Wii remote hardware being used to develop tech that could simulate the feeling of bullets penetrating your skin

Games today just aren’t realistic enough, eh? Why stop at the realistic visuals and settings when we could feel the sting of a bullet in a Modern Warfare match or the whack of blade in The Legend of Zelda? Fortunately,

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Wii remote hardware being used to develop tech that could simulate the feeling of bullets penetrating your skin

Games today just aren’t realistic enough, eh? Why stop at the realistic visuals and settings when we could feel the sting of a bullet in a Modern Warfare match or the whack of blade in The Legend of Zelda? Fortunately,

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Nearly A Third of Players Think the Nintendo 3DS is Better Without the 3D

You would think that most 3DS owners would play the handheld largely for, you know, the 3D part. After all, it’s the first gaming device to sell itself on 3D – without glasses, no less – and despite the criticisms

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Nearly A Third of Players Think the Nintendo 3DS is Better Without the 3D

You would think that most 3DS owners would play the handheld largely for, you know, the 3D part. After all, it’s the first gaming device to sell itself on 3D – without glasses, no less – and despite the criticisms

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Ness and the Space Invaders

If I was forced to make a list of my favorite games, I wouldn’t pick Earthbound, but I’d really want to. Even after sixteen years, Earthbound is the strangest game in my collection. Even its sequel, the incomparable Mother 3,

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Ness and the Space Invaders

If I was forced to make a list of my favorite games, I wouldn’t pick Earthbound, but I’d really want to. Even after sixteen years, Earthbound is the strangest game in my collection. Even its sequel, the incomparable Mother 3,

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Direction of Uncharted Heavily Influenced by Xbox Shooters

How close was Nathan Drake to being an elf? An article in the 209th issue of Play revealed that Naughty Dog’s original plans for the Uncharted games were much different than the final product. Apparently, the Playstation 3 exclusives were

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Direction of Uncharted Heavily Influenced by Xbox Shooters

How close was Nathan Drake to being an elf? An article in the 209th issue of Play revealed that Naughty Dog’s original plans for the Uncharted games were much different than the final product. Apparently, the Playstation 3 exclusives were

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Where Have All The Genres Gone?

Games have changed a lot over the past few years.  And I’m not just talking about that whole motion controls Kinect bullshit.  I’m still hoping that fad fizzles out fairly soon.  No, the change I’m talking about is certainly more

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Where Have All The Genres Gone?

Games have changed a lot over the past few years.  And I’m not just talking about that whole motion controls Kinect bullshit.  I’m still hoping that fad fizzles out fairly soon.  No, the change I’m talking about is certainly more

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Frostbite 2.0 is a Hell of an Engine

There are a few things about the handling of Battlefield 3 that are troubling – Origin exclusivity and the Online Pass come to mind – but DICE can’t be faulted for their new engine, which looks to be as cutting

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Frostbite 2.0 is a Hell of an Engine

There are a few things about the handling of Battlefield 3 that are troubling – Origin exclusivity and the Online Pass come to mind – but DICE can’t be faulted for their new engine, which looks to be as cutting

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Star Wars: The Old Republic Finally Gets a Release Date

You’ve probably been waiting a long time for this, so I’ll just say it. The release date has been scheduled for December 20th, 2011 for the US, and December 22nd, 2011 for Europe. Speaking at the 2011 Eurogamer Expo in

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Star Wars: The Old Republic Finally Gets a Release Date

You’ve probably been waiting a long time for this, so I’ll just say it. The release date has been scheduled for December 20th, 2011 for the US, and December 22nd, 2011 for Europe. Speaking at the 2011 Eurogamer Expo in

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Fumito Ueda says The Last Guardian to be "Unpredictable"

Despite having it’s release date pushed back earlier this year and being a no-show at 2011’s TGS, rare news has surfaced about The Last Guardian. Featured on the Ico & Shadow of the Colossus HD Collection is a round table discussion

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Fumito Ueda says The Last Guardian to be "Unpredictable"

Despite having it’s release date pushed back earlier this year and being a no-show at 2011’s TGS, rare news has surfaced about The Last Guardian. Featured on the Ico & Shadow of the Colossus HD Collection is a round table discussion

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Sequels That Should Have Been: Vietcong 3

The insects buzz everywhere around you. The strange croaking of some reptile echoes in the green hell. You clutch your gun, and, squinting, you spy through the dense jungle. Somewhere out there Charlie’s staring back. Chances are you won’t notice

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Sequels That Should Have Been: Vietcong 3

The insects buzz everywhere around you. The strange croaking of some reptile echoes in the green hell. You clutch your gun, and, squinting, you spy through the dense jungle. Somewhere out there Charlie’s staring back. Chances are you won’t notice

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Tomb Raider and Crysis 2 Win 3D World CG Awards

The mega team of Cystal Dynamics and Square Enix are a year away from releasing the highly anticipated Tomb Raider reboot yet they have already collected one of the most prestigious awards in their field. 3D World magazine has selected

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Tomb Raider and Crysis 2 Win 3D World CG Awards

The mega team of Cystal Dynamics and Square Enix are a year away from releasing the highly anticipated Tomb Raider reboot yet they have already collected one of the most prestigious awards in their field. 3D World magazine has selected

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