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Left 4 Dead 2 Infected Gameplay — This Is How I Spent Last Night
For those of you wondering what I was talking about with generator-camping — that’s exactly what’s going on in this clip. The level is set in an abandoned motel and the generator is in the drained pool at the center of the complex. Now these Infected are mostly just mobbing the back right hand side…
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You Got Lombax, Bayonetta And Monkey In My Chrome
Google Chrome recently updated itself with a bunch of new themes. I promptly chose butterflies — but you could chose Ratchet & Clank or Super Monkey Ball. Ratchet looks a little ripped in his theme — which apparently was done by a Japanese artist, or perhaps just by somebody who knows their katakana. Monkey Ball…
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The Role of Music Games
I got kicked out of choir in middle school and ever since, I’ve limited my study of music to whatever Guitar Hero and Rock Band have bothered to teach me. Now, of course I’ve heard people say that this is wrong; that video games cheapen or damage the experience of learning real music with their…
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NCAA Basketball 10 Finds Two Booth Teams Way Better than One
OK, I totally missed this yesterday. Remember the CBS Sports presentation package for NCAA Basketball 10? Looks like that’s for the postseason and your big Saturday afternoon national game. ESPN’s crew has you covered for Big Monday and Rivalry Week. This I honestly did not know. EA Sports is bringing in two different major networks’…
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Bookie Lists Modern Warfare 2 as Favorite to Sell Most
Irish bookmaker Paddy Power is offering a proposition bet on what will be the United Kingdom‘s top-selling game, giving Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 most-favored billing at 11/8 odds. Other contenders include Assassin’s Creed at 7/2 and FIFA 10 at 4/1. Core-gamer darlings such as Tekken 6, Brütal Legend and Left 4 Dead 2…
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Marc Ecko Vows to Re-Make Hipster Graffito Game “Even If It Kills Me”
Hey, remember “Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure?” the brand-extension venture of apparel designer Mark Ecko? Remember its thudding reception, which he blamed on hillbilly gamers skeered of the big bad city? Yeah, he wants to do it again. Destructoid talked to Ecko and found he’s ready to reboot the story of how, with love and…
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Chinatown Wars Gives it a Go in this Vid
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars arrives in less than two weeks for the PSP. The PSPgo guest stars in Rockstar’s debut trailer for the game. Try to refrain from touch the screen. Not that it’d do any good. Here’s the video. You can check out Totilo’s impressions of the game while you wait for it…
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Jam Sessions 2 Preview: I Fought The Law And Nobody Won
I missed out on the first Jam Sessions game for the DS – but given the near over-saturation of the music sim market, can you blame me? Answer: Yes, go right ahead. You see, Jam Sessions wasn’t like other music games in that it wasn’t really a “game.” It was a tool to let people…
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2K Sports Indicates NBA 2K10 Patch Coming in Two Weeks
Framerate and connectivity issues have plagued NBA 2K10 since its release date Tuesday, and 2K Sports have put out word that they are working to put out an update fast and correct multiplayer issues even faster. Many have complained of bad framerate issues that some say render the game almost unplayable, although I myself have…
By Owen Good