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Sifl & Olly Triumphantly Return, Review Fake Video Games
Back in 1999 I was surfing through cable channels in the middle of the night and ran across a show on MTV with a cast entirely made up of sock puppets. I fell in love instantly. I recorded every episode on VHS tape, and played them until VHS was no longer a going thing. And…
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Plants Vs. Zombies is Trying to Ruin Halloween for Everyone Forever
Plants Vs. Zombies studio PopCap games has teamed up with the American Dental Association in an attempt to steal candy out of the mouths of children everywhere, those bastards. PopCap, not the children — I mean, I can’t speak for their parentage, but damn, give them some candy. Seeking to offer a “tooth-friendly” alternative to…
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Eight Tips For Surviving Longer Than Five Seconds In The Fiendishly Difficult Super Hexagon
If you haven’t played Super Hexagon yet you need to put everything down immediately and do so. Your boss, teacher, and/or parents will understand. Unless you’re a brain surgeon. Please don’t put that scalpel down. It can wait. Super Hexagon—the latest game from the creator of the super-hard VVVVVV that you can find in the…
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Look At The Impressive Globe That Will House The World Championship StarCraft II Finals
This year’s World Championship Series hosting the StarCraft II Europe finals tournament is being held in the Ericsson Globe in Sweden from September 15-16. The globe itself is indeed impressive, but it looks even more exciting all decked out for the festivities. That’s no moon… [StarCraft]
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What the Hell is Going on in This Live-Action Guild Wars 2 Video?
ArenaNet had shut off their digital sales of Guild Wars 2 a few days after last month’s launch, explaining that the demand was simply too high, and existing players’ needs needed to be attended to first. Since then, they’ve gotten the servers sorted out, the trading post online, and (from my experience, at least) significantly…
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Remember How Powerful That First BioShock Infinite Trailer Was? Now Let’s Watch This.
The premiere trailer for BioShock Infinite was such a tease. A beautiful new environment, a mysterious and solemn-looking new character, and lots and lots of propaganda. But there’s something great about this 8-bit version that washes out all the detail and gorgeous lighting. I think it’s the protagonist’s growls as he flails through the air…
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You Will Have to Pay Extra to Fight in Bin Laden’s Back Yard in the Next Medal of Honor
Zero Dark Thirty is a film coming out in December. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, who won an Oscar for The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty looks at the decade spent hunting down Osama Bin Laden, and the mission in which he was killed. Zero Dark Thirty is also now a map pack for Medal of…
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Sideways Bust-a-Move is the Secret to This Magical Gaming App’s Success
Take the bubble-bursting puzzle gameplay of the popular Bust-a-Move series, turn it on its side and toss in some magical spells and memory matching puzzles and sharp cartoon visuals and you’ve got Supermagical, an award-winning iOS game from Super Awesome Hyper Dimensional Mega Team, a developer with an obvious appreciation for understatement. Nina, a tiny…
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Think Your World of Warcraft Group Is The Best? Prove It In Challenge Mode.
The latest update to World of Warcraft, prepping the game for the changes to come with its Mists of Pandaria expansion later this month, brought a number of changes to existing systems. Several more will be coming when the expansion goes live on September 25. One new system rolling into the game with the pandas…
By Kate Cox
