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The Sims Team Definitely Got the Idea for This Video from Herman Cain’s Tax Plan
While comparing Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain’s “9-9-9” tax play to the default settings for a SimCity game was an amusing diversion, no one actually believes Mr. Cain borrowed his ideas from a video game. No one except the video game’s creators, that is. That fun-loving bunch over at EA’s The Sims Studio flex their…
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Should You Buy Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure? Yes.
Mixing together video games and collectible toys, Activision? How very Captain Power of you. As many will no doubt remember, the good captain and his soldiers of the future wound up defending clearance aisles from evil until fading into obscurity. Should a simillar fate befall Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure? It’s time for a Gut Check. Evan…
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From Blank Wall to Guts Tank Epic in Seven-and-a-Half Minutes
A building in Dallas, Texas gets a Mega Man-flavored makeover courtesy of graffiti artist Kid NES and the fine folks at Oink, the official distributor of Sabotaz brand paint products. With a little help from timelapse and the music of the Minibosses, the Guts Tank from Mega Man 2 comes to life before our very…
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How to Play With Your Skylanders Toys on Console, 3DS, and the Web
Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure hit game and toy store shelves, resulting in thousands of children and adults learning a new way to play together. There are many different ways to squeeze fun out of these shiny lumps of plastic; let’s take a look at three of them. There’s the game console version of Skylanders, in which…
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It’s Modern Sonic’s Turn in the Sonic Generations Demo Spotlight
Classic Sonic got his chance to sell folks on Sonic Generations with his demo back in June. Tomorrow it’s modern Sonic’s time to shine, and he’s a lean, mean, generally screwing things up in 3D machine! Oh, and classic Sonic is coming along for the ride too. Back in June Sega treated fans to a…
By Mike Fahey
