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World Record Claimed On Game Rescued From The Dump
A 27-year-old video gaming world record has fallen to a British man playing on an arcade cabinet he rescued from a garbage dump nearly 20 years ago. Justin Baxter, 38, set the record for Cosmic Monsters – a Space Invaders clone, to put it charitably – on a cabinet he’d rescued from a scrapyard in…
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Two New Left 4 Dead Plushies Hit Valve’s Store
Left 4 Dead 2-styled Hunter and Tank plushies are now available through the Valve store, where they are 10 percent off for a limited time. Unfortunately, they won’t be delivered in time for Christmas, if you’re looking for a last minute idea. They’re scheduled to ship Dec. 27. Both require 3 AAA batteries and include…
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The Undiscovered Country of Sports Games
In 2011 NASCAR returns to consoles with a dedicated video game. Among the landscape of multibillion-dollar sports enterprises, it had been one of a few without its own game for the past year, much less the past three. Sports video games often are criticized for lack of innovation, and much of this seems to come…
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UncategorizedClandestiny Arrives On The Mac, 14 Years Later
If this trailer’s visuals look a little dated, that’s on purpose. Clandestiny, the third installment of Trilobyte’s puzzle series, wil be brought to the Mac on Jan. 6. Clandestiny originally released in 1996. GRL Games, the outfit behind the port, is headed by Graeme Devine of Santa Cruz, Calif. Devine was the lead designer and…
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Box Scores: Those Two-Timing Italians
Two two-goal outbursts, both inside of two minutes, highlight Box Scores’ game of the week, a Serie A matchup featuring moribund Catania and heavyweight Roma in FIFA 11. Kotaku reader tfcrocky took Catania, currently 12th on his Serie A table, against first-place Roma, expecting no points from the result. Add to that he was on…
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Doctors Who Turned To Games Elected To Hall Of Fame
Drs. Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk, better known as the founders of BioWare, will be the 14th and 15th members inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences’ Hall of Fame in February. AIAS enshrinement is widely considered the lifetime achievement award of video game development. Muzyka and Zeschuk were chosen for BioWare’s “emotionally…
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The Moneysaver: Coupons of a Dangerous Mind
I came up with a new game show idea recently. It’s called The Old Game. You got three old guys with loaded guns onstage.The winner is the one who doesn’t blow his brains out. He gets free shipping. Hardware • Any PS3 console or bundle from BestBuy.com comes with a $50 gift card. Ends today.…
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The Week In Review: ‘Twas The Week Before Christmas
Slowly but surely, we are finishing up another trip around the sun. With next Friday seeing Christmas eve, this was likely the last week before the news cycle enters a 14-day hibernation. A story of giving led the original report – sweetened with syrup and served atop a Belgian Liege waffle. Previews of Killzone 3,…
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Ten Percent of Warcraft Gamers Account For More Than Half Its Playing Time
Studying players’ time following the release of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm 10 days ago, Raptr determined that the top 11 percent of most active users account for more than half of the total time spent in the game. What’s more, the top Warcraft player in its community registered a shocking 149 hours of gameplay in…
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Your Illustrated Guide To ESRB Ratings
Sunday Comics mainstay Nerf Now!! explains – in stark terms – the differences in the ESRB ratings. Artist Josué Pereira felt this was maybe a little risqué for his site, so he’s allowing us to publish it exclusively. You can catch Nerf Now!! every Sunday in Sunday Comics, or head over now to see more…
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See The Weapon, Be The Weapon In Crysis 2
Here’s Crysis 2’s latest trailer – “Be The Weapon” – which showcases plenty of gameplay, some of being abilities and maps seen at the closed-door screenings back at E3. I swear, the Met Life (né Pan-Am) Building’s sole reason for being built was so it could be repeatedly knocked across 45th Street in the movies.…
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