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Soccer Fans Use Awesome Pac-Man Mosaic To Support Their Team
Yesterday’s Champions League quarterfinal pitting AC Milan against Barcelona resulted in some light-hearted support from the Milan fans in the San Siro stadium. Seen above is an AC Milan-supporting Pac-Man chasing after the ghost that sports the Barcelona colors. Although the good vibes and fun Pac-Man demonstration didn’t result in any points—as the game ended…
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Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millennium Goes Single-Player as Layoffs Hit Relic and Vigil
The fate of the Warhammer 40,000 MMO has been revealed: It’s no longer a Warhammer 40,000 MMO. THQ has announced Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millennium has been “refocused” as a single-player action game with multiplayer elements, a change that brings with it substantial layoffs at developers Vigil Games and Relic Entertainment. Originally thought canceled due to…
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Was the Ending of Mass Effect 3 Telegraphed Five Years Ago?
There are nearly as many different specific complaints about the conclusion of Mass Effect 3 as there are players who’ve completed the game. One of the major recurring points of contention, however, is the way in which the very final sequence of the game seems disconnected from the rest of play and from the series.…
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UncategorizedLet Sleeping Dogs Drive and This is What Happens
I told you not to bother them. Now they’re doing stunts, participating in illegal street races, and jumping from car-to-car with larcenous intent. BAD DOGS. The game formerly known as True Crime: Hong Kong features a massive open world filled with things that explode, shatter, or die horribly when hit with sufficient force. Naturally vehicles…
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UncategorizedThese Games With Donut Whales and Robot Pickles Should Be A Real Thing
The Game Developers Conference sees a lot of creativity and interesting ideas pass through the halls of the convention center it’s hosted at. Production company iam8bit put together their own creative project that spawned some abstract and quirky game ideas. Using oversized fridge magnets—you know, the ones with words that you put together to make…
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UncategorizedIn Lieu Of A Real Rollercoaster Ride, Side-Scroll Through Madcoaster
I’m a fan of constant, yet simple side-scrolling platformers. A week ago today we saw one inspired by the Hunger Games film But today I’d like to introduce Madcoaster. Madcoaster doesn’t ask much of its players in terms of the controls. You simply tap the screen to jump, and swipe downwards to transition from higher…
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UncategorizedLook How Excited I Am For All These Things I Don’t Need!
Your favorite game is coming out in X number of weeks. The publisher just announced the pre-order, special edition, ultimate extreme epic package. And you really, really want that statue that comes with the game if you fork over the extra cash. But is it worth it? Are you really going to cherish that art…
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Thursday Watch This, Play This
Watch! Special Editions are like crack for gamers. But the bad kind. Watch! Pid reminds me a lot of Limbo. Play! Tina has been playing Madcoaster on her iPad to help pass the time on her train rides. Watch! The quirkiest games you’ll probably never get to play.
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BioShock‘s Ken Levine and FarmVille‘s Mark Pincus are Both Nominees for Time‘s Top 100
Every year, Time magazine rounds up what they call “The TIME 100,” a list of the most influential personalities of the year. In many ways the round-up is simply a rogue’s gallery of “here’s who you probably heard of recently,” but the list is an interesting way to track what seems to be taking precedence…
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