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Try Out Two-Player Canabalt — If You’re In Winnipeg
Canabalt, the flash smash and iPhone indie hit, got a special two-player version from the game’s creator and it will be showcased in the Winnitron, a touring arcade cabinet featuring several top-notch indie hits. This badass trailer was created for both. The Winnitron 1000, according to its site, “was made from a refurbished 80’s arcade…
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The Moneysaver: Good Luck. We’re All Counting On You
Hollywood lost one of its most quotable comedic actors this week when Leslie Nielsen, 84, passed away at a Fort Lauderdale hospital. It’s a big building with patients, but that’s not important right now. Hardware • New Xbox 360 4GB bundle with Modern Warfare 2, Mass Effect 2 games + LIVE 3 month & 1600…
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The Week In Review: Know When To Fold ‘Em
Electronic Arts’ CEO described a nail-biting 150-hour finish for NBA Elite 11, and the choice he made to cancel the game outright. “There aren’t many decisions that are essentially squarely on my desk,” John Riccitiello told Kotaku. “This was one.” Riccitiello, in an extensive interview with Stephen Totilo this week, candidly assessed the lay of…
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Civilization IV’s Opening Theme A Finalist For Grammy
The opening theme for Civilization IV is the first original composition associated with a video game to be a finalist nominee for a Grammy. The track, “Baba Yetu,” is in the “Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists” category. “Baba Yetu” represents one of two Grammy nominations for composer Christopher Tin. He originally created the track for…
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Doot-De-Doo
You know what you call the tube in the middle of the toilet paper roll? The doot-de-doo. Because, when you’re on the john and run out, you trumpet “doot-de-doo!” with it for someone to bring a fresh roll. I taught this to my friends’ two daughters a couple weeks ago: one is seven, the other…
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Guess Which Team’s Most Played Online In Madden. Guess.
Hint: They’re 3-8, have no hope of making the playoffs and fired their coach. But Tony Romo doesn’t have a busted collarbone in cyberspace either, and the Dallas Cowboys are still the preferred side for thousands. The Miami Heat are No. 1 in NBA 2K11, according to a nifty chart compiled by writer Patrick Hruby…
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Xbox Live Indie Clips: Space Police On Super Highway 9
In this week’s installment of Xbox Live Indie Clips, I take to the space road with Haiku Interactive’s Space Police on Super Highway 9. Are space police better than regular police? I suppose the answer to that question depends on who is playing Space Police on Highway 9. The courteous space police officer uses his…
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GT5’s Top End Steering Wheel Will Set You Back $500
Pictures have circulated of the new Thrustmaster T500RS, a high-end racing wheel for for Gran Turismo 5, but nothing’s official yet and no one was clear on what it cost, until GT’s creator piped up over Twitter. Five hundred bucks, said Kazunori Yamauchi to GTPlanet. It’ll feature three pedals, a high power motor, backlash-free belt…
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Poster-Size Meat Boy Guide Fit For Any Bedroom Wall
Super Meat Boy is a savagely difficult platformer, and those old-school bonafides gave artist TheInfamousTheft the inspiration for this rad Nintendo Power-style beat guide to The Guy’s three levels, which unlock The Kid. Spoilers? Maybe. Big size on the jump. Super Meat Boy: The Guy Guide [TheInfamousTheft on DeviantArt, thanks Bryce F.]
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Video Surfaces Of Rumored PlayStation Phone [Update]
Video of what looks like a PlayStation Phone prototype hit YouTube earlier today. Physically it looks very much like the rumored device. A main menu and screens showing device information and firmware are seen, but no gaming features are depicted. The device, the Sony Ericsson “Zeus” appears to use the telecommunications carrier MTEL CG, which…
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The First 22 Drivers Of NASCAR 2011 The Game
NASCAR The Game 2011 dropped another 22 names of drivers (and their crew chiefs) who’ve licensed the use of their images in the game. There’s a lady driver on this list, but it’s not Danica Patrick. It’s Jennifer Jo Cobb, who competes on the Camping World trucks series. Patrick hasn’t yet raced on the Sprint…
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The Die-Cast Underbelly Of Gran Turismo 5
The underside of a Gran Turismo 5 racer reveals this curiosity: the logo for die-cast collectible maker AutoArt (lower side, center). AutoArt’s made Gran Turismo models before (that actually is the Nismo Skyline GTR, the same car depicted in the screenshot), and GT5 studio Polyphony Digital has plenty of the collectibles on hand No one’s…
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Preparing For Cataclysmic Return To World Of Warcraft
You left Azeroth behind long ago, but you can’t resist the rumbling of the Cataclysm any longer. It’s okay, we understand. Here are some helpful tips to help you ease yourself back into the addiction. Get A Head Start Ideally the best time for you to return to World of Warcraft for the release of…
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Nothing Tears A Family Apart Like Pizza Power
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles can argue all they want, there is only one true answer to the question of who gets the health-giving pizza in Turtles in Time. Click to view That answer, of course, is whoever gets there first. This philosophy got me punched more than once as I was growing up, but…
By Mike Fahey
