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Simpsons! Simpsons Arcade Here!—Oh, You Get the Idea …
Konami has confirmed that the beloved beat-em-up The Simpsons Arcade is coming to consoles, and sooner than you expected. Not only does it get here, like, Friday (on Xbox Live), it’ll be available free to PlayStation Plus subscribers when PSN gets it on Tuesday Feb. 7. For those who don’t get it free, The Simpsons…
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Oklahoma Lawmaker Wants Anti-Bullying Tax on Video Games
“Violent video games,” a governmental classification of speech and expression that the Supreme Court found a smidge troubling last June, would be taxed extra under a proposed law in Oklahoma, with the collected money going toward state programs fighting bullying and child obesity. Here we go again. William Fourkiller, Democrat of Stillwell, Okla., proposed a…
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The Amazing Cube
The Amazing Cube | Minecraft-themed Rubik’s Cube created for fun by Matt Boynton, a programmer for 5th Cell, the makers of Scribblenauts SoulCalibur V Takes a Beating From Game Reviewers With the past couple of years dominated by Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat-style 2D fighters, it’s nice to see the return of one of the…
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The Force is 1.7 Million Subscribers Strong with Star Wars: The Old Republic
According to EA’s third quarter financial results report, BioWare’s Star Wars: The Old Republic has generated more than 1.7 million paying subscribers since its December launch. One wonders if that number was recorded before the game’s PVP balance issues began
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SoulCalibur V Takes a Beating From Game Reviewers
With the past couple of years dominated by Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat-style 2D fighters, it’s nice to see the return of one of the big 3D fighting franchises. That is, unless you’re a game reviewer. Then it’s time to step into the critical ring. Picking up the story of SoulCalibur and the Soul Blade…
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Three New Skylanders Enter the Retail Ring
Battling their way out of the post-holiday shortage, Activision and Toys for Bob have unleashed a trio of new Skylanders at retail, including one that should be familiar to hardcore Spyro fans, should such a thing exist. It’s nice to see some new faces on retail shelves, isn’t it? Three new toys are hitting store…
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In the Official Darksiders Novel Tie-In the Hero’s Journey Doesn’t Just Symbolize Death
Death and his pal War team-up to save the day this year in Darksiders: The Abomination Vault, a series prequel that takes place a millenia before the opening credits of the first game. Death might be a new player in Darksiders II, but he’s been around as long as people have been dying, giving author…
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Going to Miss BlizzCon in 2012? Not as Much as This World of Warcraft Guild Will
Last month Blizzard announced that it’s annual fan convention would be skipping a year, returning in 2012 so the developer can focus on things like developing games. Some fans took this well. The Elysiam World of Warcraft guild on the U.S. Shadowmoon server took to song. Guild leader and lyricist Kayhettin pass along this video…
By Mike Fahey
