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A Pandora For Games?
If, just like me, you’re straddling the line of regular poverty and abject poverty, there’s nothing worse dropping sixty dollars on a game I end up playing three times, and then get frustrated with and repurpose as a drink coaster. It’s, like, the worst thing ever. I could have used that sixty bucks
Robots for Humanity works on tweaking our compassion node
Deep down, we all share an anxiety about technology taking over the world for the worse, from transhumanism in Deus Ex to the malicious artificial intelligence of Portal. But more and more we’ve been hearing of advanced technologies being utilized for compassionate, positive reasons. Such is the cas
Cheat Sheet 9/2: Activision Blizzard chief thinking big, Why Sledgehammer favored MW3 over CoD
Nothing revs our engine like instant mainstream videogame news! -Activision Blizzard chief is ready for world domination. -Have an Assassin’s Creed fan video? Ubisoft’s new video contest offers you the chance to win a Sony Home Theater Entertainment Package. -DICE has released new details on Battl
Seeking the etymology of your highschool bully’s favorite insult
We all know the stereotype of that awkward kid: once the image of the nervous, skinny teenager with the pocket protector that got shoved into lockers and did everyone’s homework. Maybe you got shoved. Maybe you did the shoving. Now we know him (or her) as the nervous, awkward kid who knows his/her w
Cheat Sheet 9/1: Batman: Arkham City is more than a New Game, 3DS Ambassador Programme is go
Let’s start the new month right, with mainstream videogame news! –Batman: Arkham City to offer a New Game Plus. -Double Fine releases arcade soundtrack by Razbert. -Nintendo’s 3DS Ambassador Programme goes live. -Bethesda takes bug squishing more seriously. –Check out the newest Mass Effect 3 sc
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