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Call of Duty: Bark Ops Is The Most Touching War Game Ever Not Made
I never realized how useful dog tricks could be for a Call of Duty parody video. The shake, fetch, and playful biting really lend themselves to battle scenarios, apparently. The ending is pretty much the best thing ever. I came. I saw. I laughed until I cried a little. Round of applause.
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Borderlands 2 Really Does Boast An Impressive Array of PC Settings
The PC version of the first Borderlands was not considered a particularly good port, by any measure. Developer Gearbox took the feedback to heart, and promised PC players an improved experience for Borderlands 2 So did they deliver? It certainly seems so. British gaming commentator TotalBiscuit has created the video above, which takes an exhaustive…
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There’s a Digital Version of the Talisman Board Game Coming, For Real This Time
Stop dragging my heart around, Games Workshop. After teasing us with a Capcom-developed version of the fantasy board game that devoured my soul in the early 90’s that never came to fruition, the Warhammer folks hand the property over to Nomad Games, who plan to create a series of Talisman games for PC and mobile…
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The New Dead Island‘s First Trailer Is Not as Amazing as the First Dead Island‘s Trailer
The CGI trailer for Dead Island: Riptide does seem kind of similar to that emotionally riveting one for the first Dead Island game. Slow, soft (though not as good) music. A focus on loving characters in a bad spot. Pretty, warm colors. A sad ending. It just doesn’t go in reverse. And it certainly didn’t…
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This is a Mobile Panzer Dragoon Game in Everything But Name
Microsoft Studios might be calling it Crimson Dragon: Side Story, but this incredibly deep and stylish shooter for the Windows Phone 7 is pure 2D Panzer Dragoon Side Story is the mobile companion to Crimson Dragon, the Kinect-powered Xbox Live Arcade shooter that last I heard was still in development limbo. The team creating that…
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LittleBigPlanet Vita Understands How You Feel About Online Passes
And the crowd roars! Except it’s more of an “aww man” than an “aww yeah.” A warranted reaction when you’re required to have a network pass to access the community options on LittleBigPlanet Vita Make that nine things you should know about the game, especially noting Kirk’s interest in community-made levels. Thanks for the empathy,…
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Even An Olympic Gymnast Should Probably Not Play With a 3DS While Standing On Her Hands
Nintendo has a long history of getting celebrities—honest-to-goodness non-gaming celebrities—into commercials for their handheld systems. Nicole Kidman, Sir Patrick Stewart, Liv Tyler, Carrie Underwood, Beyonce, and America Ferrara have all appeared in ads for the Nintendo DS over the past five years. Those ads were actually pretty effective. Mostly they just showed people, if famous…
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Lieutenant Worf is Playing a Werewolf in the Castlevania Movie. Wait, What?
In the latest episode of Chris Hardwick’s Nerdist podcast, Michael “Worf” Dorn discusses his role in the big screen adaptation of Castlevania, a movie I had absolutely no idea was in production. In between discussions about piloting airplanes and the challenge of sticking to his vegan diet during film shoots, the actor known for portraying…
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LittleBigPlanet Vita is an Excellent Reason to Pick Up a Nyko Power Grip
With LittleBigPlanet Vita utilizing the touch controls of Sony’s latest handheld to make creating and sharing levels more accessible than ever before, budding creators will need a lot of juice to bring their vision to life. Enter Nyko’s battery-enhancing Power Grip, making Sony’s dream of a batarang controller a reality. Nyko sent me the Power…
By Mike Fahey
