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Can I Stop Worrying, and Learn to Love the Juice?
My hardline stance against performance-enhancing drugs in sports is a convenient one, informed only by my experience as a fan. I’ve never been faced with the choice or even the opportunity to get an unfair edge in baseball. Until now. This week I started over as a new player in MLB 10 The Show‘s immersive,…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
The Top Ten QBs in Madden NFL 11
A feature on the NFL Network today discussed “Building the Perfect Quarterback” with EA Sports, and ratings for the top quarterbacks in next year’s game were discussed throughout. Super Bowl XLIV quarterbacks Drew Brees and Peyton Manning are overall 99s. Pasta Padre collated all of the numbers from the broadcast; no big surprises, and of…
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3D Dot Game Heroes Review: Connecting The Dots To The Past
Can the innovative implementation of 3D pixels and a good sense of humor save Silicon Studio’s 3D Dot Game Heroes from being labeled a gimmicky Zelda clone? The king of 2D Dotnia felt that sprites were outdated, so he decreed the kingdom switch to 3D, and so it did, though not in the way one…
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University ‘Overwhelmed’ by Interest in Games Design Degree
Some believe that having a big-time college football team is the key to boosting enrollment. George Mason University has found that offering a degree in video game design does the trick, too. GMU, located in Fairfax, Va. and the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, says the Fall 2010 anticipated enrollment in its newly created Computer Game…
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Website Registrations Tease GoldenEye, Driver Sequel
It doesn’t mean such games are in development – at most the companies owning these marks have moved to protect them – but new domains for GoldenEye and Driver have been registered by Activision and Ubisoft. Superannuation, of course, discovered both this week. Most recently, the URLs goldeneyegame.com and bloodstonegame.com were registered on Wednesday. Bloodstone…
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Weekend Coupons: I Got a Hunch, Fat Man
I dreamed about these games, fat man. I dreamed about these deals every night on the road. Five ball. You know, these are my Weekend Coupons, man. I own them. Hardware • The Xbox 360 Elite Forza/Halo: ODST bundle is only $239 with a coupon Dell launched Friday that ends Wednesday, or after 500 uses.…
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Kotaku Originals: Howareya Five-O?
A raft of news floating back from Capcom’s event in the 50th State dominated the week, but don’t forget StarCraft II, Halo: Reach, or Roger Ebert ranting at those damn kids playing out in the street, in Kotaku’s Original report. Top Stories StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty: Once More Into The Campaign Marvel Vs. Capcom…
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Early Demo Access Offered for UFC Undisputed Community
Members of the UFC Undisputed community will get a shot at early access to that game’s demo, which THQ says will be ready “in just a matter of days.” A post on the game’s official blog says that registered Undisputed community members will get a chance at a batch of download codes for the demo…
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NCAA Football 11 Serves Up an Offensive Video
More than any other sport, haves and have-nots define the culture of college football. But in this video, second-tier programs like Nevada, East Carolina and the Maryland Terrapins show that you really can win with anyone in NCAA Football 11
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Alcoholics Stay Out of Trouble Thanks to Video Game
If I’m Not Drunk, the satire “game” about DUI, was too subtle in its message of how pathetic you are when you’re drunk, there’s now Guardian Angel, which takes a more proactive stance in helping alcoholics avoid relapse. Writing for the Orlando Sentinel, Marisa Ramiccio of the University of Central Florida describes Guardian Angel, a…
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