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Game Sales Are Dead, Long Live Game Sales
It’s become popular at the moment to worry about the death of gaming as we know it. The meteoric rise of mobile handheld platforms certainly has been disruptive and, as Kotaku Editor-in-Chief Stephen Totilo reported earlier today, there are valid concerns about the longevity and existence of console-based gaming in the future. The future of…
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EA Update Adding Security Protection to FIFA Accounts
Reports began to surface last year from players whose Xbox Live accounts were hacked after they played FIFA 11 and FIFA 12. Players’ accounts were being activated on Xbox 360 consoles that were not their own, at which point their credit cards were charged for large amounts of Microsoft Points, then used on FIFA downloadable…
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Why Is There No Donkey Kong In Super Mario Galaxy 2? Because Miyamoto Said So.
After a game is finished and released, it’s always interesting to get a glimpse into what might have been, had not someone in the development process spoken up at just the right moment. Early in development, Super Mario Galaxy 2 contained a number of ideas that didn’t make the final cut. One such idea was…
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WTPT: The Nintendo 3DS is More Versatile Than You Think
The Nintendo 3DS makes all sorts of cute sounds, but have you ever heard them meshed together in a remix? No? Your day is incomplete, then. Fortunately YouTube user Jeesh123 (fun fact: “jeesh” means “pee” in Farsi) has uploaded a compilation of those sounds mixed into one glorious track. He uses everything from the Nintendo…
By Tina Amini
