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Games Help Soldiers Manage Combat Nightmares
Research that last year suggested gamers had the ability to control their dreams – or fight back in nightmares – has been applied to soldiers who have seen combat duty, and finds that those who game have fewer and less intense nightmares about war. Jayne Gackenbach of Grant MacEwan University in Canada says about 100…
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First Time Caller, Longtime Listener, It’s Dr. Robotnik
Sonic’s arch-nemesis took time for a brief call to morning radio jocks Opie & Anthony to talk about evil. It’s a short clip but a great impersonation, and the duo’s reactions are worthy a chortle or two. They’re also NSFW, so keep the volume down if there are tender ears nearby. The guy behind Dr.…
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New Hats and Swords Turn TF2ers Into Shogun Warriors
Team Fortress 2’s offering Japan-themed hats and swords for all eight classes as part of a tie-in with Total War: Shogun 2, which is due for release next week. There are three ways to get the items. One, of course, is to preorder Shogun 2 on Steam. [Team Fortress 2]
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EA Sports Throws in the Towel on NBA Jam
EA Sports has made it official – there will be no roster update, nor any type of post release support, for NBA Jam. Carmelo Anthony on the Knicks? Deron Williams on the Nets? You’re on your own. It’s not that surprising, and certainly an arcade title doesn’t depend on accurate rosters to the degree that…
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D.C. Universe Online Digital Download Coming Soon to PSN
Two months after the MMO’s release, D.C. Universe Online will get a digital download version over PlayStation Network, the official PlayStation Blog said earlier today. The game is $59.99 and includes a month’s subscription. Other packages will be offered.
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The Cardboard Tube Samurai Comes to Monday Night Combat
Just in time for PAX East, the latest update to Monday Night Combat brings Penny Arcade’s revered Cardboard Tube Samurai to the game’s PC version, as a uniform for the assassin class. Check him/her out in that vidja above. The update also delivers an “All-Star Rating System,” that which will give players a better idea…
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Mod Resurrects March Madness in NBA 2K11
EA Sports’ NCAA Basketball bit the dust after its 2009 release; 2K Sports’ College Hoops 2K series cashed out two years before. With Selection Sunday three days away and March Madness upon us, how’s a gamer to satisfy his basketball jones? Well, those with a PC may do so through a “total conversion mod,” developed…
By Owen Good
