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  Here’s Cloud And Sephiroth Doin’ It Gangnam Style

  This might be my favorite of the many Gangnam Style parodies to be released so far this fall. It’s just so well done (nice work, Christian Wright). Enjoy. Final Fantasy Gangnam Style [YouTube via GamerSpirit]

  By Jason Schreier Published September 24, 2012
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  Has Inflation De-Valued The Mario Coin?

  If you’ve heard anything at all about the latest Super Mario Bros. game, you know that it has a lot of coins. So many coins. The diligent player can collect a million of the shiny little guys. An article over at Scripted Sequence ponders whether the ongoing inflation of coins in Mario games has led…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published September 24, 2012
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  A Hand-Painted Panda On A Hand That’s More Than Ready To Play Mists of Pandaria

  I have known many artistic World of Warcraft fans. I have known many women who like to get their nails done. I even have several friends who fit the overlap of the two categories. This, though… this is something else. Algae Veronica is a nail art expert who also happens to be a World of…

  By Kate Cox Published September 24, 2012
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  DOTA 2’s Official Replica Weapons Are Blowing My Mind

  Unlike some of its other series, Valve isn’t going for massmarket appeal with its official DOTA 2 merchandise. Instead, it’s teamed up with special effects house WETA for a range of statues and replicas that is very fancy. Available for pre-order from WETA’s online store, there are two swords, a shield (all life-size) and a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 24, 2012
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  Yes. XCOM: Enemy Unknown Is Really Good.

  I’ve lost video game troops before. I’ve sent virtual men bravely to their digital deaths. In StarCraft, in Company of Heroes; in Warcraft and Civilization, I’ve sent heroic men and women to the front lines, never to return. Sometimes I feel a pang at an unnecessary loss, but most video game troops are just numbers…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published September 24, 2012
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  Well, That’s One Way To Make Aeris’s Death Funnier

  I saw this over the weekend and felt like it was a must-share. Jenova: “Hey Cloud, the puppet store called, they’re running out of you.” Aeris dies to Seinfeld theme [YouTube]

  By Jason Schreier Published September 24, 2012
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  There’s A Mysterious City Hidden Beneath The Water In Borderlands 2

  We all know that Borderlands 2 contains a ton of secrets, references and easter eggs. But I’ve found something that’s not on any “best secrets” list… it’s something truly mysterious and perplexing that may change the way you feel about the world and your place in it I’ve become enamored of Borderlands 2‘s reflections—in standing…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published September 24, 2012
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  Pandas Everywhere, Two Minutes After Pandaria‘s Launch

  This shot of World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria was snapped by Dutch Twitter user Nederob just two minutes after the game was unlocked in Europe. He says there’s been no server troubles. But Blizzard has also sent this out (26 minutes after the expansion went live), so… good luck! We’ll have impressions tomorrow.

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 24, 2012
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  Blizzard Just Held This World of Warcraft Parade For Itself in London

  Straight from the World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria launch in Europe (the game went live 34 minutes ago), here’s the parade Blizzard put on just before that. It’s a themed parade. Notice?

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 24, 2012
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  Watch Francis Pump Himself Up For World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria

  Channeling Mel Gibson’s Braveheart in this new video, Francis gets totally psyched for the next World of Warcraft expansion, Mists of Pandaria. Totally. Psyched.

  By Jason Schreier Published September 24, 2012
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  I Finally Uncovered The Mental Map Of My Own City, Thanks To A Game

  Like so very many of my neighbors, I may live more-or-less in Washington DC now, but I’m not really “from” here. I relocated from points north in 2008, for a promising relationship and a good job. (Both of which, happily, worked out well.) That’s four years now that I’ve lived here, though, and my mental…

  By Kate Cox Published September 24, 2012
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  Here Are A Bunch Of Pokémon Crossed With Alpacas Because Why Not

  You know what would be cool? If someone crossed a bunch of Pokémon characters with alpacas. Oh wait, yuumei already did. Alpazard, aka Charizard Alpafeon, aka Leafeon Alpacoddish, aka Oddish Alpakachu, aka Pikachu Alpacapi, aka Togepi Alpacion, aka Typhlosion Alpacreon, aka Umbreon Alpix, aka Vulpix Alpactrio, aka Dugtrio The Alpacamons [maid-en-china]

  By Tina Amini Published September 24, 2012
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  Totino’s Pizza Rolls: The Snacktaku Review

  In 1968 Jeno Paulucci, the creator of the Chun King line of pre-packaged Chinese food, took an egg roll wrapper and stuffed it with pizza toppings. America has had terrible heartburn ever since. Jeno’s Pizza Rolls, now Totino’s Pizza Rolls, have become a staple of snack cuisine around the world, the poster snack for putting…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 24, 2012
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  Here’s The Kinect Teaching Us All About Animals

  Witness Kinect: Nat Geo TV, or at least witness a Kinect mini-game in Kinect: Nat Geo TV. It’s teaching our video editor Chris Person all about animals, as you can see in this clip.

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 24, 2012
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  The Dorkly Weekly: Wrong Backpack, Banjo!

  Banjo is a bear with a bird named Kazooie in his backpack. What is Banjo without Kazooie? Dead, apparently. For more sick and twisted video game comedy, follow the link to Dorkly.com

  By Mike Fahey Published September 24, 2012
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  A Borderlands 2 Reset Bug Is Making Players Less Badass

  There is a rather nasty reset bug out there that seems to be hitting certain players of Borderlands 2 In Borderlands 2, players earn badass tokens for completing certain challenges. Tokens can be spent on skins and upgrades. As reproduced above by YouTube user RyogaWanderer, players affected by the bug are finding their badass totals…

  By Kate Cox Published September 24, 2012
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  This Statement Nails What Was Great about the Super Nintendo’s Best Games

  The above quote, from Mark MacDonald, of the Tokyo-based game localization company 8-4, sums up what felt so special about the best games on the SNES. It rings true for all-time greats such as Super Mario World and The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past, which emerged within a year of the system’s…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 24, 2012
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  Write (And Re-Write) Letters Of Intrigue In This Fantastic Free Game

  If you’ve written an email to a friend, spouse or lover, chances are you’ve gone through a few drafts. “How do I address him?” “Should I be so callous?” “Maybe I shouldn’t close with a joke?” “How would she read this part?” “Too many exclamation marks!” “I don’t want to sound flippant.” “How shall I…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published September 24, 2012
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  Let’s Enjoy the Old-Time Feel of This Amazing Mechanical Donkey Kong Machine

  This contraption looks like an alternate-reality version of the arcade game that pretty much saved Nintendo. No pixels are present in engineer Martin Raynsford’s laser-cut re-creation of Donkey Kong but you do control Mario via an NES hooked up to servo motors. This first attempt only lets you jump as Mario but Raynsford writes that…

  By Evan Narcisse Published September 24, 2012
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  Borderlands 2 Is Actually A Turn-Based RPG, And Other Completely Incorrect Facts

  YouTuber and insane person BlackLightAttack has a knack for completely and intentionally misinterpreting games to silly results. His latest mutilation: Borderlands 2 For my favorite line, skip ahead a little bit 60 Second Let’s Play: Borderlands 2 [BlackLightAttack]

  By Tina Amini Published September 24, 2012