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  What Defines the Player-Character?

  “The world lies on the brink of destruction. Only a select few may be able to save it.” This is the actual description on the back of the box for a well-known video game. But do you know which one? How many different games could this apply to? Whether you’re about to wage war against…

  By Kate Finegan Published September 6, 2010
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  Take Gun Combat, Submerge In Video Gaming’s Best Water

  Dark Energy’s new game, Hydrophobia, has evolved from tech demo to flagship title of Microsoft’s fall push of Xbox Live Arcade games. It’s not just because of the water. It’s because of what you can do with it. Rob Hewson, creative director at Dark Energy, cancelled out of the Hydrophobia demo running on the show…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 6, 2010
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  PAX Cosplay Day 3: The Final Battle

  Penny Arcade Expo day-one cosplay was good. Day-two cosplay was terrific. Day three? It was nearly non-existent. But I did find these fine folks.

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 6, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  It’s Labor Day here in the U.S., the perfect day for talking about video games. Thanks to reader arienai for today’s riff on Rubens. Submit your own take at #TAYpics and maybe we’ll feature your hilarious effort in a future installment.

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 6, 2010
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  Finding Solace in Virtual War

  Can virtual combat be entertainment for the soldiers who engage in the real thing on a daily basis? The commanding general in charge of the Army & Air Force Exchange Service, the department store and mall found on every U.S. army and air force base in the world, doesn’t think so, at least not if…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 6, 2010
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  It’s A Labor Day!

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft …And you were working this morning. I guess that makes you a Labor Day laborer. Congrats! What you missed last night No “Sexy”, “Passion” or “Temptation” For You, China! Report: Korea Might Ban Steam Company Of Heroes Developer Killed In Car Accident Halo Movie Lives On, Well, Sorta

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 6, 2010
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  It’s GOTY On The Forest Moon Of Endor

  Really, how hard can it be to sing “nub nub” over and over again? As seen on Ript

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 6, 2010
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  It’s Hard To Predict The Future, Even For Mario’s Creator

  Shigeru Miyamoto is a video game pioneer. He entered the industry in 1977 and has been instrumental in changing the way we play games. He knows where we’ve been, but does he know where we are going? “Thirty years ago, I couldn’t imagine the technological innovation that there is today,” Miyamoto said at a recent…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 6, 2010
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  The Princess Of Persia

  It doesn’t matter that the Prince of Persia is a dude. A chesty dude. Meagan VanBurkleo wanted to dress up like him, so dress up like him she has. And what a cracking job she’s done. In this shoot with pal Jessika (photos by LJinto), Meagan – who made the costume – shows off the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 6, 2010
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  No “Sexy”, “Passion” or “Temptation” For You, China!

  In China, World of Warcraft and censorship aren’t strangers. Things like blood and skeletons were edited for The People’s Republic, and the release of expansion Wrath of the Lich King was held up due to content Chinese authorities found objectionable. But it isn’t only skeletons and blood that are being nixed. The Rise of the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 6, 2010
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  Report: Korea Might Ban Steam

  According to several reports from over the weekend, the ratings board of South Korea is cracking down on the distribution of unrated video games in the country, and has everything from homebrew games to Valve’s Steam service in its sights. The law in Korea currently states that all games must be rated by the government.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 6, 2010
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  Her Hair Is All Final Fantasy

  Canadian electropop singer Lights got a new haircut. Look familiar? It is. “Anyone that thinks I wouldn’t get my hair cut like Lightning from Final Fantasy xiii doesn’t know me,” the popstar tweeted. She’s a big gamer, it seems — with the World of Warcraft tattoo-age to prove it. She even met her boyfriend in…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 6, 2010
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  Company Of Heroes Developer Killed In Car Accident

  Brian R. Wood, lead designer of Company of Heroes Online and a key player in the development of the series as a whole, was tragically killed on Friday night in an automobile accident north of Seattle. Wood was behind the wheel of his Subaru Outback, with his wife Erin a passenger, when they were struck…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 6, 2010
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  Halo Movie Lives On, Well, Sorta

  In August 2009, Microsoft said that its plans for a big-screen version of Halo were “on hold”. This past spring, Microsoft expressed interest in doing a Halo flick “when the time is right”. Is the time right yet? “We’re still interested in making an excellent ‘Halo’ movie,” Frank O’Connor from Micrsoft’s Halo branch, 343 Industries,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 6, 2010
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  Thank Duke Nukem For This Pizza

  Some of the 165 extra-large pizza pies bought by Gearbox Software for attendees of their PAX panel. See below for a pepperoni pizza made to look like the Duke Nukem logo.

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 5, 2010
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  Read All About It

  To: Luke From: Owen Re: Duke Fucking Nukem When I was a kid, Labor Day always evoked a certain kind of dread, because I was a paperboy and the biggest edition of the year was published on the first Monday in September. These were commonly called “progress editions” at the community papers I worked for.…

  By Owen Good Published September 5, 2010
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  A Brief, Surprise Glimpse At Aliens Colonial Marines

  Gearbox Software’s Randy Pitchford doesn’t want you to think that the house of Borderlands and Duke Nukem Forever forgot about their Aliens game. To reassure us the project is alive, his team flashed screenshots of it at Gearbox’s PAX panel. Aliens Colonial Marines is a Gearbox-developed Aliens shooter of some sort that’s been whispered about…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 5, 2010
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  Gearbox Software Now Owns Duke Nukem’s Future

  Following the confirmation on Friday that Gearbox is reviving Duke Nukem Forever, the studio now says it owns Duke. Gearbox obtained the rights to “Duke Nukem and all future projects” from former franchise owner 3D Realms. Gearbox president Randy Pitchford told a crowd the news at his company’s panel at PAX today. Gearbox fired off…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 5, 2010
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  Borderlands Level Cap Going Up, For Free

  At the Gearbox panel at PAX today, company president Randy Pitchford told a Borderlands-loving audience that the level cap for that game will be going up from 61 to 69. For zero dollars. “The level cap will now be 69,” Pitchford said. “That’s the magic number.” He said the cap will come out close to…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 5, 2010
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  The Week In Games: Face Off

  A lively week of releases kicks off the stretch run of Labor Day through the holidays; EA Sports ships two hockey titles; the first PlayStation Move game arrives and a couple of strong handhelds round out the week’s cattle call. Monday, Sept. 6 Aion: Assault on Balaurea (PC) Photo World DSi (DS) Tuesday, Sept. 7…

  By Owen Good Published September 5, 2010