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This Photo Series Is What Happens When Fashion Photography Meets Skyrim
Fashion photographer Emilie Elizabeth lives and works in Los Angeles, and has done a number of photo shoots for magazines, record labels, and advertising campaigns. She is also a gamer, and has done shoots for 2K Games and Treyarch. Her series The Dragonborn is an uncommon look at the world of Skyrim. The series combines…
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A New Slenderman Game Explores The Myth Behind The Monster
While a sequel to the Internet-famous Slender: The Eight Pages makes its way over to us, we have another Slenderman game on the way. In The Slenderman Stories: The Orphanage, you will explore the history of Slenderman in a seemingly deserted orphanage. Using your in-game phone, you’ll shine the torch app over pianos and stairwells…
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The First Apple-Approved iPad, iPhone and iPod Game Pad is One Small Step for iOS Gaming
While the race to create a universal game pad controller for Android devices is in full swing, Apple has time and time again refused to give a controller solution the go ahead, until now. The Duo Gamer is the first officially-sanctioned game pad for the iPod, iPad and iPhone, but there’s a catch — it…
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Man Tries to Livestream Resident Evil, Ends Up Livestreaming His Nap
Twitch.tv user Oddler set out to marathon a chunk of the Resident Evil franchise for 72 hours, boasting no sleep in the title of his stream But after 65 hours of playing, he just couldn’t handle it anymore. So he slips off into what looks like a pleasant snooze seated at his chair while the…
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Robot Rising is a Sexy 3D Action RPG That Just Happens to Be on Facebook
Robot Rising from Stomp Games and Tencent Boston is 3D isometric action role-playing mech game with a little strategy thrown in for good measure, and if I hadn’t mentioned Facebook in the headline you never would have guessed the platform it’s running on. I’m ashamed for not mentioning Robot Rising sooner. Tencent Boston had been…
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Crazy Things Happen In This Haunting Real-Life Minecraft Story
The protagonist of this video has had it rough lately. He wakes up in a strange world, with strange creatures. He loses his brother. He seems to be hallucinating, fighting for survival. In part three of this real-life vision of the Minecraft universe, the situation seems to go even more awry. Watch what happens in…
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The Best Screenshot Artist in Gaming Captures The Beauty of Mass Effect 3
Duncan Harris of Dead End Thrills takes gorgeous, photographic game screenshots. He’s previously worked his magic on titles like Skyrim, Dishonored, and Mass Effect 2, among many others. Now, he’s casting his artist’s eye on Mass Effect 3. This high-resolution, lovely image of Grunt and Aralakh Company—fittingly called “Smells Like Victory”—is just the beginning. Scroll…
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This Forza Horizon Trailer Makes It Look Like A Beautiful Game To Try To Avoid Crashing In
There are no adequate words in the English language to describe how bad I am at racing games. “Laughably untalented” comes close, but more often it’s phrased as a question, like, “What, you crashed so much that your car is on fire again?” Forza Horizon, therefore, is probably not for me. Because those cars are…
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AOL Unleashes Video Taboo for the iPhone, Awkwardness Sure to Follow
What I really wanted to write up there was “AOL Unleashes Video Taboo for the iPhone, Countdown to Penis”, but I suppose when an app is released that allows people to randomly send video of themselves to other players the penis is implied. Let’s check out Clucks! Taboo is the party game that challenges players…
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What Facebook is Playing This Week: FarmVille 2 Rising
FarmVille 2 didn’t place on last week‘s list of the top ten Facebook apps by daily active users. Then I invited a few friends. Someone certainly invited a few more folks, as number 39 FarmVille 2 jumps into the top spot this week, surpassing even its Zynga sibling, Texas Hold ‘Em Poker. I’m going to…
By Mike Fahey
