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Nadal, Murray Battle for #1… in FIFA
Novak Djokovic might have won Wimbledon this year. But the real competition was up in the players’ hotel rooms. Perennial champ Rafael Nadal and Scotsman Andy Murray face off regularly, both on the court and on the digital pitch of their PS3, The Herald Scotland reported. The trash talking ahead of
Play Fruit Ninja in the Arcade, Win Tickets, Buy Useless Junk
Next time you find yourself at a Dave & Buster’s (or something like it), keep your eyes open for a mammoth-sized version of Fruit Ninja. The arcade setup contains all of the same touch-screen fruit-killing you might expect from Fruit Ninja, but it doesn’t come without its limitations: The touch scr
Space Invaders Film Coming To A Theater Near You
The game itself may not have much of a plot, but that hasn’t stopped producers Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Gigi Pritzker from starting work on the film. Their track record can be deemed “mixed”: For di Bonaventura, Space Invaders is the latest of a string of projects based on 80s touchstones. He is
Forget highscores: achieving the lowest score in Super Mario Bros. takes a real pro
Now, intrepid gamer NotEntirelySure didn’t necessarily reach the lowest possible score in the NES clasic Super Mario Bros., but he did set quite a standard with 600 points —and zero deaths— using an emulator and keyboard with no save states or slowdowns. Simply consider all the coins, enemies and he
Scientists fling themselves into the physics of Angry Birds
The work of Rhett Allain, associate professor of physics at Southeastern Louisiana University and science blogger for Wired.com, inspired physics teacher John Burk to combine beloved indie game Angry Birds with the study of physics. And so far, Burk’s experiment has been pretty darn successful —havi
Journal trilogy Well Played updates finally to 3.0
ETC-Press, publisher of Well Played 1.0 and 2.0, has released a third and final journal. Edited by Drew Davidson, Well Played 3.0: Video Games, Value and Meaning reflects on meaningful play experiences from contributing authors, including our friend Simon Ferrari. The site describes the journal: Fo
Cheat Sheet 7/12: Sony chief embraces small devs, Namco Bandai countdown is a mystery
Get ready for another dose of mainstream videogame news! –Left 4 Dead 2’s upcoming DLC will breath new, um, life into the zombie-infested FPS. -Kings and queens of the 2011 Pokemon Video Game National Championships have been crowned. -The new Batman: Arkham City trailer is all riddles. -Sony chie
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