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Left 4 Dead 2 Gets Free Xbox Live Weekend
I know, I know – how could there be enough people with Left 4 Dead 2 and without multiplayer access to rate a free weekend on Xbox Live? Well, they’re getting one anyway, on Jan. 15. The free multiplayer begins Friday, Jan. 15 at noon U.S. Eastern, 9 a.m. Pacific and will continue until Monday…
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Stolen Video Games Help Catch a Predator
A Delaware man is looking at some time in the slammer for failing to register himself as a sex offender, and he would have gotten away with it if it weren’t for those meddling video games. The games, or his alleged desire to steal and then pawn them. Cops say Patrick Monceaux, 35, stole some…
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Separated At Birth: Borderlands And CodeHunters
A post on reddit.com has fans pondering the connection between Borderlands, a comic-shaded video game that begins with a bus trip through the wasteland, and CodeHunters, a comic-shaded animated short that begins with a bus trip through the wasteland. The argument began yesterday via a post by reddit user Stupidname (thanks Tom!), who asked, “Did…
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Super Street Fighter IV: Adon Vs. Ken Vs. Cody Vs. Ryu
Yesterday’s new costume and ultra combo trailer was nice, but a pair of fight videos featuring Super Street Fighter IV’s Ken versus Adon and Ryu versus Cody are nicer still. Seeing Adon and Cody back in action sure brings back memories for me, though in Cody’s case its memories of that one guy with the…
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Spec Ops: The Line Screens Don’t Paint A Pretty Picture
Call me a pessimist, but post-apocalyptic Dubai doesn’t look like the sort of place you’d want to vacation in. And look! They’ve even hung the flag wrong. All things considered I’d probably not want to visit pre-apocalyptic Dubai, but if I dwell on that I’ll start adding pre-apocalyptic in front of every place name for…
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Udon Crafts All New Endings For Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom
Capcom continues their love affair with Udon, as the Asian-influenced comic book company announces the creation of new endings for all 26 playable characters in Tatsunoko VS Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars. Udon has been collaborating with Capcom for quite some time now, having created multiple comic book series and art books based on Capcom properties, as…
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Mass Effect 2 Debuts In Mass Effect: Redemption
The first issue of Dark Horse’s Mass Effect: Redemption comic has hit store shelves, giving fans their first look at new locations and characters that will play a big role in Mass Effect 2. Let’s see what’s new! Mass Effect: Redemption is a prequel of sorts to Mass Effect 2. In the first issue, Shepard’s…
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Halo Meets Appleseed Meets Cowboy Bebop
In case you missed the Halo Waypoint preview of “The Package”, the Halo Legends short created under Shinji Aramaki of Appleseed fame and written by Cowboy Bebop’s Dai Sato, here’s a short clip of the CGI Spartans in action. I missed the Waypoint preview, and now I’m kicking myself. I love the art style used…
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Court Puts A Stop To CTA’s Mature Video Game Ad Ban
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted the Entertainment Software Association a preliminary injunction in its suit against the Chicago Transit Authority, temporarily lifting the CTA’s ban on mature game advertising. The ESA filed the lawsuit against the CTA in July of last year, following the Grand Theft Auto IV…
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The Old Republic’s Home Where The Empire Roams
Welcome to rainy, dark, electrical storm-plagued Dromund Kaas, the Sith Empire’s seat of power during the time of Star Wars: The Old Republic. The Sith Empire colonized Dromund Kaas in ancient times, eventually losing track of the hyperspace coordinates to the world, which is just the sort of wacky thing you’d expect the Sith to…
By Mike Fahey