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Game Manuals

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Not all great manuals had to come from the dawn of time. Rockstar put a surprising amount of work into San Andreas’ PC edition, with the game box remodelled into a tourist guide to Grand Theft Auto’s fictional state. Where the guide began and the manual ended was often a…

Beat Hazard: One Man’s Quest To Make Your Music Hurt You

This weekend while poking about Steam I stumbled over Beat Hazard, the game that turns your music into colorful, frantic shooter levels, and I fell in love. Watch me play, and then read about the one-man studio behind the game. As someone who often worries about the lack of exposure Xbox Live Indie Games get…

Not That Far From The Truth

We didn’t turn out too badly, did we? A comic from famed 80’s – early 90’s prophet Gary Larson, found via Reddit.

Burning Up!

To: Ash From: Crecente Yikes, today was busy and frustrating. We have a slew of news hitting tomorrow morning, so I spent some time today prepping it. Then my computer started to melt down thanks to a faulty CPU fan. I ended up having to take the thing apart to figure out what was wrong…

KOS-MOS Statue

Nolan Bushnell Rejoins the Atari Force

Nolan Bushnell, who founded the original Atari Inc. in 1972, has returned to the company masthead as a member of Atari S.A.’s board of directors. “Original Atari” and “Atari S.A.” have to be specified because technically they’re not the same company. It’s complicated but it all has to do with Infogrames’ 2008 acquisition of Atari…

Here’s 45 Seconds of Guys Getting Kneed in the Balls

New iPhone? Pfft. How about three pairs of sweaty men humping kicking the crap out of each other? Wait! Wait! Calm down! Form an orderly line or you’ll crash the Internet! This is 45 seconds of mostly in-game footage from EA Sports MMA, featuring Jake Shields, whose entourage went all Sharks and Jets with Jason…

Crackdown 2 Becomes “A Beautiful Fusion Of Killing”

Apparently no one told Crackdown 2 senior designer Dean Smith that you aren’t supposed to make up your own cover blurbs, but then this video is titled “Nothing Is Sacred,” so at least he’s keeping in theme. Seriously though, that line needs to go on the game’s box art. I don’t care if it’s from…

Raise Your Real Life World Of Warcraft Cooking Skill

If you’ve ever found yourself afflicted with hunger while leveling your cooking skill in World of Warcraft. Rock, Paper, Shotgun has a set of real-life WoW recipes that are sure to satisfy your otherworldly hunger. Beer Basted Boar Ribs, anyone? Sure you can buy a World of Warcraft cookbook, but why waste valuable time and…

You Can Now Catch Crabs From Your iPhone

If you’re one of the legion of viewers that tune into the Discovery Channel to watch men catch crabs, you’ll be pleased to know you can now catch crabs in the palm of your hand with Deadliest Catch for iPhone. After a lackluster release on the Xbox 360 two years ago, it’s high time fans…

What The New iPhone Could Mean For Gaming

The new iPhone 4 that our colleagues at Gizmodo have been showing the world adds a second camera to what is one of the world’s fastest-growing gaming platforms. Think a second camera could change iPhone gaming? The addition of a front-facing camera makes the iPhone that much closer to a Nintendo DSi, the latest in…

Get Your Secret Mimana Iyar Chronicle Codes Here

There’s a secret area in Aksys’ PlayStation Portable Tales of-esque role-playing game Mimana Iyar Chronicles, where secret codes will earn you special loot. We just so happen to have a couple of those codes right here. Players who’ve beaten Mimana Iyar Chronicles and ventured into the New Game+ mode might have run into a fellow…

Lost Planet 2 Multiplayer Demo Impressions: Konnichiwa, My Fellow Players

Since the majority of my multiplayer experience in the original Lost Planet involved myself and a large group of Japanese players, it seems fitting I find myself surrounded by Japanese players in the latest Lost Planet 2 multiplayer demo. The latest multiplayer demo for Lost Planet 2, which goes live on the 21, focuses on…

These Moms Not Spending Much Money On Games For Their Kids

A U.K. newspaper asked three married moms to track how much money they spend on their kids each month. Gaming proved to be a very small part of it. The Mirror doesn’t make it clear which month was tracked nor whether the moms, who were asked to log every penny they spent, were taking into…

How To Raise A Nerd

My oldest son is seven years old. When he was born, I named him a geeky middle name for one reason: To fulfill his destiny as a nerd. Let’s be honest. I am a nerd. Perhaps, you are a nerd, too. We could even been kindred nerd spirits or bitter nerd enemies nerd-raging at each…

Video Game Art That Can Kill

Large, light package arrived at our New York office via Electronic Arts today. It contained a limited-edition (destined for charity) Crysis 2 art printed on aluminum. You could slice someone with this thing. One other notable detail: In the past two weeks, two people, Crysis 2 creative chief Cevat Yerli, and now whoever at EA…

Twisted Metal Creator Only Needs Two Bleeps To Talk ModNation Racers

The ModNation Racers Artist Spotlight shines on Twisted Metal creator and noted potty mouth David Jaffe, who manages to get censored only twice while discussing how bleeping amazing ModNation Racers is. Last week the founder and CEO of Insomniac Games Ted Price took ModNation Racers for a spin, creating girlfriends for two of the studio’s…

How A Wii Game Looks On The Xbox 360

Video comparison of a Wii game (on the right), that was ported to the Xbox 360. This is No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise, a game with intentionally low-fidelity “punk” visuals. Looked good enough on the Wii for me. This might be the originating site. Whether it is or isn’t, it also has a comparison of…

Renault Delivers Interactive In-Game Advertising To The Sims 3

The inclusion of a free virtual version of Renault’s electric Twizy Z.E Concept car in The Sims 3 should go great lengths towards helping increase player awareness of the Renault brand. With The Sims 3, EA has discovered a whole new way to deliver in-game advertisements to its players. Take the free downloadable Renault Twizy…

LEGO Prince of Persia Springs to Life

We knew that LEGO was getting its own take on Prince of Persia, but seeing the images is nothing compared to watching those mini-figs come to life in a commercial. I can’t help but watch this and think of the potential of a LEGO Prince of Persia video game. Yes, please.