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A Baylor Bear, Fighting as a Spartan
News and notes from around the world of sports video gaming: • In the picture above, the 2011 Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III, widely expected to be taken second when the NFL Draft kicks off in 90 minutes, enjoys a game of Halo 4 at a Microsoft-sponsored VIP event in New York yesterday. •…
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Two Years Out of the NBA, EA Sports Puts Its Live Back Together
By the end of October 2010, everyone knew NBA Elite 11 was doomed. Though officially “delayed” that September, one week before the game was due to release, no one really expected it ever to ship, even internally. The ambitious makeover of the NBA Live franchise simply had too many problems to be published. That last…
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Elijah Wood Stars in Next Season of Red vs Blue. Yes, Really.
Rooster Teeth started their popular Halo-based machinima comedy series Red vs Blue all the way back in 2003. What was actor Elijah Wood up to in 2003? Oh, just carrying the lead role in a little old top-grossing fantasy movie that won 11 Oscars. But nine years later, Red vs Blue is still churning away,…
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Jay-Z’s Life Story, Told as a Facebook Game
Jay-Z is one of the world’s most famous rappers. He has a fashion line, a chain of upscale sports bars, and a share of the New Jersey (soon to be Brooklyn) Nets. He has sold millions upon millions of albums and married Beyoncé, with whom he now has a daughter. What was left for the…
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Classic PlayStation Title Appears in Vita Store, But Isn’t Playable Yet
A classic PlayStation title appeared in the PS Vita store overnight, kindling hopes that players would now be able to enjoy their classic games on the go. Alas, the game is not actually playable, but its appearance does indicate that perhaps the anticipated feature is nearly ready for prime time. NeoGAF users spotted the game,…
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Ill-Fitting Kitana Cosplay Meets Gravel-Walking Mileena In Live-Action Mortal Kombat
Remember the ill-fitting costume that the Kitana model wore to promote Mortal Kombat on the Vita? And the model who had to brave fields of gravel in heels as Mileena? The two have finally met for the latest advertisement featuring Mortal Kombat on the Vita. Their in-game personas fight to the death while their real-life…
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YouTube Just Made My Childhood Gaming Memories Feel Super Dramatic
When I think about all the games featured in this video, I remember the fun (and sometimes the anguish) I had while playing them. I never thought about their memories in such a dramatic way until YouTube user RockyPlanetesimal made a montage of the games to the music of “A Wild And Distant Shore” by…
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You Had Me At ‘Shooting Astronauts With Cheeseburgers’
My favorite mobile games are those that pull me in so quickly that a week passes by before I notice I’m spending every idle moment with my iPad gripped in my hands playing the damn thing. Games like Draw Something and Scramble With Friends have been my mobile game drugs for the past few weeks.…
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The New Way You Should Be Dealing With Skyrim‘s Frost Trolls
Man, these guys make me laugh every time they make one of these “Things To Do” videos. This week it’s Skyrim. And while there are many, many things to do in Skyrim as it is, taunting and tricking your enemies is definitely up there for one of the more fun things to do. Being that…
By Tina Amini
