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Another Glorious Day in the Corps for Aliens: Colonial Marines
Gearbox Software pumped out another six screenshots of its upcoming Aliens: Colonial Marines over the game’s official Facebook page this afternoon. The game is still on course for a 2012 release, as these grabs are meant to show. They also show wrecked infrastructure, rampaging xenomorphs and humans in charge of the galaxy’s least desirable Orkin…
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Where is Our First-Person, True-to-Scale Frogger Game?
A gigantic frog terrorizes motorists in Dorkly‘s latest video short, which raises a question: Why hasn’t anyone delivered a more realistic frog crossing the road simulator? It’s a silly concept, but I’d definitely play a new version of the arcade classic Frogger in which a tiny amphibian tries to cross a full-sized highway. High definition…
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Nintendo Triumphs in 2008 Patent Infringement Lawsuit
Three years ago Ohio-based technology company Motivia filed a patent lawsuit against Nintendo, alleging the Wii infringed on its ‘Human Movement Measurement System’ patent. Today an International Trade Commission judge ruled that wasn’t the case.Grats, big N.
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Character Creation Is Back and Better Than Ever in Soulcalibur V
My favorite feature of Soulcalibur IV was the ability to create my own custom characters and see how they fare on the stage of history. Judging by this trailer and these new screens, it’ll probably be my favorite feature of Soulcalibur V as well. With the inclusion of stickers and scars, pattern changing and scaling,…
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Should You Buy The Lord of the Rings: War in the North? Yes.
Just when we thought we’d seen all there is to see in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings saga, Snowblind Studios goes and writes an entirely new adventure, chronicling the goings on in the North while Sauron’s eye was focused on Frodo and friends. Should you lend it your bow, or give…
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William Gibson on Cyberpunk’s “Dirt in the Corners”
In an interview with author William Gibson, the creator of the notion of “cyberpunk”—a milieu that remains heavily influential to the world building of video games—comments on what inspired him to deviate from the then-too-polished world of mainstream science fiction. It’s relevant to today’s Neuromancer-inspired video games: Make sure you put the dirt in corners.…
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Fight Alongside DC’s Greatest Superheroes for Free
With yesterday’s addition to the PlayStation Network and today’s flipping of the switch on the PC version, DC Universe Online is now free-to-play. Sony Online Entertainment celebrates with the most exciting trailer you’ll see all…oh, nevermind Both versions of DC Universe Online now feature three levels of access — free, premium, and legendary, the differences…
By Mike Fahey
