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Did You Know Kid Icarus: Uprising is Part Collectible Card Game?
With “hundreds” of augmented reality (AR) cards being distributed across via special events, magazines, retailers and Club Nintendo, Kid Icarus: Uprising for the 3DS is more than just a third-person shooter; it’s also a collectible card game. Can you collect the whole set? The initial set of AR cards that came packaged with the Nintendo…
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BioShock Infinite‘s Handyman is the Saddest Tosser of Them All
In the first “Heavy Hitters” video for BioShock Infinite we met evil robot George Washington. In this second video Ken Levine and crew introduce us to the Handyman, one of the first villains we saw in the game’s trailers, and possibly the last one we’ll see in game. Capitalizing on the inherent creepiness of “realistic”…
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Shooting 15-Year-Old Modern Warfare Players is Fine, Just Don’t Sleep With Them
Maine resident Cassandra Grant, 22, faces charges of second-degree assault and risk of injury to a minor after a round of Modern Warfare grew into a nine-month relationship with a 15-year-old Connecticut boy. According to authorities, Grant met her unnamed victim (which I suppose is the correct term here) in March of 2011 while playing…
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Former Adventure Game Designer Makes Disney World His New Canvas
What’s an adventure game designer to do when he moves on from PC titles? Conquer Disney World, of course. Once upon a time, Jonathan Ackley worked at LucasArts, where he worked on classics such as Day of the Tentacle and Sam and Max Hit the Road. He now works for Disney, where first he worked…
By Kate Cox
