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After a “first draft” that put the brakes on most anything interesting, SimCity has published its policy on mods. It means they’ll allow some building re-skinning and creation, like this rail station. No changes to gameplay. As for an offline mode? “We are still exploring” that, which is what they said in October, too.
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Zombies Matriculate into Bully Thanks to Modders
Man, you think your class is full of zombies the Monday after a weekend. Modders have revisited the now eight-year old Bully to bring the undead to Bullworth. Can anyone survive the outbreak with a bottle-rocket gun and a bag of marbles? You’ll have to find out later, as there’s no timetable set for this…
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This Poster Says Call of Duty: Ghosts‘ First DLC Arrives Jan. 28
This is reportedly a GameStop promotional poster dating Call of Duty: Ghosts’ first DLC installment, Onslaught for Jan. 28. It was tweeted out yesterday and picked up by the Call of Duty enthusiast site CharlieIntel It describes four new maps—Fog, Bayview, Containment and Ignition—and two bonus weapons. Episode one of the Extinction-mode narrative announced back…
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Best of Kotaku, The Week of January 6
CES week is over, but you can reminisce with articles over on Kotaku Selects. If you have a Vita and haven’t played it yet, Tearaway is seriously a charming necessity in your gaming life. Alex Griendling appears to agree. To contact the author of this post, write to [email protected] or find her on Twitter at…
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North America’s New Disney Game Is Last Year’s Japanese Hit
This morning Nintendo surprised us with the announcement of Disney Magical World, which sounded like Animal Crossing with Disney characters, coming to the 3DS April 11. It’s actually a port of this Japanese game, which did quite well for itself when it launched last August. Courtesy of the eagle-eyed folks at Siliconera, Disney Magic Castle:…
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Sad Horse Is Dressed As Mario
Hey there, Sad Mario Horse. How you doing? OK? You look a bit down. Is it because a human being dressed you up like Mario? Yes, I agree that it is a bit degrading, but you do have to admit that it is also pretty funny. Look at that little hat you’re wearing. Look at…
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You’ve Never Heard Of Half Of These Songs About Video Games
I love old songs about video games. Not specific games mind you, but just the general idea of video games. They tend to be joyful, simple and wonderful. With that, here are some you might not have heard of. Below are a handful of obscure or old songs on the vague topic video games from…
By Chris Person
