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  “Xbox, Watch Skinemax.” The FiOS Channels You’ll Be Able Watch on the Xbox 360

  As mentioned in the previous post about the Microsoft/Verizon partnership, you’ll be able to watch 26 channels on the game console. A screenshot of the Verizon app that you’ll need to download is above and a full list of the channels available at launch follows: Available in HD: BET Cinemax CNN Comedy Central ESPNews Food…

  By Evan Narcisse Published November 29, 2011
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  What Skyrim Could Learn from Skyward Sword

  The Zelda Vs. Orc image from our calm, rational discussion on the merits of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim triumphantly returns for commenter SageofMusic‘s explanation of what makes the Zelda title a better game. *spoilers below* After playing Skyward Sword for 20 hours and Skyrim for 40, I…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 29, 2011
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  ‘Dear Jackie… the enemy forces are well-trained and have clearly spent all of their after-school hours practicing combat maneuvers.’

  This is a letter from the Call of Duty modern warfront by a gamer named Woody to his lady back home, Jackie. Plus, a response from her. Woody also wrote a few letters from the Black Ops war front. Check them out, too. Not an original idea, but a fine one nevertheless. Letters from MW3…

  By Stephen Totilo Published November 29, 2011
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  I can’t count the times that Creepers have ruined my night. Not since I first met the Redead from Ocarina of Time have I felt so apprehensive in a game. Tell us what other enemies plague your memories for today’s Talk Amongst Yourselves! Thanks to reader pan1da7 for today’s image. Take a crack at being…

  By Chris Carolan Published November 29, 2011
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  Should You Buy Mario Kart 7? Yes.

  Nintendo has been on something of a roll so far this holiday season, releasing a fantastic new Zelda game for the Wii and a triumphant new Mario game for the 3DS. This coming Sunday, the company will see if it can go three for three, releasing Mario Kart 7 for the 3DS handheld. Most of…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published November 29, 2011
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  Xbox 360 Becomes a FiOS Cable Box Next Month, Starting With 26 Channels

  Starting next month with 26 channels, FioS customers will be able to start watching live cable TV through their Xbox 360s, the internet and cable provider said today. To access the service customers will need to subscribe to both FiOS TV and FiOS Internet and be Xbox LIVE Gold members. The service, will require downloading…

  By Brian Crecente Published November 29, 2011
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  Norway Mass Killer May Be Declared Legally Insane

  Confessed mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik was legally insane when he killed nearly 80 people, many children, during a bombing and shooting rampage in Norway in July, according to a psychiatric evaluation ordered by the court, the Associated Press reports. Breivik, 32, said he claimed a modern day affliction, World of Warcraft gaming addiction, to…

  By Brian Crecente Published November 29, 2011
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  Sleepy Jack Is a Tunnel Vision Trip Through the Dreams of a Young Boy

  Every NiGHT Sleepy Jack travels into his dreams to do battle with his favorite toys, taking players on a delightful journey that elicits the joy and wonder of childhood. Wouldn’t Peter Molydeux be proud! It’s one part Sega classic NiGHTs into Dreams , on part classic tunnel shooter (think Tempest or my personal favorite, N2O).…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 29, 2011
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  Feast Your Eyes on Metroid’s Samus Aran Made from Nintendo Cartridges

  How tall would Samus Aran be in real life? The seller on this eBay item claims that it’s life-size so, if this crafty piece of artwork’s to be believed, she’d be about 5’6″ (165 cm, for you metric-heads). The sculpture’s made from defunct Nintendo games from the Japanese publisher’s legacy systems, like the Game Boy,…

  By Evan Narcisse Published November 29, 2011
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  They Ain’t Playing Darts

  PC | FUKUOKA, JAPAN: Cyber athletes at a recent gaming event in Japan. (Photo: Game Watch Impress) Japan, Stop Playing with the Disgusting-Looking Food! A meat bun shaped like a Dragon Quest Slime went on sale today in Japan. It’s probably the grossest thing Square Enix has ever done. Truly, truly horrifying. More » Ezio Is…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 29, 2011
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  Woman Pepper-Sprayed Gamers in Self-Defense?

