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The Royal Australian Navy is now on the training game bandwagon
It has become something of a trend: countries using sim games as part of their military training. Australia has now joined the ranks of the U.S., China, Taiwan et al. with REFINE (Real-time Engineering Fleet training Interactive Naval Environment). The sim is being used by the Royal Australian Navy
Chicago Troupe Brings Burlesque to the Mushroom Kingdom
Five-year-olds in 1986 are now thirty. And with the recent revival of burlesque dancing sweeping through urban centers and college towns, it was only a matter of time until childhood memories overlapped with the more mature pursuits of adulthood. Last fall, the Gorilla Tango Theatre in Bucktown, a n
Cheat Sheet 7/18: Meet Mass Effect 3’s new human, New screens, trailers abound, Videogame sales fall again
Collect some mainstream videogame news, without the hassle! –Check out these new screens for BloodRayne: Betrayal. -Get a look at the new Bastion trailer. -See the creative process behind the upcoming Tomb Raider title. -Videogame sales are on a down-spin for the second month in a row. -Enjoy th
Cheat Sheet 7/15: DMC art contest hints at new title, Just Dance 2 takes home the best-seller trophy
Fuel up with some easy mainstream videogame news! –Star Fox 64 3D has landed! –Just Dance 2 can whip out a victory jig since being named the best-selling third-party Wii game of all time. –CoD: Black Ops Annihilation DLC maps will be coming to PSN in a couple of weeks. -Don’t miss the dev chat for
Here’s a Slide Show of People’s Faces as they Play Videogames
Who says games can’t cause us to feel emotion? Phillip Toledano’s series of photographs depicts the best gaming faces of nine different players. We witness several expressions besides the stereotypical “killer face” – though it’s there a couple of times just for good measure. It’s worth noting that
