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  DC Universe Online Screen Shot Crisis Averted

  With the New York Comic Con in full swing, Sony Online Entertainment has taken the timely opportunity to dispatch new screens of DC Universe Online to Earth-Two. This is Earth-Two isn’t it? While I’ve never been able to get on board with this ridiculous Lex Luthor power suit look, DC Universe Online is no slouch…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 6, 2009
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  The Sims 3 Lets You Tap Into Your Inner Undead

  Fire up the Ministry, because every day will be Halloween in The Sims 3. Electronic Arts and Maxis are reaching out to the “black ocean” market with new vampire looks for the upcoming life simulation. While it’s certainly bad news that The Sims 3 has officially been pushed back, the good news is that romantic…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 6, 2009
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  Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. Trailers

  With Ubisoft’s flight sim with an arcade-twist nearing release, the publisher is starting to roll out videos showing off a bit more of the game’s details. Like the experience system, seen in the vid above, and the cockpit view, seen below.

  By Brian Crecente Published February 6, 2009
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  Japan Starts Buying Hardware Again (Portable Hardware, That Is)

  Japanese gamers started ramping up their hardware purchases this week, giving the Media Create hardware chart a little kick in the old pantsu after weeks of dreary post-holiday numbers. Who performed best? The Nintendo DSi, unsurprisingly, which sold a respectable 55,000 units. Not bad for little in the way of new releases on that platform.…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 6, 2009
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  Chinese Democracy Coming To Rock Band This Spring

  When Axl Rose makes a date, you can trust it. If the lead singer of Guns n’ Roses says you can expect the decade-in-the-making album Chinese Democracy for Rock Band in February, ready your pen. Wait, sorry. Get a pencil, because it looks like the previously rumored release of Chinese Democracy for Rock Band and…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 6, 2009
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  F.E.A.R. 2: Fear Alma Again

  Some titles may be trying to rework how people are scared in a video game, others, others are just fine with the classic scares. Judging by this short look at F.E.A.R. 2, it looks like it’s more of the latter. Don’t forget, boys and girls, you need to be 18 or older to watch the…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 6, 2009
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  The Warriors Come Out To Play On XBLA This Summer

  Xbox Live Arcade will be turf for an upcoming retro gang war as The Warriors get a second video game beat ’em up, thanks to Paramount Digital Entertainment. MTV Multiplayer has first details on the upcoming four-player brawler, which looks to be in the vein of classic Capcom and Konami side-scrolling beat ’em ups like…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 6, 2009
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  Could This Be Dead Rising 2?

  This just popped up all over the net. Our take? Too slick, too inside to not be a real, brief, tantalizing taste of Dead Rising 2. The setting, a zombie-filled casino, certainly jibes with info we heard last Summer about the Las Vegas setting of Dead Rising 2, rumored to be in development at The…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 6, 2009
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  Resident Evil 5 Preview: A Building Sense of Dread

  It only took one and a half chapters of Resident Evil 5 to convince me that everything I thought about the game, everything I disliked was totally off base. What It Is Resident Evil 5 is, more than anything else, an evolution of a franchise once rooted in the survival horror genre. Spoken or not,…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 6, 2009
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  What Are You Playing This Weekend?

  Halo Wars! Yes, after publicly proclaiming that I would play the Ensemble Studios developed strategy game at CES, I walked away from the Las Vegas Convention Center unsatisfied. Why? The lines were too long. Now that I’ve got a review copy of the Xbox 360 game, I’ll give it a spin in the comfort of…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 6, 2009
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  Ten Minutes With Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

  Rockstar Games brought Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, the biggest littlest crime spree in the long running series to the New York Comic Con, giving the public a chance to play it weeks in advance. Once the doors open up to the fans, the Rockstar booth will surely be filled with people wanting to get…

  By Jim Reilly Published February 6, 2009
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  People Try Harder When Gaming Against Humans

  A recent study on brain patterns shows that people who think they are playing against real people try harder, then when they believe they are playing against computers. Granted the study used gambling games to monitor brain activity, but I think it could also offer some interesting insight into what motivates video gamers as well.…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 6, 2009
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  Ghostbusters: Don’t Look Directly Into the Trap

  Atari hopped up from their New York Comic Con attendance, just dropped this fresh look at their upcoming Ghostbusters game. Ghostbusters : The Video Game will be hitting six platforms come June 16.

  By Brian Crecente Published February 6, 2009
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  Wii-Sporting, Foot-Pedaless Foot Pedal Hits The Boston Globe

  The Boston Globe has a short but sweet piece in their paper today about the man behind the Nintendo Wii hack that turns a remote into a wireless foot pedal of sorts. Rob Morris’ Wii hack for his guitar gets quite a bit of play in Marros’ Boston band Vivian Darkbloom, the Globe reports. Morris…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 6, 2009
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  Battlefield 1943: Pacific Preview: A Much Needed Upgrade

  I got early press access to the New York Comic Con to check out some games before lines start forming.First stop: The EA boot to get some time with Battlefield 1943: Pacific. What It Is Battlefield 1943: Pacific is a download only, multiplayer game for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC. The game, while…

  By Jim Reilly Published February 6, 2009
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  Funniest MoCap Features Stinger, Unfortunate Crickets

  I have to admit, when the words motion and capture cross in front of my eyes, I sort of pass out a little on the inside. But this one woke me right up. OK, so it’s animated, but it’s also pretty damn funny.

  By Brian Crecente Published February 6, 2009
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  Booth Babes Get Their Own Calendar

  Earlier this month Yvonna Lynn contacted me about her modeling company Charisma +2 Models. Charisma is a company that specializes in providing models for gaming events who know their way around video games. It’s a smart idea that seems to be doing quite well at shows like the Tokyo Game Show. She said she sent…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 6, 2009
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  Big Changes In Store For World Of Warcraft Classes

  World of Warcraft is about to be patched to version 3.1.0. And as part of that patch, big changes are on the way for each of the game’s character classes. Over the coming days, Blizzard will be updating fans on just what, exactly, is to be changed. Today, for example, they’ve outlined what’s to be…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 6, 2009
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  U.S. Army Now In on Zombie Invasion of Best Buy

  Best Buy’s zombie-packed Resident Evil 5 launch event will be getting some help from the U.S. Army which will be on hand with M16’s for a “staged event”, we’re told. Earlier this week we reported that the Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Best Buy would be holding a special Resident Evil 5 premiere event for the launch of…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 6, 2009
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  Colbert Jams with Congressman on Rock Band

  What’s creepier than a stalker song as song by Stephen Colbert? Colbert singing his epic Charlene (I’m Right Behind You), with freshman congressman Jason Chaffetz playing back up, that’s what. And all that plunking you hear pocking Colbert’s velvet voice? That would be Chaffetz bombing in Rock Band. He landed a 24 percent. Booooo! Watch…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 6, 2009