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Fresh New Screens Of Ocarina Of Time’s 3DS Remake
Famitsu served up five new screens showcasing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time’s heavily anticipated remake on the Nintendo 3DS. The game, part of a nine-title Nintendo lineup coming this year, is expected in the spring. There’s tons more good stuff coming today from yesterday’s Nintendo World event showcasing the new device. Look for…
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The Moneysaver: Does This Entail Dressing Up As Little Bo Peep?
I am very thrilled and proud to be here. It’s been a wonderful ceremony here on behalf of our own Fred “The Dorf” Dorfman! He wasn’t ashamed to admit to me that he had syphilis. When your brother is, in fact, named “Fletch,” you can quote this movie back to front. “As I pulled up…
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The Week in Review: CESplosion
Avatar Kinect got its big reveal this week at the Consumer Electronics Show, but the long-rumored PlayStation Phone did not. And hours ago, at its own event, Nintendo marched out the 3DS and eight titles due for its Japan launch. Welcome to the first full week of 2011. More coverage is still flowing back from…
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Woman Consummated Xbox Live Seduction Over Thanksgiving Trip, Say Cops
Cops say a woman, posing as a 23-year-old over Xbox Live, traveled from California to Maryland over Thanksgiving and had sex with a 13-year-old boy she’d met while his parents were sleeping. She’s in jail now. Rachel Ann Hicks, 36, is being held without bail on suspicion of rape and child molestation. Police say the…
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Here Are Japan’s 3DS Launch Titles
These eight launch titles for the Nintendo 3DS were revealed today at the Nintendo World spectacular. All will be available Feb. 26. Note these are the Japanese launch titles, and that the US and European lineup will likely differ. The lineup, and prices (in yen) are: Nintendogs & Cats ¥4,800 Winning Eleven Soccer 3D ¥5,800…
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Fight Night Ultra-Realistically Turns Faces Into Steak Tartare
Wanna watch Cristobal Arreola’s gut ripple when Mike Tyson slams him with a righthand missile the midsection? Pick up Fight Night Champion. It’ll bring that, plus a lot of blood. Tommy Morrison looks like he tried to hang drywall with his face. Miguel Cotto looks like he french-kissed a bandsaw. Hey, how many metaphors can…
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Delicious Overkill: The Gratuitously Overclocked 5 Ghz Core i7 Monster
Sometimes a computer at CES is interesting because it’s functional and intuitive. Sometimes a computer is interesting because it’s the size of an air conditioner, filled with heinously tacky neon lights, and overclocked to hell. Guess which one this is! I found Origin PC’s 5 Ghz, liquid-cooled “Big O” sitting on a dusty stretch of…
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Get Ready For Aion’s Next Big Transformation
Since its release, Korean-born MMO Aion has undergone a profound transformation as developers hone gameplay to suit the needs of a North American audience. NCsoft’s Sean Neil tells us how the upcoming 2.5 update will further refine the Aion experience. Aion is a massively-multiplayer online role-playing game that’s been striving to please its players since…
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First Gameplay Video Of MLB 11 The Show Surfaces
GameTrailers got a camera on MLB 11: The Show at CES, giving us a 90-second duel between Boston’s Josh Beckett and Philadelphia’s Ryan Howard. The hitter appears to be using the game’s new analog controls. It appears that way because of Howard’s multiple hitches as he waits on the pitch; that, and the hitter was…
By Owen Good
