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Cops Called on the Only Man Camping Out for the 3DS Launch
This guy has been waiting outside a New York City Best Buy since Tuesday, a one-man campout line waiting for the Nintendo 3DS. That is, until store security called the cops to shoo him off. Look, I don’t mean to stir the pot, but we know what’s going on here: It’s because store security is…
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Dungeon Fighter Online Battles Its Way To Xbox Live Arcade
Online gaming company Nexon takes its first steps into the console world, teaming up with Microsoft Games Studio to bring 2D MMO Dungeon Fighter Online to Xbox Live Arcade later this year. Can a console MapleStory be far behind?
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No Game Will Make You Look And Sound Quite As Ridiculous As Pah!
In a distant future where voice controls have completely replaced the need for physical buttons, a starship captain sits at his helm watching asteroids grow ever-larger on the view screen, desperately shouting “PAH!” Imagining that scenario really doesn’t help take the edge off Luck7 Labs voice-controlled iPhone game Pah!, which has players emitting a constant…
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What Room Is Your Gaming Console In?
Have video game consoles earned their spot in the family room, or are we still tucking them away out-of-sight? The measurement and information experts at Nielsen release the results of a study that shows what’s being played where in U.S. households. Back in the old days a gaming console was something you pulled out from…
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Join The Umbrella Corporation In Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
Slip into the uniform of a member of a crack Umbrella Security Services squad member tasked with cleaning up both the zombies and the survivors of the original T-virus outbreak in Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, a new title reportedly on the way from former SOCOM developer Slant Six Games. Back in November of last…
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It’s Double The Carnage, Double The Fun In Hunted Co-Op
Featuring both online and split-screen offline cooperative multiplayer, Hunted: The Demon’s Forge is definitely a game you’ll want to play with a friend. I call dibs on the elf girl. In the latest trailer for Inxile Entertainment’s hack and slash fantasy adventure focuses on how Caddoc the mercenary and E’lara the archer can combine their…
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Dragon Age II Writer Eloquently Defends The Game’s Sexuality Balance
When a forum poster decided to criticize the developer for neglecting the core role-playing game market – straight male gamers – when developing romance prospects for Dragon Age II, BioWare writer David Gaider’s response was swift and elegant. BioWare forum poster Bastal obviously feels strongly that the supporting characters in Dragon Age II were more…
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Square Enix Sale on iOS Games Through March 31
Square Enix is dropping the prices on their iPhone/iPad games more than 50% as incentive for their latest release—Final Fantasy III. Because the original prices are a bit high to begin with, and because Square Enix rarely does price drops anyway, this is a good chance to get in if you’ve been holding out. [TouchArcade]
By Jason Chen
