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EA Closing Down Online Play For 25 Old Sports Games [Updated]
As happens every year around this time, Electronic Arts is ending online service for many old games, the majority of them sports titles. The publisher’s Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth series also is affected. The closures mean largely that only the two most recent titles in EA’s FIFA, Madden, NCAA Football, NHL…
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This Is One Intense Music Video For An iPhone Game
Com2uS goes all out for the impending release of Inotia 3: Children of Carnia, hiring Korean indie band Dear Cloud to appear in this lavish music video for the second sequel to an iPhone role-playing game. This is the sort of treatment I’d expect a big console game release to get, not an old school…
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Doctors Say The 3DS Is Safe, Potentially Beneficial To Children
Nintendo warned that its new 3DS portable gaming system might have negative effects on young children’s vision. Now the American Optometric Association steps forward to say that using 3D technology could have a positive effect on children’s eyesight. How so? Nintendo was covering its bases at E3 last year and again in December when it…
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Some StarCraft Player Has The Best Girlfriend Ever
Adrienne Baginski’s boyfriend loves StarCraft II. Adrienne Baginski loves him, so she made him the most adorable plush rendition of a Protoss Probe she possibly could for Christmas. Lucky bastard. There are handmade plushies, and then there are handmade plushies. This is no “Oh look, I sewed two pieces of colored felt together and stuffed…
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A Wearable Brain Scanner That Keeps You In The Zone
From playing video games to operating nuclear facilities, focus and attention are key factors in excelling at important tasks. Freer Logic’s BodyWave scanner trains users to be aware of their brain functions without making them wear a silly hat. The BodyWave tracks brain activity, but it doesn’t hook up to your head. The device, which…
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Where Do You Buy Your Video Games?
The daily Speak-Up on Kotaku doesn’t have to be an essay. Sometimes all it takes is a simple question. Commenter Rueli is fed up with GameStop, and wants to know where everyone else goes for their retail gaming fix. Gamestop finally broke the last straw. I’ve dealt with their crap for too long and now…
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Bonk! TurboGrafx Classics Come To The PlayStation Network
Japanese PSN users have been enjoying PC Engine titles since 2009. Now it’s North America’s turn, as Hudson readies ten TurboGrafx-16 classics for release as TurboGrafx Classics for PlayStation Network. Now the Christmas card makes sense! Bonk’s Adventure is just one of the ten titles being released individually this winter via the PlayStation Network, representing…
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This Could Mean A New He-Man Video Game
Mattel is the company behind some of the world’s hottest toy brands, including Hot Wheels, Barbie, Fisher-Price, and Masters of the Universe. Now the company hands over the rights to create video games on those properties to THQ. Up until now, several different companies have handled the creation and distribution of video games based on…
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Catherine Gameplay Is Quite Puzzling
Beneath the distorted screams, surreal visuals, and sexy cutscenes of Atlus’ Catherine lies some intriguing puzzle-platforming gameplay, along with plenty of exploding sheep. This is not at all what I expected from Catherine gameplay-wise, but I’ll take it. I figured with it being a Persona spin-off it would play more like a role-playing game, but…
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The DC Universe Online Beta Ends With Epic Battles
The DC Universe Online beta goes out with a bang today, with tonight’s cataclysmic “Battle of the Legends” paving the way for the MMO’s January 11 launch. Will you side with Batman and Superman, or The Joker and Lex Luthor? The end of beta testing is a big event for a massively multiplayer online role-playing…
By Mike Fahey
