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AMD’s New Under-$100 Video Cards Are Pretty Decent

A hundred bucks isn’t what it used to be. It won’t get you a new pair of Jordans or take you halfway to buying your way out of a Union army conscription. But it’ll buy you a half-decent video card. AMD has released three new cards for $100 or less. Ranging from $100 down to…

What’s Your Poison?

It’s Tuesday. So let’s ask a question in our semi-nightly open thread, as we tend to do on Tuesdays. Instead of asking what you’re reading, watching, listening to or spending your cash on, I wanna know what you’re drinkin’ these days. Off the top of my head, I’ve been swilling some Guinness Draught, Lost Coast…

Robbing A Convenience Store With A PlayStation Controller Is Doing It Wrong

A St. Petersburg, Florida man tried—and failed miserably—to rob a convenience store by subjecting the clerk to the business end of a PlayStation controller, reports Bay 9 News. His mistake? By performing said robbery in the presence of “a police officer who walked into the store in the middle of the robbery,” according to police.…

A Big Dose Of Weird, Wild And Wonderful Saints Row: The Third Media

Maybe you’ve seen these screen shots from the next Saints Row. Maybe you’ve seen the high-res concept art. After all, most of this stuff is almost a month old. But maybe you haven’t seen what Saints Row: The Third will look like. If so, this lengthy gallery is for you. See a street thug about…

‘Portal Kombat’ Solves Today’s Dilemma Of Which New Game To Play

If the new Mortal Kombat ever makes its way to the PC—and Valve’s Steam service, specifically—we hope the team at Netherrealm Studios gets permission from Valve to include Portal star Chell as an exclusive character. This video proves that a Portal gun is perfect for creatively killing your enemies. The guys from The Country Club…

This Is What Crash Bandicoot Looks Like Running On The Crysis Engine

This is Crash Bandicoot Return, the closest we’ll get to the classic PlayStation platformer looking as good as a Crysis game. This Crash Bandicoot game is actually running on the Crysis engine, because it’s a fan-made mod that pays homage to Naughty Dog’s 15-year-old series. Crash Bandicoot Return is a Crysis mod from Anonym-Art Productions,…

Apple Has Sold More Than 180 Million iPhones, iPads & iPod touches

As of March 2011, Apple has sold more than 108 million iPhones, 19 million iPads and 60 million iPod touch devices, according to a recently filed lawsuit against Samsung. That’s more than 180 million iOS devices, an impressive number that’s quickly catching up to the combined install base of the Nintendo DS and PSP. [Bloomberg]

You Killed Carmine! You Bastards!!!

This Is Not Your Master Chief

CONDUIT | PAWLING, NEW YORK: Up close with the Conduit 2 collectible figurine. (Photo by Crecente) This Is How a Portal 2 Turret Is Made While frantically escaping through this factory inside the Aperture Science testing facility, I stopped to enjoy these robots making sentry turrets then boxing them up for sale. More » A New…

PlayStation Store Update: Arcana Heart 3, Dino Crisis 2 And Some Very Fancy Pants

This week’s North American PlayStation Store update seems to have a little something for everyone—as long as they’re a PlayStation 3 or PSP owner, of course. From all-female fighting game Arcana Heart 3 to Fancy Pants Adventures to plenty of classic games, there’s probably something fun for you here. Retro gamers can tap into nostalgia…

Battle Slots Is Puzzle Quest For The Gambling Man

In just about every Target or Walmart store there’s a section of the PC gaming section dedicated to casual gambling games; poker, roulette wheels, and slot machines. Normally you’d pass these by without blinking. Battle Slots gives you a reason to stop and stare. Phantom EFX is a name often spied in the budget PC…

They Want Us To Decide Which Kardashian Sister Is The Hotter Medieval Video Game Character

When I think of the Kardashian sisters, I don’t think of things that make sense. I think of a world of people who are famous for being famous, who get a reality show by accomplishing the feat of being a Kardashian. In this crazy world, I guess it’s no great leap to think that a…

Pocket Legends Goes Crazy, Goes Free

Cinco Barnes has gone F-ing crazy and declared war on high prices!!! To celebrate their one year anniversary iPad, iPhone and android MMO Pocket Legends has made their “premium content” free, granting access to premium areas including a bunch of castles, crypts, swamps and sewers. Free ends on May 4, so get to it.

Can You Recognize the 10 Greatest Swords Of All Time?

Webcomic mavens T. Campbell and Jason Waltrip whipped up this excellent celebration of vorpaliciousness for you, showcasing 10 of the most awesome swords in the multiverse. Can you name them all? Answers below. Alright, be honest. How many could you name? Check your answers against the cheat sheet below. CHEAT SHEET TOP: “That’s the Blazing…

iTunes Indie Hit Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP Goes Tiny and Universal This Week

Already released on the iPad, Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP makes the epic journey to the more popular iPhone and iPod touch platforms this week, thanks to a new update that magically transforms the Capy-developed game into a universal app. That means the formerly iPad-only app will now work on your daintier iOS devices as…

The Forgotten Beauty Of Vertical DS Games, The Spectacle Of Widescreen Turned Sideways

When I first saw the Nintendo DS, I saw a machine that had two screens. Some of the most creative people working on the system, however, have looked at the Nintendo DS and seen one screen. They have seen one tall screen that can present a beautiful living-room-window vertical portal to the virtual world. I’d…

Atari Revives Centipede As A Post-Apocalyptic Shooter (With Giant Bugs, Of Course)

Atari, after reviving (or attempting to revive) classic games like Warlords and Yars’ Revenge, is turning its attention to 1980 arcade classic Centipede for its next project. This is Centipede: Infestation, a twin-stick-style shoot ’em up for the Wii and Nintendo 3DS. This take on Centipede is, believe it or not, a “post-apocalyptic action experience”…

Self-Professed Furry Charged With Xbox Live Child Abuse

A 19-year-old from Greece, New York, that identifies himself on Xbox Live as a “homosexual furry” has been arrested and charged for allegedly sexually abusing a boy under the age of 13 he met while playing on Xbox Live. According to authorities, Richard Kretovic, who goes by the Xbox Live gamertag Formic Hivemind met his…

For Those Who Were Expecting Or Fearing A Cake Joke In Portal 2…

Ever hear someone say “The cake is a lie?” Ever read that in the video game Portal, think it was clever the first 20 times and then get tired of it? I wasn’t sure if I wanted there to be a cake joke in Portal 2 or not. Well, I’ve played through the game and…

The Latest Facebook Game Forgoes Farming For Sex, Drugs, Big Brother and Politics

Sex slavery, human trafficking, detention camps: The next big Facebook game forgoes farming and city building to explore concepts of universal human rights, violence against women and a future America stripped of civil liberties. Loaded with actors from shows like LOST, Alias and 24, America 2049 is part live-action video game, part human rights activist…