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Tribes: Ascend Makes Its Playable Debut at QuakeCon 2011
Fans eager to see what Atlanta-based Hi-Rez Studios is doing to the Tribes franchise should head for QuakeCon in Dallas August 4 through 7, where Tribes: Ascend will be available in playable form, with closed beta keys up for grabs.
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When One Heart Isn’t Enough to Signify Your Love for Gaming
First artist Fabian Gonzalez taught us the video game ABCs. Now he delivers the ultimate expression of retro gaming love, three full hearts and a handful of classic game references. Visit his Society6 store page to plaster this banner everywhere.
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Mario Robs Banks, Waves the Union Jack for Proper English
I thought I knew Mario, but I was wrong. Apparently Mario robs banks, dresses up like a cowboy and crushes koopas while waving the Union Jack. But why would Mario do such things? To teach English of course. Super Mario: Super Englisch is an officially licensed Mario themed German to English dictionary published in 1993…
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GameStop’s Online Store Becomes One with Impulse
GameStop’s purchase of Steam rival Impulse comes to a head today, as the video game retail giant fully integrates the PC game digital download service into its online store. Now, instead of purchasing a downloadable PC game through GameStop.com, you can go to Steam instead, like you were doing already anyway. Let’s face it, the…
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The Harry Potter Game that Never Was…Yet
Jen: So Sam, If you could have your dream HP video game, what would it be like? Sam: Harry Potter would not be in it at all! Jen: Hahahaha uh agreed. Sam: I want to be an Auror hunting down death eaters, potentially before Voldemort’s fall from power. It’s such a huge universe with so…
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Because We Can Never Have Too Many Massively Multiplayer Space Combat Games
Spacefaring shooter fans looking for a massively multiplayer game with a stronger emphasis on action than economy should be overjoyed to learn that Reakktor Media’s Black Prophecy has been cleared for launch in North America. Developed in Germany and released in Europe earlier this year, Black Prophecy takes place in the 26th century where bio-genetically…
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Fling Mini Transforms Your iPhone Into a Dual Analog Gaming Beast
iPhone touch screen controls suck, and there’s only one way to fight suck: More suck. Ten One Design’s suction cup mounted tactile game controller for the iPhone were created to suck your touch screen control blues away. Ten One Design creates devices that give iPads and iPhones the finger, or at least the sense that…
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Why Can’t All Games Be As Simple As Portal 2?
Though complicated and convoluted, Portal 2 takes one solid idea and runs with it until the very end. In today’s Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Fernando Jorge wonders why more games can’t follow in Portal 2‘s footsteps. Portal 2 shows games could use more simplicity. Not all games, not all genres, but I’d say a…
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Sony Sinks $20 Million Into Exclusive PlayStation Network Games
Not content to run a downloadable games service where players have to wait weeks for repairs in order to play titles already out on Xbox Live Arcade, Sony Computer Entertainment America commits $20 million over three years towards the development of more excellent PlayStation Network exclusive games. Teasing aside, the PlayStation Network has been a…
By Mike Fahey
