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UncategorizedYeah, Pretty Sure This Cheat Code Doesn’t Work
I’ve tried it repeatedly and can’t get the damn thing to work. Maybe this is only for the PAL version of the game? For those who want an NES controller wallet like that one, let me Google that for you. Or make one for yourself. The Nintendo Wallet Secret [DtotheAimo, YouTube]
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Nintendo’s Just Fine, Thanks for Asking
Nintendo’s Japanese headquarters are in Kyoto, some 300 miles from the devastation of yesterday’s tsunami. Still, many have asked if the 8.9 magnitude earthquake caused any damage. Nintendo tweets: “Thanks for your concern! During the earthquake no one at Nintendo in Japan was injured and there was no apparent structural damage.”
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UncategorizedLEGO Wizards Don’t Stop the Motion in Their Third Games Tribute
Ninja Moped, the Swedish artists behind a series of eye-popping stop-motion LEGO animations depicting classic video games, have released another stunning video, following up these and 2009’s seminal “8-Bit Trip” The Top Gun sequence probably gets my vote for most awesome; appearances by Jeopardy, Castlevania and a really old school stumper, the last one at…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
You Can Contribute to the First Major Study of Sports Video Gamers
The games development research lab GAMBIT, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has launched a study of sports video gamers, one a researcher believes will be the first comprehensive, independent examination of a very large video game segment, but one often seen as an outlier to the wider culture. The researchers are seeking respondents to…
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This SportsCenter Anchor is Dedicated to The Show
Some ESPN personalities are known, and chided, for making product endorsements. Steve Berthiaume isn’t in that crowd. Writing a 2,500-word guide on how to create, in MLB The Show, painstakingly accurate journeymen players from the 1970s is not being a lip-service pitchman. That is a bona fide roster editor. Berthiaume, 45, a SportsCenter anchor and…
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UncategorizedSpeed Is Most Definitely A Necessity In Crysis 2
Stealth and strength are great when it comes to plowing through difficult situations, but with speed and agility you can avoid them altogether. Crysis 2’s “Be Fast” trailer demonstrates the benefits of speedy delivery. Streaking and leaping through the damaged wilds of New York City, Alcatraz’s moves are so impressive I can almost ignore the…
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Major Comic Talent Brings Rage To The Page
Crack open a case of ammo and take to the post-apocalyptic wasteland of id Software’s Rage, you’ll be able to crack open a comic book to uncover a dark secret of the game setting with Dark Horse Comics’ Rage miniseries. The three-issue Rage comic book series tells the story of one woman’s struggle to uncover…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
A Brief Moment with Firefall, The Free Game That Wants To Be World of Warcraft with Guns
Orange County, California might be bland, confesses one developer of Red 5’s team-based shooter Firefall, but the game certainly is not. Armor-bound medics squirt now de rigueur healing ribbons that glow a pale green to extrude life back into teammates wearing primary yellow or red that’s too busy for G or B. I stood for…
By Joel Johnson
