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Sexy Science Fiction Game Blackstar Reborn As A Mobile MMO
Back in 2008 MMO developer Spacetime Studios saved its stylish space MMO The Blackstar Chronicles from oblivion after publisher NCsoft cancelled the project. Three years later and Blackstar is still on the way; just a little bit smaller than expected. In 2008 I was enthralled by the distinctive character designs for Spacetime Studio’s Wing Commander-meets-Descent…
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Your Multiplayer Foes Will Learn To Fear Your Crysis 2 Nanosuit
If you thought the new nanosuit for Crysis 2 was impressive in the single-player game, wait until you see what it does after 60 hours of online multiplayer. Crysis 2 multiplayer looks like a blast, and it’s all thanks to the technology driving the Nanosuit 2. As you level up in Crysis 2 multiplayer the…
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Luring Women Into Computer Science Through Gaming
Computer science needs more women, and video game development could be the key to making that dream come true. A recent study finds that teenage girls take to game creation just as readily as teenage boys. The impetus behind the study recently jointly conducted by the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Education and the Department…
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This Is A Shitty Way To Teach A Child New Words
The Nintendo Wii continues to prove itself quite capable when it comes to teaching children new things. In fact, it taught three-year-old Oliver Smith a brand new word! Can you say shitheads? Countdown is a long-running British television show involving the descrambling of letters and numbers into words, a fact I know only because the…
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Do You Think The Giant Eye Saw Us?
I had no idea E’lara and Caddoc, the two mercenary stars of inXile’s Hunted: The Demon Forge, could be so witty. What an eye-opener. I’ve not had any hands-on time with Hunted: The Demon’s Forge, so my main exposure to the game has been through reading Totilo and McWhertor’s impressions of the game. From those…
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It’s Definitely Not Yars’ Revenge, But I Think I Like It
If I had no idea these new screenshots were from Atari and KillSpace Entertainment’s reboot of the 2600 classic Yars’ Revenge, I’d still be intrigued. Does a brand-new game have a better chance at success when you give it the name of a classic? If KillSpace Entertainment didn’t have the rights to call what we’re…
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For The Love Of Bad Video Games
While others spend their time debating the best games of the year, commenter EcksJay22 finds enjoyment at the bottom of the barrel. Show your love for the worst of the worst in today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku. I have a confession, an addiction of sorts. See, my friends and I were having a ball last night.…
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As Last Bastions Of Humanity Go, This One’s Pretty Nice
The humans in Guild Wars 2 might be on their last legs, but it’s one of the most impressive, sprawling, well-defended pairs of last legs I’ve ever seen. Humanity week continues at ArenaNet today with a video tour of the territory the humans have managed to hold on to in the 250 years between Guild…
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