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Report Says NBA Live 13 Will Be a $20 Digital Download
Rumor out of GameStop’s annual expo in San Antonio says EA Sports representatives told attendees that NBA Live 13 will in fact be a digital only release, and will cost $20 on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live. The site IRB Gamer, attending the expo, said it was told directly of EA Sports’ digital plans for…
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When the Transformers Team Up With the Justice League, Everybody Wins.
Spotted over at the Midtown Comics Facebook page, this glorious work from comic book artist Phil Jimenez doesn’t represent an actual project in development, which is a damn shame, because this…this. This. Optimus Prime as a Green Lantern. A Batman Autobot. The hand of Unicron. Wonder Woman and a freaking-invisible Seeker that transforms into an…
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This PC Gaming Headset Will Make You Feel Like a Helicopter Pilot. I Promise.
Inspired by the headsets worn by some professional helicopter pilots when the perform whatever magic keeps those things from plunging into traffic, Razer’s new BlackShark gaming headset sets itself apart from other gaming headsets by not looking like a toy. Seriously, look at this thing. I actually tried on a pair of these back during…
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Video Game Heroes Try to Convince Kids to Read In These Cool Fan Posters
If your school library was anything like mine, then it had a ring of old posters around the perimeter, high on the wall where no librarian could reach to change them, trying to convince children that reading is cool. I was a voracious reader, but I never did like those posters. (Half of them featured…
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A Children’s Treasury of Madden Release-Week Glitches
When it was first shown to writers in April, I knew what was in store for Madden’s “Infinity Engine” of real-time physics. This is the YouTube age, where a game’s every gaffe, glitch and goof is filmed and uploaded within moments of release, it seems. Realizing how hyper-nitpicked Madden is, I asked if the development…
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Gorgeous Lord of the Rings-Themed Skyrim Mod Project Ends After Cease & Desist Order From Warner Brothers
The Middle Earth Roleplaying Project is a rather glorious Skyrim mod, designed meticulously to recreate Tolkien’s world. Alas, the project—which began as an Oblivion mod, and has been in progress for years—may never be finished. The team behind the project has apparently received a Cease & Desist letter from Warner Brothers, and as a result…
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Taking a Stand Against Sites That Charge for iPhone App Reviews
With dozens of new iPhone and iPad apps popping up on a daily basis, developers are finding it increasingly difficult to get coverage for their latest games. It’s a situation so desperate that several websites selling “expedited” app reviews, a practice mobile developer co-op AppyNation‘s Andrew J. Smith is not particularly fond of. In a…
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Three Reasons Most Video Game Movies Don’t Work, and One Why I Hope a Metal Gear Solid Movie Will
Film adaptations of popular games are almost as inevitable as game adaptations of films—and often, just as terrible. Early this morning, we learned that Konami once again have plans to take Metal Gear Solid to the silver screen. The film seems to be in the very early planning stages, so it’s too soon to say…
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Here’s Your Final Helping of Modern Warfare 3 Downloadable Content
Coming September 6 to the Xbox 360 version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, the five new maps of Content Collection 4 (two previously exclusive to Elite Premium members) brings the content season to a close, paving the way for Black Ops 2 You know the drill by now, kids. The Xbox 360 version…
By Mike Fahey
