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Call of Duty Elite Is 95 Percent Operational, Mobile Versions Inbound Next Week

Call of Duty’s online Elite service is just about fully functionally, with the first episode of Friday Night Fights set to hit this week and the mobile version releasing as early as next week, Activision says. “We changed our status to green yesterday,” said Daniel Suarez, vice president of production at Activision. The service had…

Fantastic Four #600, Diablo #1 and a Ron Paul Bio are Some of This Week’s Most interesting Comics

It’s the day before Thanksgiving, so, if you’re in America, you should be heading somewhere to start your Thanksgiving festivities. But stop by the comic shop first, or at least check out the new comics you can get for download. There’s new stuff out. As always, I have recommendations: Comics You Should Consider Buying (from…

All the Gaming Black Friday Deals

Check out these Black Friday gaming deals, courtesy of our taller, more popular, better looking older brothers at Gizmodo, who have a larger list with electronics, as well. [Thanks for writing the intro copy, Gizmodo. –Ed.] The interactive tool works in most modern browsers, but if you’re having problems, the plaintext mode should work in…

Hey Guys, Serious Sam 3: BFE is Out Right Now

And you thought there weren’t any more games coming out before Christmas. Croteam has unleashed Serious Sam 3: BFE upon the somewhat suspicious PC gaming masses, flipping the bird at today’s more technical shooters in favor of old school shooting shit all to hell. It’s okay. I forgot it was coming out too. Hell, I…

uDraw Studio Instant Artist Doesn’t Quite Live Up To Its Name

Contrary to what the title led me to believe I was not instantly transformed into an artist upon starting up uDraw Studio Instant Artist, the pack-in software for THQ’s new uDraw Tablet for the Xbox 360. I did, however, manage to record an entire video without drawing one penis. Okay, on my third take I…

Get The Year’s Biggest Games On the Cheap Thanks to Steam’s Autumn Sale

Whether they were good (Portal 2), bad (Duke Nukem Forever) or under your radar (Orcs Must Die!), you can get some of the biggest games of this year and other recent releases for up to 75% on Valve’s digital distribution portal. Starts today, ends on Sunday, Get clicking, folks: store.steampowered.com

Gameloft Flies Game-Laden Rental iPads Across Australia

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could rent an iPad filled with nifty Gameloft-brand game product to keep you occupied during lengthy flights? Next month customers of Australia’s Jetstar will find out first hand. Gameloft has partnered with Jetstar to provide passengers on Australian domestic, trans Tasman and short-haul international flights between Australia and New…

Fund Blink, For Those Who Like Mirrors Edge and Puzzles

If you liked Mirrors Edge and platform puzzle games Blink is the game for you. The prime mechanic is “Blinking” the abilty to changes the world around you, phasing the environment between two “dimensions”. Goal: $10,000 Notable Reward: $60 – For an undisclosed reason they will put your voice in the game. Mysterious! Chances: Rough,…

Pepper Spray Cop Could Have Been on the Cover of DOOM

In the latest mash-up of the Pepper Spray Cop image that came out of the Ocupy UC Davis protests, Lt. John Pike finds himself on Mars on the cover of id Software’s classic first-person shooter DOOM Clearly, this proves that pepper spray is much more than just a food product. Now, what other foods can…

Fund Waveform, for a Innovative Type of Rail Shooter

In Waveform, you play as an orb of light who can manipulate the amplitude and speed of a waveform that you travel on. It looks amazing it terms of design, and as long as the controls aren’t to complicated the game could be a pretty big hit. Goal: $8,000 Notable Reward: $20 – Access to…

Nintendo Hopes Their Newest Mario Game is the Series’ Much-Needed ‘Missing Link’

There are millions of people who enjoy playing Super Mario games that are three dimensional, games you play from behind Mario’s back. But there are millions more who enjoy playing 2D Super Mario games, games that show Mario from the side. Those games, like New Super Mario Bros. on the DS and New Super Mario…

Five Techie Gifts Everyone Will Love

The airplane tickets are booked, the lights are all up, and the fruitcake is…disgusting—but wait! The perfect presents are missing! Stop panicing. Seriously, stop it right now. While hardly the traditional offering of myrrh, a gift of gadgetry is one that’s always welcome. So straight out of Gizmodo’s BlackBerry Holiday Hall of Fame, here’s a…

The Bard’s Tale is Coming to iOS

Every time I tell people how much I loved Deathspank, they say the same thing: “You should play The Bard’s Tale!” And I tell them, “I know! I remember when the 2004 version came out, but I didn’t really get a chance to play it.” Great story, right? Anyway, my point is that finally, I…

Talk Amongst Yourselves

I think this TAYpic proves, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that aliens helped build the pyramids. In the next Tomb Raider maybe Lara will find herself razzling aliens. If not, my dreams will be smashed… Feel free to Talk Amongst Yourselves! Thanks to reader pan1da7 for today’s image. Take a crack at being featured…

In Defense of PETA’s Attack on Super Mario

Last week, the People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals, PETA, ticked off a lot of people who like video games. But maybe the gamers shouldn’t have been so upset about that whole “Mario Kills Tanooki” thing? On one side we had the notorious animal-rights rabble-rousers complaining that Super Mario endorses the wearing of fur…

The Person Who Hates Video Games But Maybe You Can Convince Them Otherwise

Outside of our warm, safe video gaming bubble, there are others. Those Who Just Don’t Get It. Their eyes glaze over when you start talking about Skyrim or Sword & Sworcery And that’s on the genteel side of the spectrum. True haters will snarl at you about the evil anti-aesthetics of video games or rant…

Someone Who Just Inherited an Heirloom Laptop

In the olden days, when your desktop PC got too old, it was either upgraded or cannibalised. They never really hung around. But in this era of laptop domination, when a computer outlives its usefulness, you can just palm it off! Your little brother, your college-bound sister, your grandparents who just want to talk to…

Sullen Teenage Girls

Of all the people you might have to buy gifts for this holiday season, the Sullen Teenage Girl just might be the most challenging. For what, exactly, do sullen teenage girls like? They are so sullen! It can be hard to tell if they like anything at all. Of course, you can’t really blame them…

Burn and Turn Combines Retro Arcade Stylings with Tower Defense For Combustible Fun

When you think back to old-school arcade games, the hazy mist of nostalgia and the technical limitations of the day tend to obscure the fact that you were laying waste to hordes of enemies. There’s a lot of retro homage in Burn and Turn and you are clearly doling out fiery death to fools but…