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Japan: We Get All The Cool Stuff

30. November 2008

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Japan: We Get All The Cool Stuff

We know, Japan, we know. Well, our awareness levels didn't stop Capcom from flaunting their stuff for us to see. In another attempt to satisfy their super-fanboys, a super-special, super-limited edition of Resident Evil 5 has just become available for pre-orders. The contents include the game (no, really) as found within some rather sleek packaging, [...]

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Black Mesa: The Trailer

30. November 2008

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Black Mesa: The Trailer

Black Mesa, during its long years in the making, has become a kind of an urban legend. As the majority sadly, slowly, moved on and away from the once glorious modifications community, this is one project they kept coming back to check up on. Most were awed by the production values, many were desperate about [...]

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Zeno Clash: Achievements Unlocked

30. November 2008

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Zeno Clash: Achievements Unlocked

I don't know about you, but I'd never guess that Zeno Clash, this unique, punk-fantasy first person shooter -- though emphasis is given in melee combat -- is actually powered by Valve Software's Source engine. This game looks unlike anything that's used Source before, in a grand way. I can only hope that the inventive [...]

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Ben 10 Sells 2.5 Million Copies; Further Proof Reviews Barely Matter?

30. November 2008

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Ben 10 Sells 2.5 Million Copies; Further Proof Reviews Barely Matter?

With companies still caring too much about review scores, and with recent studies showing that advertisements play a far larger role in purchases than any objective scores or grades, the timing was perfect for an example to drive home the “Reviews don’t matter quite as much as people think (most of the time)” debate. That [...]

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Reuters Closes Second Life Reporting Branch

30. November 2008

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Reuters Closes Second Life Reporting Branch

Remember a couple of years ago when it seemed like every company started opening up a virtual presence in Second Life in order to “get with the times”? And remember how every magazine and newspaper had a big feature about how Second Life would forever change the way the Internet and world works? Well, things [...]

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The DS Gets Literary in Europe

30. November 2008

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The DS Gets Literary in Europe

It’s not often that the UK gets a game we don’t see Stateside, but when they do it’s usually something I’d kill to own. That holds true for the latest UK exclusive, 100 Classic Books on the Nintendo DS. The game is exactly what it sounds like: a compilation of 100 classic works of English literature [...]

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Holiday Gifts: Game-Related Art

30. November 2008

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Holiday Gifts: Game-Related Art

If you're unsure of what new game to buy your special someone this holiday season and don't want to chance picking something he or she may abhor, I'd like to suggest that you skip the game altogether and go for something a little unexpected: game-related art. Whether prints, posters, statues or toys, video games are [...]

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Holiday Gifts: Gaming T-Shirts

29. November 2008

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Holiday Gifts: Gaming T-Shirts

With games like Wii Fit doing gangbusters at retail, professional gamers becoming the the face of a brand in mainstream commercial endorsement deals and Playboy models coming out as hardcore gamers, it is safe to say that waning are the days of the pale-skinned, corpulent gamer stereotype. The weakening of any stereotype is great news, [...]

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Sony’s Resistance 2 Dublin Ads Are Awesome

29. November 2008

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Sony’s Resistance 2 Dublin Ads Are Awesome

I love untraditional advertising campaigns. Especially ones with the possibility of sending Ireland into a worried state of panic. Not surprisingly, it’s Sony behind my latest fave. Over in Ireland, the company teamed with the free Dublin paper, Metro and Herald AM, to promote Resistance 2. How did they promote it? With four wraparound pages written [...]

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Microsoft Begins Introducing Jasper-based 360s Into the Wild

29. November 2008

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Microsoft Begins Introducing Jasper-based 360s Into the Wild

Finally, the first Jasper-based Xbox 360s have appeared on the market. The newest model of 360, Jasper is Microsoft’s big try of finally ending the RRoD issue, and quieting all of the Sony fanboys who still won’t let us forget about it. So what makes it different, and why might it work? To put it in [...]

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