  During the Black Friday chaos, one woman at a Walmart in Porter Ranch, San Fernando Valley pepper-sprayed shoppers during a scene of commercial chaos that broke out over video games. As previously posted, the Walmart was a mess, as the video game section was “torn down”, and several of the 100 people “waiting in line…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 29, 2011
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  You’ve Got Assassin’s Creed in My Final Fantasy XIII-2

  Time traveller Noel Kreiss, Final Fantasy XIII-2, can dress up as Assassin’s Creed‘s Ezio Auditore da Firenze, star of the latest AC game, Revelations The outfit will be downloadable, and Square Enix hasn’t provided an actual screenshot of how the outfit will appear in Final Fantasy XIII-2. Instead, Square Enix provided artwork. 「FINAL FANTASY XIII-2」と「アサシン…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 29, 2011
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  Japan, Stop Playing with the Disgusting-Looking Food!

  A meat bun shaped like a Dragon Quest Slime went on sale today in Japan. It’s probably the grossest thing Square Enix has ever done. Truly, truly horrifying. And yet, people cannot look away—and can’t stop playing with the damn things. Above, Twitter user @UesugiGuy carved up his Slime meat bun as if it were…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 29, 2011
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  Wow, That Mario Kart Ad Used Real Mario Karts

  The pretty damn amazing Mario Kart 7 ad currently showing looks pretty damn amazing. So amazing that it’d be easy to assume the entire thing, actors aside, was computer generated. But it’s not! As you can see here in these short making-of clips, the ad team built real karts for the action. And didn’t just…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 29, 2011
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  Square Enix Working on New RPG. It’s Not Final Fantasy

  Nor is it Dragon Quest. As mentioned in an upcoming issue of Famitsu, the Tokyo-based game company is working on a new action role-playing game. The game currently does not have a title. While info has leaked from Famitsu, the full article has yet to hit newsstands. Helming the game will be Ryutaro Ichimura, who…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 29, 2011
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  One Last Look at Deus Ex’s Brilliant Concept Art

  We’ve looked at it not once, but twice here on Fine Art, but the art of Deus Ex: Human Revolution is so damn good I figured it was worth one more feature. Especially since we’ve got some all-new pieces to share. Good things come in threes, right? Richard Dumont, whose work on the game we…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 29, 2011
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  Iran, of all Places, Double-Bans Battlefield 3

  To be clear, the legal sale of Battlefield 3 in Iran has never exactly been widespread. But as is the way of the world, “street vendors” had been selling the game anyway, and according to reports that’s resulted in a crackdown from Iranian authorities While many retailers never even bothered stocking the game (in which…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 29, 2011
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  Nintendo 3DS Update Totally DELAYED (Just a Few Days!)

  In late November, which is now, Nintendo was supposed to release a big 3DS update. It won’t. Today, Nintendo announced that the 3DS’s big November update won’t be released in November. Instead, it will hit by Dec. 8, making this a big December update. With the update, it will become possible to transfer batches of…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 29, 2011
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  Ezio Is Trolling Dating Sites. He’s Very Good.

  It’s slightly cruel in a “Bart Simpson vs Ms. Krabappel” kinda way, but equally hilarious: someone has signed up to a dating site using the persona of Assassin’s Creed hero Ezio Auditore, and done what Ezio does best. Seduce the ladies. Some of them understand what’s going on, and are sports about it. Others actually…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 29, 2011
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  Ridge Racer DLC Sucks. Namco Ready To Rip You Off.

  Thought it was stupid and awful that Namco Bandai was releasing Ridge Racer with only three tracks? Wait until you hear what the DLC is. There’s free weekly DLC planned—but it’s music from previously released Ridge Racer games. According to Japanese game magazine Famitsu, in February 2012, Namco will release a “Ridge Racer Pass”, which…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 29, 2011