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A More Challenging Mari0 Mod Makes the Portal Gun a Plumber’s Friend
At the end of August, we brought you Mari0, which showed everyone how our favorite plumber would navigate the standard World 1-1 with aid of Portal gun. It was pretty friggin’ easy. Now the mod’s developers are back to show us Mari0 as an actually challenging video game, applying Portal‘s unique puzzle dynamic to the…
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NBA’s 2011 Alternate Uniforms — If They’re Ever Worn — Are Leaked by NBA 2K12
Hooray for PC versions of sports games! Some enterprising hackers have picked apart the code for NBA 2K12 and found the secret alternate jerseys that should be revealed this year if, you know, the NBA and its players get their act together and solve this lockout mess. That right there (at right in the above…
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The PlayStation 3 Says Barry Bonds Wouldn’t Come Close to This Year’s True MVP
Detroit’s ace pitcher Justin Verlander registered a once-in-a-generation performance this year. Still, even that magnificence may not be enough to overcome some baseball writers’ biases against awarding the Most Valuable Player award to a pitcher. But a video game—Sony’s acclaimed MLB 11 The Show simulation—suggests anyone who votes against him is flat wrong. Verlander, scheduled…
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Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Review Scores Steadily Gain Altitude
For nearly two decades fans of arcade-simulation jet combat have found safe haven in Namco Bandai’s Ace Combat series, so the developers decided to change everything. Yay? While Ace Combat‘s quirky storylines and fictional setting kept fans happy for years, there were those out there that didn’t want to fight over the skies of fictional…
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You Don’t Need a Badge to Play With Nintendo’s Pokémans at the 2011 New York Comic Con
While you will need a badge to check out Nintendo’s holiday line-up on the show floor, down the street on Saturday the Pokémon Gaming Lounge will be servicing the public’s pocket monster-related entertainment needs. While con-goers flood booth 1538 on Saturday afternoon to get their hands on Super Mario 3D Land, Mario Kart 7, and…
By Mike Fahey
