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NBA 2K11's Demo Is Out Next Week; Halftime Show Confirmed

2K Sports is publishing its NBA 2K11 demo on Tuesday, three weeks in advance of the game's Oct. 5 drop. The publisher has normally waited until much closer to launch to release a demo. More »

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My Favorite Moment In Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions

My favorite moment in Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions is a cameo by a very special alternate universe version of Spider-Man. Don't click play if you don't want to spoil the surprise! More »

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An Ewok, Guile And A Moogle Try Motion Gaming

Some people look amazingly cool when they try upcoming PlayStation 3 motion game Kung Fu Live. They step in front of the PlayStation Eye and do their kung fu moves with panache. But how do cosplayers look? More »

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#blizzard

How Health Works In Diablo III

Think you can just stock up on healing potions to keep your character alive in Diablo III? Think again. Blizzard has released an in-depth guide to how health and healing help promote strategic play in the eagerly anticipated sequel. More »

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#capcom

Frank West Takes A Trip To Fortune City For Dead Rising 2

A blurry "photo" that's appeared on Dead Rising 2's Tape It Or Die blog shows the game's protagonist Chuck Greene getting a little help from a journalist who has been known to cover wars. More »

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When Dragons Happen To Good People

Dragons can be good guys. One fire-breathing flying lizard can be if you're the dragon. In Hoard, princesses and happy towns are on the wrong side of history. More »

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#lazysundays

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

Am I in Tokyo? Or am I in London? Have I traveled to the future? Perhaps playing the time-bending Professor Layton and the Unwound Future while crossing the international date line, messing with my internal clock wasn't wise. More »

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A Tron Take On Wii Sports

Me to the lady showing the new Tron game for Wii this past weekend: "Don't you think a reporter would have a more favorable impression if you let him win?" Lady to me: "This makes it more memorable." More »

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#gameface

Check Out The Bottle Caps On This Princess Peach

What drives a man to create a pointillism portrait of Princess Peach using 1,080 plastic bottle caps? It's all about love. Find out how to do it yourself at Instructables. Thanks Andrew!

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Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions Review: Broken Mirrors

What could be better than a video game featuring the amazing Spider-Man? How about a video game featuring four amazing Spider-Men? More »

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Rock Band 3 DS: It's Like Rock Band Meets Tapper

The latest version of Rock Band to come to the DS doesn't just deliver a stripped down, button-tapping version of the popular console game, it also seems to find some inspiration from a classic 80s arcade game. More »

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Box Art From The Past For A Video Game From The Future

If the impressions and video we ran of Retro City Rampage yesterday didn't send the message that the upcoming downloadable console game is a love letter to gaming past, then perhaps these official promotional boxes will? More »

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Gimli And Samwise Talk Lord Of The Rings: Aragorn's Quest

"My name is John-Rhys Davies and I play the role of Gimli in this splendid game, Aragorn's Quest." I don't know about you guys, but I'm sold. More »

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How To Beat Three People At Civilization V Multiplayer

Strangely-detailed hypothetical situation: You are a video game reporter, you have an early build of Civilzation V and you have a couple of hours to play the game against three people. You're playing as the Arabs, at Prince difficulty. You will start slowly. But you will win. More »

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#activisionpublishing

Vehicular Combat Plus Zombies Equals Blood Drive

Armed and armored vehicles do battle in a post-apocalyptic wasteland while laying waste to hordes of zombie strippers in Blood Drive, coming to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 this November from Activision Publishing. More »

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Nine Minutes With Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One

Insomniac Games' North Carolina studio director Chad Dezern walks us through nine minutes of gameplay footage from the upcoming four-player co-op Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One, showing us creative ways to hurt our friends. More »

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The Flower Fields and UFOs of Kirby's Epic Yarn

I couldn't stop thinking about it. More »

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#evilcorporationsinaction

The Secret Dealer for Farmville Addicts

The company behind Mafia Wars and Farmville doesn't like to talk about the sad addicts who fuel its profits. But it does quietly run a special store for them, where imaginary credits are bought with very real bank transfers. [Gawker]

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#xbox360

Here Is Halo Reach: Briefcase Edition

We got Halo Reach in a silver briefcase today. I took it to the roof for an unbriefcasing video, guest-starring the distant Empire State Building and a blimp. This is really just the standard edition plus doodads plus briefcase. More »

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#capcom

Building Robots And Stages In Mega Man Universe

It's a little less Dr. Light and a little more Dr. Frankenstein in Mega Man Universe, where you'll choose from a wide variety of pre-made parts to create your own personal Something-Man. More »

Creating Your Own Mega Man Universe Character

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#impressions

Donkey Kong Country Returns Wants To Make a Monkey Out of You

Donkey Kong Country Returns isn't just shaping up to be a great single player game, it looks like it could be one of the better two-player cooperative games to hit the Wii this year. More »

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#pax

What Makes Rift Different From The Other MMOs

Blur your eyes as you look at a new fantasy massively multiplayer game, and you won't know whether you're looking at World of Warcraft or not. But there are differences. There always are. Take Rift Planes of Telara, for example. More »

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Talk Amongst Yourselves

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The Leather Couches, Surround Sound and Big Screens of Nintendo's Airstream

It's hard to miss, but just because you recognize the colorful mascots decorating this slick custom Airstream doesn't mean that you can actually go inside. More »

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Great At Gaming, Bad At Driving

Justin Wong is a world class fighting game player. The guy will kick your ass. He is also a world class terrible driver. Don't believe me? More »

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Here Are Some Dead Or Alive Nintendo 3DS Screens

Tecmo Koei is bringing its Dead or Alive fighting series to the Nintendo 3DS. Hello, three dimensional jiggly fighting! More »

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Don't Expect Sony To Outspend Microsoft

Sony exec Peter Dille responds to a question regarding whether or not the company plans to spend more promoting the Move than Microsoft is spending on Kinect. Via the Seattle Times and CVG.

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It's Called "Samurai Dead Rising"

And it's like zombie horror game Dead Rising, but with a samurai. More »

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Real F1 Vs. Video Game F1

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How Did Metroid's Samus Aran Become A Female Character?

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#hollywood

Let Milla Jovovich Explain The Resident Evil Film Franchise's Popularity

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Is Child of Eden A Downloadable Game? Well, No.

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How fitting that even on its birthday, nine years after its demise, the Sega Dreamcast is still being overshadowed by Sony's PlayStation 2. More »

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Think This Duke Nukem Forever Pre-Order Is Still Valid?

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Mirror's Edge iPhone Review: Free As A Bird

Mirror's Edge on iPhone may be a completely different game to its console and PC sibling, but it still shares all of its joys (and all of its flaws). More »

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Marvel vs Capcom 3 Welcomes A New Challenger

This lovely new cinematic trailer for Marvel vs Capcom 3 has Captain America, Chun-Li, Viewtiful Joe, Amaterasu, Iron Man, Felicia and....oh, hello, someone new. More »

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Imagine This Game With Bullets, Because It Is Better With Bullets

One of the minor mysteries of the 2010 video game year is why Ubisoft showed the world screenshots of the newly-revealed Outland last week, but didn't show the game's bullets. It's a bullet-hell platformer. It looks better with bullets. More »