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Which Worgen And Goblin Character Classes Should I Play?
World of Warcraft’s Cataclysm goes down early tomorrow morning, unleashing the ferocious Worgen and inventive Goblins upon Azeroth as playable races. I’ll have to play both races, but the classes I pick are up to you guys. Over the next couple of weeks I’ll be playing World of Warcraft’s Cataclysm expansion pack leading up to…
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Oddworld Invades Steam For The Holidays
PC gamers get their first taste of Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath and Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee this holiday season, as the two former Xbox exclusives arrive on Steam as part of the four-game Oddboxx collection. While PlayStation 3 players have to wait until April for their polished version of Oddworld Inhabitants’ Stranger’s Wrath, PC gamers are getting…
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A Robot That Knows How To Read
Teaching a robot to recognize symbols is one thing; teaching a robot to actually read and understand those symbols is another thing entirely, but researchers in the UK are getting the job done, thanks to a little artificial intuition. People use text every day. We find our way using street signs, order from written menus,…
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This Is Your Host For The 2010 Spike Video Game Awards
Last year’s installment of Spike’s Video Game Awards didn’t have a specific host. That’s okay, because this year’s are being hosted by a man with enough talent for two award shows. Whether you call him Doogie Howser, Dr. Horrible, Barney Stinson, Spider-Man, or Carl Jenkins, I’ll just stick to calling Neil Patrick Harris by his…
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And Then I Punched Deathwing Right In The Face
In the Cataclysm-scarred desolation of World of Warcraft’s Badlands, three old adventures tell spectacular tall tales about the day Deathwing came. Check out one of the finest examples of traditional storytelling I’ve seen in a massively multiplayer online role-playing game. If you’re a current World of Warcraft player, don’t look at the videos below. Just…
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PlayStation Rewards Sends PS3 Owners On Quests
Sony continues to tweak its PlayStation Rewards program, giving beta participants a new way to claw their way towards legendary status with the introduction of Quests. How many kobolds does a brother have to slay for a little customer appreciation? Launching in April of 2011, the PlayStation Rewards program is a loyalty program in which…
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The World’s Coziest Video Game Launch
Foregoing a lavish, star-studded party, PopCap’s Bejeweled 3 launch party was held in a North London living room, with only a secretary, a grandmother, a librarian, a banker, and a father in attendance, representing the series’ diverse fanbase. Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.
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The Nintendo Download: Hot And Cold Running Fluidity
Nintendo celebrates water in all its form and splendor in Fluidity, a WiiWare platformer and the star of this week’s Nintendo Download. Fluidity puts the player in control of a heroic pool of water, navigating the ancient and mystical Aquaticus encyclopedia to rid it of corruption. Twisting the Wii remote rotates the world, allowing your…
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Nintendo Download Gallery
Fluidity Publisher: Nintendo Players: 1 ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief Price: 1,200 Wii Points; demo version available for 0 Wii Points Description: A magical illustrated encyclopedia called Aquaticus has been tainted by a vial of evil ink called the Influence. As a pool of water that can take on alternate forms of ice…
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