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Naughty Dog goes survival horror with The Last Of Us

Tonight at the VGAs Naughty Dog let loose the first trailer of their new survival horror game, The Last Of Us. The trailer shows us the two main characters, a gruff man named Joel (voiced by Troy Baker) and a

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Naughty Dog goes survival horror with The Last Of Us

Tonight at the VGAs Naughty Dog let loose the first trailer of their new survival horror game, The Last Of Us. The trailer shows us the two main characters, a gruff man named Joel (voiced by Troy Baker) and a

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Predicting the nature of the Syndicate remake

My prediction is that the upcoming FPS Syndicate will be a failure as a remake of the original game. The most succinct reason I can give for this is the remake doesn’t seem to include drivable cars. There is one

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Predicting the nature of the Syndicate remake

My prediction is that the upcoming FPS Syndicate will be a failure as a remake of the original game. The most succinct reason I can give for this is the remake doesn’t seem to include drivable cars. There is one

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Dynasty Warriors and Pepsi perform double musou marketing campaign

For what could be the greatest marketing campaign in the history of man, Tecmo Koei and Pepsi have joined forces to promote Pepsi Next through Dynasty Warriors Next, a launch title for the PS Vita. As of now this campaign

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Dynasty Warriors and Pepsi perform double musou marketing campaign

For what could be the greatest marketing campaign in the history of man, Tecmo Koei and Pepsi have joined forces to promote Pepsi Next through Dynasty Warriors Next, a launch title for the PS Vita. As of now this campaign

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Serious Sam 3's amazing Immortal Scorpion DRM

The DRM Croteam has placed into Serious Sam 3: BFE may just be the best yet. As you can see, pirated copies of the game contain an Immortal Scorpion foe that will constantly follow you throughout the game. You can

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Serious Sam 3's amazing Immortal Scorpion DRM

The DRM Croteam has placed into Serious Sam 3: BFE may just be the best yet. As you can see, pirated copies of the game contain an Immortal Scorpion foe that will constantly follow you throughout the game. You can

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Shigeru Miyamoto retires from current position at Nintendo (not really)

Shigeru Miyamoto, one of the greatest minds behind Nintendo, will be stepping down from his authoritative position so he can “be in the forefront of game development once again”. Don’t panic! He’s not leaving Nintendo, he just won’t be working

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Shigeru Miyamoto retires from current position at Nintendo (not really)

Shigeru Miyamoto, one of the greatest minds behind Nintendo, will be stepping down from his authoritative position so he can “be in the forefront of game development once again”. Don’t panic! He’s not leaving Nintendo, he just won’t be working

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Newest Awesomenaut is a time-traveling space monkey with a jetpack

Nothing makes a fighting game like a colorful cast of unique characters. Whether you cite scientist-turned-goo-monster Arakune from Blazblue or creepy-crab-walking-dance-fighter Voldo from Soul Calibur, sheer unmitigated weird is key to a fun fighting game. Developer Ronimo Games seems to

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Newest Awesomenaut is a time-traveling space monkey with a jetpack

Nothing makes a fighting game like a colorful cast of unique characters. Whether you cite scientist-turned-goo-monster Arakune from Blazblue or creepy-crab-walking-dance-fighter Voldo from Soul Calibur, sheer unmitigated weird is key to a fun fighting game. Developer Ronimo Games seems to

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Soundscapes: What sound does to games and brains

When a game is in development there is often a clear intent of whether the game is designed to be played in short bursts or in longer sessions. What you might not realize is that the audio of the game

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Soundscapes: What sound does to games and brains

When a game is in development there is often a clear intent of whether the game is designed to be played in short bursts or in longer sessions. What you might not realize is that the audio of the game

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Skyrim Glitch Adds Welfare

Wake up, wake up, wake up it’s the 1st of the month! To get up, get up, get up, so cash your checks and get up!                                                                     –Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, “1st of tha Month.” Need further proof that Bethesda’s new digital

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Skyrim Glitch Adds Welfare

Wake up, wake up, wake up it’s the 1st of the month! To get up, get up, get up, so cash your checks and get up!                                                                     –Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, “1st of tha Month.” Need further proof that Bethesda’s new digital

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Intellectual Property: Why Game Publishers Are Doing It Wrong.

You’ve probably heard of the SOPA bill, and the devastating effect it would have on the Internet and individuals. It would basically forbid the use of any copyrighted material in any way, shape or form on the Internet. It ranges

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Intellectual Property: Why Game Publishers Are Doing It Wrong.

You’ve probably heard of the SOPA bill, and the devastating effect it would have on the Internet and individuals. It would basically forbid the use of any copyrighted material in any way, shape or form on the Internet. It ranges

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Nintendo officially confirms Xenoblade Chronicles for North America

This morning a mysterious image of Gamestop’s release schedule featuring Xenoblade Chronicles, as a Gamestop exclusive to boot, popped up. Later Nintendo themselves confirmed that the long awaited Wii JRPG is finally coming to North America in April 2012! Nintendo

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Nintendo officially confirms Xenoblade Chronicles for North America

This morning a mysterious image of Gamestop’s release schedule featuring Xenoblade Chronicles, as a Gamestop exclusive to boot, popped up. Later Nintendo themselves confirmed that the long awaited Wii JRPG is finally coming to North America in April 2012! Nintendo

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