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Apr
16
Grand Theft Childhood: Research that proves videogames are not to blame
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The Sess from X-Play got the chance to interview the authors of the new research book, Grand Theft Childhood. The authors, Doctors Lawrence Kutner and Cheryl Olson, reveal to us a shocking truth: Videogames are not to blame for violent behavior in kids and teens. This research that took place in Grand Theft Childhood lasted […]
Apr
16
The Akihabara Difference: Fire Red Destructoid Edition
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For spring break, while everyone was enjoying themselves south of the border, I went north, to Tokyo. My whole thought process was that while I was there, I’d be able to go ahead and compare what it’s like in Tokyo’s Akihabara District versus Osaka’s Den Den Town. In other words, the Akihabara Difference.
What did I […]
Apr
16
World of Warcraft Exposed: The Lore of the Alliance
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[’World of Warcraft Exposed’ is a weekly column by Michael Zenke about the culture and experience of the globe’s biggest online game phenomenon, the ten million subscriber-strong World of Warcraft. This week’s column looks at the stories behind five of the game’s character races.]
Fantasy settings are darned intimidating, aren’t they? As much as I love […]
Apr
16
I don’t expect many of you to care too much about this, but this is just infuriating to me. In case you don’t know, I’m of Afghan descent but never have actually stepped foot on Afghani soil. The war of the late 80’s found my family fleeing to safer places. After 9/11, the country finally […]
Apr
16
Calling all Dreamcast junkies: Soul Calibur to hit Live Arcade in HD
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Even though the Dreamcast couldn’t sustain profit in the marketplace, it featured some of the best videogames ever produced and remains as one of the greatest consoles to date. Comparisons have been made between the Dreamcast and the Xbox 360 before, and rightfully so.
Many of our favorites (more recently, Ikaruga) have been ported to the […]
Apr
16
Microsoft ‘confident’ in hardware quality … glad somebody is
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There’s a fine line between confidence and ignorance, and it seems that Microsoft is willing to skate along that line with all the grace of a testicle. While gamers are faced with the constant worry of their consoles perishing on them, Microsoft coolly presides over its parade of the dead and tells the world that […]
Apr
16
First videos, new screens for NFL Head Coach 09
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EA isn’t stupid. Far from it, in fact. Their first good idea was to bundle NFL Head Coach 09 with the 20th Anniversary Collector’s Edition of Madden NFL 09, since the coaching sim probably wouldn’t sell all that well by itself. Their second smart move was to give a hot girl, Amy, plenty of face […]
Apr
16
New Grand Theft Auto IV ad is the Cougar’s taint!
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If I weren’t already planning on getting the new game, this ad would have pushed me over the edge. The new Grand Theft Auto IV ad for the UK shows Niko walking throughout Liberty City with various activities taking place behind him. He goes through a bowling alley, park, prison, and the streets as we […]
Apr
16
All 36 new Medic achievements for Team Fortress 2
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As promised in my hands-on of the new Team Fortress 2 content, here are all 36 new achievements for the Medic. To get the new weapons that will be available for the Medic, you have to complete all these achievements. Completing one third of the achievements gets you the Blutsauger, completing two thirds gets you […]
Apr
16
Hands-on with the new Team Fortress 2 map, gametype and Medic class weapons
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Valve threw a nice little get together at Blondie’s Bar in San Francisco last night. In the midst of free flowing alcohol and pizza that was good only if you were drunk, dozens of computers were lined up with Team Fortress 2 ready to go. Valve was there to preview the new map Goldrush, the […]