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Uncategorized2K Sports, Hire This Guy
After heralding Michael Jordan’s return to video games, NBA 2K11 2K released a trailer comprised of NBA 2K10 footage, none of it featuring Jordan. MessenjahMatt, a pro at Jordan tributes, also used 2K10, but made something a little more blood-pumping. That’s how you do a teaser trailer. I’m not saying put MessenjahMatt on the development…
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LucasArts Names New President
LucasArts today named Paul Meegan, the chief executive of Epic Games China, as its new president, a source told Kotaku. Meegan replaces Darrell Rodriguez, who abruptly resigned the position in early May. Meegan, the CEO and co-founder of Epic Games China, also was a senior executive for Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Montreal, and Jaleco Entertainment. He…
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Newsflash: Study Reveals Pro Gamers are Out of Shape
British scientists recently studied pro gamers’ physiology and reflexes to determine if what they do could be classified as a sport. One gamer in his twenties was described as having the lungs of a 60-year-old chain smoker. The University of Essex’s Dr. Dominic Micklewright worked out several “elite cyber-sportsmen” and found that while their reaction…
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Your Second NCAA 11 Demo Matchup: Florida vs. Florida State
Another thing the NCAA Football 11 demo is good for is revealing the new fall fashions. I wasn’t aware Jimbo Fisher took FSU to garnet and black, evidently to make Florida think they’re playing South Carolina. Boy, that’ll scare ’em. Granted, I’m colorblind as all hell, but from a distance that looked like Virginia Tech…
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How Does This Story Make You Feel?
Don’t make us ask Canada. A group of scientists in Canada is developing a software program that will evaluate the biological responses of internet users, giving us insight into how the internet makes us feel. I know what you are thinking. Canada has scientists? Only kidding, of course, but for a brief moment our Canadian…
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Red Dead Redemption Sells Many Millions
According to Take-Two Interactive second quarter financial results, Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption has sold more than 5 million copies since the game’s May 18 release. Hold onto your copy, as new downloadable content will be coming out through the fall.
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Spider-Man 2099 Makes His Official Shattered Dimensions Debut
Those Spider-Man 2099 images we posted last week were definitely from Activision’s upcoming game Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, as evidenced by these official E3 screenshots and trailer starring the futuristic arachnid. We were pretty sure the images we posted last week were legit, but we had to be sure. Now we are. These screens and the…
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Power Gig Scores Dave Matthews, Clapton, Kid Rock, And Fake Drums
Seven45 Studios reveals agreements with Dave Matthews Band, Eric Clapton, and Kid Rock to provide exclusive music to real guitar powered rhythm game Power Gig, along with the innovative Airstrike drums that will accompany said real guitar. When Power Gig was first revealed back in March, I had a feeling it would find strong support…
By Mike Fahey
