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ModNation Racers Beta Burns Vinyl Next Week
United Front Games is kicking off the beta test for the PlayStation 3’s urban vinyl kart game ModNation Racers next week, opening up a whole new level of play-create-share goodness to a select few. How can you get in? Players who picked up early copies of the LittleBigPlanet Game of the Year Edition already know…
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Rockstar Makes Its iPhone Debut With Beaterator
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is on the way, but Timbaland’s music-generation program Beaterator leads the way as Rockstar’s first “game” on for the iPhone. Beaterator for the iPhone might not be as full-featured as the PlayStation Portable version, but then at $4.99 compared to $39.99, we wouldn’t expect it to be. Remix premade tunes…
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Video Game Makes Cell Biology “Cool”
The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) borrowed a page from Fantastic Voyage and Innerspace to make an educational video game about cell biology called Immune Attack for 7th-12th graders in the U.S. According to FAS, American teens don’t have the know-how to map a white blood cell system. Immune Attack gets them up to speed…
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Dead To Rights: Retribution – Puppy Power!
As this gameplay clip from Dead to Rights: Retribution shows, more games need the option to sic your dog on the bad guys. After watching this clip, I’m of the belief that games that don’t include dogs need to be redesigned in order to take advantage of today’s canine attack technology. Imagine how much more…
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It’s A Chiptune Holiday!
Bloop and beep in the holidays with 8 Bit Weapon & ComputeHer’s It’s a Chiptune Holiday, an album filled with traditional holiday favorites, only better. 8 Bit Weapon is one of my favorite chiptune bands, using their arsenal of old computers, consoles, handhelds, and various electronic toys to craft some very impressive tunes. Their holiday…
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The Nintendo Download: Rayman, Street Fighter, And Shinobi
Eleven new titles make their debut across WiiWare, DSiWare, and the Virtual Console this week, with performances by Street Fighter Alpha, the arcade version of Shinobi, and a little Rayman for your DSi. Kicking things off this week despite a startling lack of actual limbs is Ubisoft’s Rayman (800 DSi points). Ubi has taken the…
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What’s Clarissa Doing At An Ubisoft Event?
Spotted by omg! fashion police, Melissa Joan Hart — of Clarissa Explains it All* — attended an Ubisoft event last week for Jenny McCarthy’s Wii Fitness game, Your Shape. Looks like Hart could use some Frag Doll fashion tips. *And Sabrina the Teenage Witch — but I liked Clarissa better.
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The God Of Tetris Is A Vengeful God
College Humor is definitely onto something here in their Tetris God video. “There is no place for a square, milord!” Playing Tetris will never, ever be the same. Now we have a focus for our frustration and anger. I hope that actor is prepared to be punched in the face on a regular basis. Click…
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Quantum Theory Goes Multiplatform
Tecmo’s PlayStation 3 third-person shooter Quantum Theory isn’t just for the PS3 anymore, now coming to North American Xbox 360 consoles as well this spring. No, that screenshot isn’t a PlayStation 3 owner’s head exploding at the loss of an exclusive title to the Xbox 360. Judging by the reaction to McWhertor’s hands-on with the…
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Perfect Dark XBLA – Before And After
A trio of comparison shots show us just how far Perfect Dark’s graphics have traveled during their journey to Xbox Live Arcade. Rare has definitely been hard at work tightening up the graphics o level three. The split screen shot looks a little darker on Xbox Live Arcade, but sharper and darker is better than…
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House Sets Up House On The iPhone
From the hit NBC FOX medical drama comes Hands-On Mobile’s House M.D. for the iPhone and iPod Touch. How does the intensity and excitement of differential diagnosis translate onto the iPhone? Like this, apparently. I have no idea what the hell is going on in this screenshot, but I’m interested in finding out. House M.D.…
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“Must-have” Guinness Gamer’s Edition 2010 Coming In January
Apparently the 2010 Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition is “a must-have for fans of gaming,” according to some gaming blog. The quote on the cover of the 2010 version of the Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition actually comes from a post Crecente wrote earlier this year on the 2009 version of the book. The full…
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Isaac Severs More Limbs In Dead Space 2
The Necromorph infection is spreading through space, and only one man can contain it. Issac Clarke returns in Dead Space 2, and this time he’s calling the shots. At least that’s what it says in EA’s official announcement, which comes hot on the heels of the teaser image that kept fans stumped for all of…
By Mike Fahey
