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  Video Games Are Working On The Railroad

  What does a one-hundred and fifty-seven year old railroad company like Union Pacific turn to in order to reach out to new, modern-age employees? Why video games, of course. Searching for new ways to train an influx of younger railroad workers, Union Pacific employees Jon Jensen and Steve Bakuna turned to our favorite hobby, helping…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 30, 2009
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  Blagojevich Corruption Strategy Game Coming to iPhone

  One of the visual effects team members for the Watchman movie just finished their first iPhone game, a title that has gamers selling off bits of Illinois government, Blagojevich-style, in Dope Wars-esque gameplay. Pa2Play was just submitted to Apple for final approval, in preparation for getting the App Store game out to the public. Described…

  By Brian Crecente Published January 30, 2009
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  What Bethesda Learned From Fallout 3

  While Fallout 3 is a resounding success, the game wasn’t without its flaws. Looking to the future of the Fallout franchise, Bethesada takes with them two very important lessons from their first attempt. As part of an interview with MTV Multiplayer, Fallout 3 executive producer Todd Howard very briefly mentioned two important lessons he learned…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 30, 2009
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  The Conduit Channels Hardcore Gaming To the Wii: Hands-On

  It’s clear that High Voltage Software are excited about the ability of The Conduit, their upcoming first-person shooter geared for hardcore gamers, to ratchet the Wii’s technology several notches past what it’s previously pulled off. At a recent hands-on demo, the game’s art director, Matt Corso, was dropping all kinds of techie jargon into my…

  By Brian Crecente Published January 30, 2009
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  The Blood Bowl Trailer Is Epic

  Enough with the teasing! Cyanide and Games Workshop are done showing off individual teams and ready to show off Blood Bowl in all its fury and splendor in this official trailer. Rounding out a week filled with Blood Bowl team teases, Cyanide finally releases the full trailer for their video game adaptation of the classic…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 30, 2009
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  EVE Expansion Breeds Tougher Enemies

  EVE Online players had better start gearing up for battle now, as the Apocrypha expansion unleashes a whole new breed of tougher non-player character enemies upon the universe. Combat versus NPCs in EVE Online has generally been a rather simple affair, requiring the player merely target the enemy, start firing, and wait for them to…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 30, 2009
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  MadWorld Paints the Wii Red: Hands-On Impressions

  My moments spent playing MadWorld earlier this week had me recalling cult faves like Killer 7 and No More Heroes. This Platinum Games title brings way-over-the top violence and stylized visuals to the Mii-making masses and backs them with intuitive controls and tight camera work. Despite the red-heavy screens we’ve all been looking at since…

  By Brian Crecente Published January 30, 2009
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  Tonight, I Went On A Date

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Reviewing Flawed Code For the first time since Mrs. Bashcraft delivered the new squirt, we went out to eat…with the two kids, Mini and Micro-Bash. It was at a kid-friendly buffet that had all you can eat (and drink, hey, hey) — and incidentally was near we Mrs. Bashcraft’s father…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 30, 2009
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  Faith And A .45 Development Comes To A Halt

  First announced early last year, Deadline Games‘ Faith And A .45 looked promising! It had biplanes, tommy guns and a sexy, ginger-haired lady. Basically, it made the Great Depression look fun! So it’s with a heavy heart that we hear tonight the game’s been put on pause. Why? Because despite featuring biplanes, tommy guns and…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 30, 2009
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  When The RZA Wants To Game, He Is Supplied With A Dev Kit

  The RZA is in Wu-Tang. And the Wu-Tang Clan ain’t, if you must be reminded, nothin’ to fuck with. So when the RZA needs a 360 to game on, he doesn’t game on no 60GB. No, Bobby Digital is given, as you can hear on this clip, a dev kit. Just so the dude can…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 30, 2009
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  DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou Black Label EXTRA Dated

  Finally! After being delayed from its original Christmas Day delay, the Xbox 360 port of Cave’s arcade shooter DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou Black Label EXTRA has a release date. According to 5pb, the game will be out in Japan on February 19 for ¥7,140 (US$79).

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 30, 2009
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  Just To Clear, No, That DS Game Did Not Feature An Islamic Chucky Doll

  Hick news channel WTNH’s bleeding edge report on Crave’s Baby Pals for the DS had a few holes in it. One of the biggest was the fact the channel didn’t bother contacting the game’s publisher. Oops. GamePolitics, however, did, and asked Crave to deny (or confirm!) whether the bathtime baby in their kids DS game…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 30, 2009
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  Any New Info About Those Philip K Dick Games?

  Swedish developer Grin might be working with media company Halcyon, who own the rights to the Terminator franchise, on games based on Philip K Dick‘s works. We don’t know though — Grin’s tight lipped. When asked about the Philip K Dick Halcyon games, Grin co-founder Ulf Andersson diplomatically replied, “I really don’t have a comment…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 30, 2009
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  PAL PlayStation Store Update

  Is Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix available this week on the PAL PlayStation Store? Let’s check! Hmm…no, no Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix that I can see. Again. Which leaves the PAL Store update looking a little worse for wear. Oh, except for Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars. That’s probably worth looking…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 30, 2009
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  Xbox 360 Lolita Arcade Shmup Gets Release Date

  Xbox 360 port of Cave’s Lolita arcade shooter has finally gotten a release date. It is April 23. Hooray! As we previously posted, there’s also a limited edition of the game (priced at ¥9,240 — US$103) besides the regular edition. The limited edition version also includes a soundtrack CD as well. Amazon Japan is offering…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 30, 2009
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  EA Hit The Reset Button On Need For Speed Franchise, 3 New Games Coming

  It’s official: the sheen has well and truly worn off the Need for Speed franchise. Once a guaranteed smash, recent titles have under-performed badly, leading EA to announce a total reboot for the series. Speaking with Eurogamer, EA have revealed that there’ll be three new NFS games released in 2009, the idea being to seperate…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 30, 2009
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  Microsoft Talks Future of Halo Wars And Ensemble Studios

  Just because Ensemble Studios is dead that does not mean the studios’ Halo Wars are gone. The game will live on! As Jason Pace, Halo Wars lead producer and MGS Halo franchise overseer, points out, Ensemble is forming a new company and will help support the game with bug patches and whatnot. When asked about…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 30, 2009
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  Is The iPhone Getting A New “Premium” Games Store?

  There are hundreds of games on the iPhone at the moment. Problem is, most of them are awful, little more than rubbish flash games with a $0.99 price tag. According to a report on PocketGamer, however, Apple may be looking at a way to get around this, by dividing the App Store‘s games into two…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 30, 2009
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  PlatinumGames Launches Website, Promises To “Get It”

  MadWorld developer PlatinumGames sends its new English language website into orbit today. The site’s first post lays out the site’s M.O. Japanese game companies are notorious for not “getting it”. They are thought of as slow moving, orthodox, and out of touch. One of the places where Japanese companies seem to not “get it” is…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 30, 2009
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  Let’s Break Down Nintendo’s Biggest Selling Wii Games (Let’s!)

  You’ve seen us break down Nintendo’s DS sales. Now let’s look at the Wii sales! Since this includes the Christmas quarter, sales are looking good, in both Japan and The West. These are the sales numbers for the period April 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008, and include not just total Wii game sales, but…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 30, 2009