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Meet the real Ivy Valentine: Lani Minella, woman of a thousand voices
You wouldn’t know it, but SoulCalibur’s Ivy Valentine, Sheeva from this year’s Mortal Kombat and the Medivac Pilot from Starcraft II were all voiced by the same San Diego woman. Voice actress Lani Minella has contributed to over 500 video games since 1992. Her versatility is owed in part to her four
Flashback: This 1979 anthem to the computer age evokes The Matrix
In their 1979 hit single, “Computer Games”, New Zealand/Aussie New Wave band Mi-Sex addressed questions about computer technology we still feel the need to ask. On the other hand, one could handily beat this indie game just by singing along to the chorus. –Lana Polansky
Stop-Motion Vid Captures Indie Dev Crunchtime
24 Caret Games is bringing Retro/Grade to the PSN later this year, a shmup concerned with time manipulation. Fitting, then, that their trailer is a time-lapse video of developer Matt Gilgenbach crunching code and little else. Ben Kuchera of Ars Technica spoke with Gilgenbach about the decision. Last
Cheat Sheet 7/11: Ken Levine on BioShock Infinite, PAX 10 indie game winners are here, Donkey Kong is 30
Enjoy another calorie-light helping of mainstream videogame news! -You probably won’t find Battlefield 3 on Steam. -Ken Levine shares quite a bit about BioShock Infinite. -Bethesda announces Dishonored for 2012. -Get to know PlanetSide 2 with these new screens and trailer. -New Terraria version o
Cheat Sheet 7/8: Nintendo in hot water over 3DS tech, See 15 minutes of BioShock Infinite footage
Have a nice refreshing glass of mainstream videogame news! –“Meet the Cars” in this trailer for Driver: San Francisco. -Retired Sony engineer has accused Nintendo of patent infringement over the 3DS. –Torchlight has broken over one million overall sales. -Sony is certain the Vita will make develo
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