel base,…
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A Second Helping Of Phantasy Star Portable Headed Stateside
Sega’s blogs are buzzing with the news that Phantasy Star Portable 2 is heading to North America this fall, with twice the content of the previous games giving players plenty to poke at on their PlayStation Portables. Phantasy Star Portable 2 picks up three years after the events in Phantasy Star Universe, the series’ last…
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UncategorizedCentaurian The Game Can Never Live Up To Its Trailer
When the love between a man and his horse gives birth to a tribe of evil centaurs, only one man can save the world from being stomped under the hooves of oppression – Simon Peterson. Designer, animator, yoga instructor, ping pong extraordinaire, writer, webmaster, and creative genius Simon Peter might have out creative genius’d himself,…
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There Is Playable Pac-Man In Your Google Logo
Google has a proud tradition of modifying their logo image to commemorate special occasions, but for the 30th anniversary of Pac-Man, they’ve gone from image manipulation to game creation. Pac-Man was released in Japan on May 22, 1980. Back then you’d regularly find arcades packed with players eager to guide the pizza-faced hero through his…
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Fable III’s Kingly Collector’s Edition Is Xbox 360 Only
Microsoft confirms a holiday release for Fable III on both Xbox 360 and PC, but if you want a royal amount of Collector’s Edition swag, you’re going to need to go the console route. Last week’s box art wasn’t kidding when it proclaimed that Fable III was coming to the Xbox 360 and PC. Today…
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Several Unscripted Moments with Madden‘s New Announcer
I thought I was going to have a script. Come on up, said EA Sports. We’ll put you in the booth with Gus Johnson, the new play-by-play man, and let you play the part of the color analyst. Instead, when it was my turn to call a 49ers-Seahawks tilt at EA’s Redwood Shores studio, I…
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Madden Taps Gus Johnson for Video Games’ Top Play-by-Play Job
In a madcap dash covering the last seconds of 2009’s first Sunday of football, the Denver Broncos won their game, Gus Johnson lost his mind, and Madden NFL 11 found its voice. Today, Johnson, the exciting and excitable CBS sportscaster, officially became the fourth play-by-play man to hold sports gaming’s top booth job. Teased at…
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