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Cheat Sheet 8/26: Kim Swift reveals new game, Monday Night Combat gets Super, 3DS titles delayed
Make instant videogame news a part of your balanced breakfast. -Going to PAX Prime? Here’s how to get a free OnLive system. -Kim Swift reveals her new title, Quantum Conundrum in this new gameplay video. –Get equipped for the upcoming Super Monday Night Combat. –Check out the new trailer for Count
Cheat Sheet 8/25: Hawken videogame film rights sold, Origin raises privacy issues
Get ready for another wave of mainstream videogame news! -If you’re going to BlizzCon 2011, adopt the new World of Warcraft pet Murkablo, the new Murloc/Diablo crossbreed. -Voice actor Mark Strong on voicing Captain Titus for Warhammer 40 000: Space Marine. -Microsoft isn’t interested in going wher
Crossover Alert: Lana Del Rey laments "Video Games"
Ten years ago today, the R&B singer Aaliyah met her tragic death. RIP Aaliyah, you were the best to ever do it, etc. Anyways, all that Aaliyah had us in the mood to post some awesome girl-pop for you guys, and so it seemed like a good time to point you guys to the new Lana Del Rey single called “Vid
What’s the deal with pixels? Seinfeld meets videogames in these amazing music mashups
Techno artist and Youtuber SynaMaxMusic has done the unheard of—and unthought of: he has successfully combined instrumental sounds from the Seinfeld theme with beloved videogame music. Below we have a bass-slapping Seinfeldian tribute to the Super Mario Bros. Underground Theme: Be sure to also check
Flashback: A Twisted Introduction to Pokemon
(found by Christian Richardson) Pokemon are so cute, sometimes you just want to capture them in a giant vice and magically trap them in your Game Boy. You have to resist that temptation, though, or else you’ll end up like this guy. -Richard Clark [via]
Coming soon — Angry Birds: The Snack
Probably the easiest way of telling whether or not someone has an addictive personality is to hand them a copy of Angry Birds and see what happens. Now, a Chinese foods maker is hoping that same tendency carries over to snack, with their introduction of Angry Birds mooncakes, reports The New York Da
