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Getting Shot: A 103-Second Retrospective
What’s it look like to get shot in a video game? The portrait of pain has been changing over the years. We took a bullet in 18 years’ worth of games to bring you this montage. Isn’t it amazing how getting shot has evolved over the years in video games? We’ve gone from a grunting…
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Half Life Remake Black Mesa Tantalizingly Previewed
“Is Black Mesa the ultimate Half Life mod?” That’s the question Atomic MPC asked after going hands-on with a near-final build of the eagerly anticipated Half Life Black Mesa mod. I’m so jealous. The front page of the dev team’s website has us calling the mod “hot shit,” yet still they tease. It’s been years…
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Microsoft Reveals New 360 Controller With Transforming D-Pad
The Xbox 360 controller gets a little more fighter friendly later this year, with a new version featuring a transforming d-pad and monochrome buttons hitting stores on November 9. So what’s a transforming d-pad? As Major Nelson demonstrates in the video below, users can change the new Xbox 360 controller’s directional pad from a flat…
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Pinball FX 2 Is Xbox Live’s Pinball Platform
The video game pinball wizards at Zen Studios are bringing Pinball FX 2 to the Xbox Live Arcade, with free graphical updates and new achievements to every Pinball FX table released so far. Pinball FX 2 sounds like more of a dashboard update to the first game than a full-blown sequel. Perhaps that’s why Zen…
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Final Fantasy XIV Beta Is No Go
Who’s ready to get the Final Fantasy XIV open beta party started? Not Square Enix. The open beta for Final Fantasy XIV, due to kick off today at 7PM Pacific, has been postponed indefinitely while Square Enix iron out some critical bugs that cropped up at the last minute. FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test,…
By Mike Fahey
