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  Capcom to Delight at The Consumer Electronics Show

  Nowadays video games are, at best, a means to an end at the Consumer Electronics Show. They are used to highlight television fidelity, or 7.1 surround sound or 3D. But there’s still one company that puts games first: Capcom. This year the developer appears to be the only purely software company making an appearance at…

  By Brian Crecente Published January 4, 2011
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  What The Hell Are Vervain Leaves?

  To: Brian From: Luke You may drink tea. If you do, this will bore you to death. But if you don’t, this is my nightly ritual. Leaves, mugs, submarines. Here’s what you missed: Will Call of Duty Get A ‘Second Tier’ Of Online Multiplayer? The Elder Scrolls Fans Give Morrowind A Makeover Review: Back To…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 4, 2011
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  This Game Artist Can Sure Make A Pretty Comic

  Artist Daniel Lieske has worked on games like PC action RPG title Sacred. When he’s not being told to draw skimpy girls in metal bras, though, he can come up with stuff that looks a lot better. Employed by day by Ascaron Entertainment, in Germany, by night he lets his imagination off the hook. Lieske…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 4, 2011
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  Whatever You Do, Keep Your 3DS Straight At All Times

  The fancy no-glasses 3D tech Nintendo’s latest handheld is packing comes with a few caveats, one of which is the fact you have to try and keep from having the thing shake while you’re playing it. Because the 3DS’ effects are only workable if you’re in a viewing “sweet spot”, you’ve been reminded that any…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 4, 2011
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  What Is “Avatar Kinect”?

  Some photos snapped from behind the scenes at the setup for this week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas hint Microsoft will be showing something called “Avatar Kinect”. What is it? Provided, that is, these shots show anything other than a new marketing slogan? Your guess is as good as ours, since it won’t be…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 4, 2011
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  A Sucky Solution To The Problem Of iPad Gaming

  Apple’s mobile devices can be great for games, but the lack of actual buttons or analog sticks can be a real pain. Fling’s iPad Joystick is looking to fix that. It’s a thumbstick that you stick to the iPad’s screen with a suction pad, turning it into a joystick for the device. It still doesn’t…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 4, 2011
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  The History Of 2010’s Games

  Boy, video games sure covered a lot of historical ground in 2010, with titles set everywhere from “a long time ago” to the dark, distant future of 2552. Below you’ll find a timeline of some of last year’s biggest games, showing where in humanity’s grand story they fit in. We’re assuming they left Civilization V…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 4, 2011
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  The Best Games From The 80’s You’ve Never Heard Of

  You remember Mario, and Metroid, and Zelda, but there are some games from the 1980s that you don’t remember. Probably because they didn’t exist (but they should have!). Click to view [via Gamefreaks]

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 4, 2011
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  Flight Control Devs Buy Puzzle Quest Devs

  The guys that make Flight Control (Firemint) just bought the guys who make Puzzle Quest (Infinite Interactive). If that’s not a new casual gaming super-power, we don’t know what is.

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 4, 2011
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  The iPhone’s Gamiest Game Is Getting A Little Brother

  Kairopark’s Game Dev Story may be – pause for effect – the best game on the iPhone. So a sequel of sorts will have a lot of Game Dev Story addicts either pleased or terrified. Or maybe both! While a true sequel to Game Dev Story – a cute title that puts you in control…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 4, 2011
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  Video Game Charity Raises Over $2 Million For Sick Kids

  Child’s Play – a charity founded by Penny Arcade’s Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins – managed to raise over $2 million during the course of 2010. Amazing. The charity, which is geared at providing entertainment (video games in particular) for kids stuck in hospital, brought in $2,294,317 from various events, functions and donations over the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 4, 2011
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  Review: Back To The Future Episode 1 Doesn’t Hit 88mph

  When Doc Brown enthuses that we’re “going to see some serious shit” in this game’s intro, he may have been exaggerating just a touch. This new series of adventure games takes place a few months after the events of the third Back to the Future film, with hero Marty McFly out to save his old…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 4, 2011
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  Goodnight, Pete

  Ladies and gentlemen, let’s make a resolution to share more openly in 2011. I’ll start with this, our semi-nightly off-topic thread, in which we can talk about anything and everything. We can talk about the death of actor Pete Postlethwaite, who I recently saw in both The Town and Inception, a pair of movies I…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 3, 2011
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  The Elder Scrolls Fans Give Morrowind A Makeover

  Give your 2002 copy of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind a fresh, modern day coat of paint with the Morrowind 2011 Graphical Project, a graphical once-over that may make you love the look of Bethesda’s massive role-playing game. The Morrowind 2011 Graphical Project is basically a long, long list of Morrowind mods (4 gigabytes worth!)…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 3, 2011
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  Will Call of Duty Get Standalone, Pay-To-Play Online Multiplayer?

  Call of Duty publisher Activision has been talking about new ways to make even more money from its shoot ’em up cashcow for years. A new report makes it sound like a new way to play Call of Duty online is imminent. The analysts at Wedbush Securities believe that Activision is set to reveal a…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 3, 2011
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  Get A Good Look At The Nintendo Inspired Toyota In Motion

  You may have already seen the Nintendo Famicom-inspired Scion xB in stills, but you’ll be missing out if you don’t see the other sights and sounds this customized ride has to offer. Giant Robot magazine publisher Eric Nakamura walks us through the non-standard options of this retro-styled Toyota, which features a NES cart for a…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 3, 2011
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  A Tale Of Two Blinkys

  Pac-Man and The Simpsons make for a great combination in Aled Lewis‘ new series of mash ups. Check out his Bonnie & Clyde and Inky illustrations. Related Rampages: How They Died | Daywalker Blinky by Aled Lewis / fatheed (Flickr) (Behance) (Twitter) Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 3, 2011
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  Kinect Offers New Ways To Torment Little Brothers

  What may be most surprising about this video in which a younger brother is thoroughly griefed by his elder brothers, but that he’s such a good sport about not being able to play Kinect in peace. It may also be the first recording of a Kinect griefing via Shake Weight, pirate sword and glass of…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 3, 2011
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  CES 2011 Brings Us The First Of The Kinect Clones For PC

  Computer hardware manufacturer ASUS has teamed up with the makers of Kinect‘s camera technology, PrimeSense, to bring controller-free, gesture-based gaming to your PC this year, a product it will show off at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show. It is, essentially, the Xbox 360’s Kinect controller, but with a less graceful name: the WAVI Xtion. The…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 3, 2011
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  Raise A Glass To The Father Of High Fantasy

  Today we celebrate the birthday of J. R. R. Tolkien, the English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor whose contributions to English literature forever changed the way we imagine fantasy worlds. Born on January 3, 1892 in Bloemfontein in the Orange Free State (now a part of South Africa), J. R. R. Tolkien took his…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 3, 2011