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Rent Video Games
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[Will a Pokemon RPG-inspired card battle metagame break social Flash game site Kongregate into the mainstream? Big sister site Gamasutra’s Alistair Wallis chatted to site founder Jim Greer and Street Fighter II HD Remix balance designer and gadabout David Sirlin about the influences and design of Kongai, and how the game will aid the […]
May
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The winners of the Insecticide contest announced
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And the winners are:
Holyetheline who will be getting Insecticide for th DS.
Funran, Anus Mcphanus, Das Inchworm, Zombie Platypus, Tromboned, and Polish Hill will each be getting the shirts and the DS skins.
fromagex, The-Excel, and entrager will each be getting the shirts and a drawing by me.
Thanks again for everyone entering. I’ll be getting in touch […]
May
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Lost Planet Colonies screens show new modes, half-naked Frank West
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Love it or hate it, you have to admit that Lost Planet is the best third-person shooter featuring a snowy planet filled with giant bugs to come out on current gen systems.
Those who skipped out on the game, however, may want to continue to not play it until Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Colonies Edition is […]
May
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We all have them: certain videogame moments that we are ashamed to love as much as we do. It may be a moment that makes you scream out loud at your television set, only to make you feel like a fool afterwards; or a moment that gets you a little teary-eyed, even though you know […]
May
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The Podcastle episode 11: When Sterling met Thompson
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What happens when two of the biggest egos in games media sit back and discuss arguably the biggest release in videogame history? We’ll let you be the judge of that, as we welcome controversial defense attorney Jack Thompson to The Podcastle to discuss Grand Theft Auto with yours truly.
This week, we have a very short […]
May
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Arcade sports games have always been a strange beast. Most have been designed around multiplayer madness, with you and your friends in a room shouting at each other while performing feats that defy the laws of physics. And accordingly, their single-player modes have tended to be somewhat lacking.
So developers have tried to freshen things up […]
May
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[’Chewing Pixels’ is a new GameSetWatch column written by British games journalist and producer, Simon Parkin in which he explains what you should think about video games and why.]
Niko Bellic is the most likable Grand Theft Auto protagonist we’ve yet seen.
He’s smart, funny, loquacious and you get the feeling that his brushes with (and […]
May
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There’s a story behind Colin’s Bear Animation, of course, but it’s just as hilarious without context. Whether you watch the original video, or the nine minute loop, or any of the myriad homages, Colin’s Bear Animation remains the greatest thing to ever grace the Internet — short of this week’s Podtoid, that is.
See that segue? […]
May
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Oops! Someone splashed their blood all over these Project Origin screenshots
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Warner Bros. Interactive has just released some new media for their upcoming PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC title Project Origin and well … I guess I’m not playing this game with my kid.
In this upcoming sequel to 2005’s F.E.A.R., you’ll play a Delta Force operative who — instead of using traditional weaponry — dumps […]
May
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Aerosmith Going Guitar Hero Exclusive
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Gross.
It looks like Aerosmith is doing a huge favor to fans of Rock Band by agreeing to keep their “awesome” music exclusive to the Guitar Hero franchise. Apparently, Activision shoved bucketfuls of money Aerosmith’s way to help seal this kind of deal. I bet this comes at a much needed time, I hear Steven Tyler […]