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Trying to Hit the Cowboys’ Jumbo Jumbotron with a Punt in Madden NFL 12
This has been an obsession of mine ever since Cowboys Stadium appeared in Madden NFL 10—hit the Jerrytron, the arena’s massive scoreboard, with a punt. Tennessee’s A.J. Trapasso did in a pre-season game in 2009, causing a brief foofaraw over its size and how low it was hanging over the field. Madden NFL 12 has…
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They’ve Taken Twister and Made It Not Twister
Yesterday when I posted the news that Majesco was bringing the classic full-body board game Twister to the Xbox 360 Kinect, I figured it would at least maintain some resemblance of the original product. Then came the first screens for Twister Mania Featuring three game modes with over 16 variations and more than 1800 shapes,…
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Grab Life By The Boulders in Zynga’s New Adventure World
Just when you thought Zynga was out of ideas, it appears they’re… not. Adventure World, the newest addition to the Zynga family, seems to be channeling Indiana Jones, complete with threatening snakes. The trailer ends with a call to “play today”, but the game won’t launch for another couple of weeks. From the trailer, it…
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Gabe Newell Wants to Call ‘MOBA’ Game Genre ‘ARTS’
Valve’s Gabe Newell on the genre of DOTA 2. The Valve Way: Gabe Newell And Erik Johnson Speak [Gamasutra] You can contact Jen Schiller, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find her on Twitter, and lurking around our #tips page.
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Child of Eden Sweetens the Kinect Sensor Bundle
In case you were still on the fence about dropping $150 on Microsoft’s magical camera stick, the company today announced that the bundle is getting updated to include a download code for a free copy of sensual shooter Child of Eden Not that Kinect Adventures wasn’t enough of a hardware mover, but one can only…
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Funny, I Don’t Remember “Sassy Gay” Being a Dragon Age II Character Creation Option
PAX Prime was a great place to catch some cosplay, and if you looked closely enough, find some sassy new friends to help keep you from blowing up the entire convention center in a fit of anger. The Sassy Gay Hawke from Dragon Age II seems to be inspired by this comic at DeviantArt (which…
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It’s Video Game Competition, Not Violence, That Sparks Aggression
Do violent video games cause aggressive behavior? According to a recent report published in the journal Psychology of Violence, the competitive aspect of gaming is more likely to generate aggro than mere violence. All this from a bunch of university students, some video games, and some hot sauce. Science is an amazing thing. In the…
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Long Live Play, Long Live Flaming Crossbows, Long Live Kevin Butler
Like a flaming crossbow bolt casually launched at gigantic rooftop slogan, Sony celebrity spokesmodel Kevin Butler returns to launch the “Long Live Play” marketing campaign. Last week PlayStation 3 advertising fans were concerned by Twitter reports that celebrity spokesmodel Kevin Butler had left Sony for Economy Flooring, his uncle’s flooring startup. Luckily for Sony ad-fans,…
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Our Xbox Live Indie Favorites Go Summer Blockbuster With Ninjas, Zombies and Secret Agents
Every couple of weeks, we recommend some of the best games on the Xbox Live Indie channel. These are the games on the fringe of the Xbox 360 platform, made by average Joes and indie dreamers. They’re peer-reviewed, not Microsoft-approved and thankfully they’re not all about your Xbox Avatar dancing or how to flirt with…
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It’s Like Resident Evil: The Board Game, Only With More Cthulhu
In today’s maddening installment of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Wirebrain shares with us a board game that feels a lot like Capcom’s famous survival horror series. This Saturday, I discovered an amazing board game called Mansions of Madness. Set in the “Cthulhu mythos”, players control one of eight investigators exploring trap filled locations with…
By Mike Fahey
