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Gaming Is Serious Business – The New Old School
lagwar.com - 13 hours ago
Gaming Is Serious Business – The New Old School
— lagwar.com — I’ve had the privilege of being old enough – er, I mean, experienced enough – to see several generations of gamers go by. From the old Atari 2600 days to the sleek, realistic graphical madness of PC/PS3/XBox/Wii, gamers have been an ... (more) Gaming Is Serious Business – The New Old School

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If You Haven’t Had Your Fill Of Screaming, Crying, and Overreacting, Just Remember One Thing: Twilight New Moon Comes Out Today.
wanderinggoblin.com - 2 days ago
If You Haven’t Had Your Fill Of Screaming, Crying, and Overreacting, Just Remember One Thing: ...
— wanderinggoblin.com — If you are a teenage girl with a Twilight fixation, STOP READING NOW. If, instead, you are a reasonable and sane human being, watch the video below (which makes fun of the teenage girls with Twilight fixations). Share on Facebook (more) If You Haven’t Had Your Fill Of Screaming, Crying, and ...

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Joe Danger Is On Fire, First Footage Leaked
gamerbytes.com - 13 days ago
Joe Danger Is On Fire, First Footage Leaked
— gamerbytes.com — At the Eurogamer Indie Games expo last week everyone was talking about Joe Danger , the new stunt racing title from Hello Games. Thing is, all we had were screenshots to go buy - until now. The Koalition happened to sneak past a camera and ... (more) Joe Danger Is On Fire, First Footage Leaked

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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Wurm
gamingdaily.co.uk - 29 days ago
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Wurm
— gamingdaily.co.uk — You don’t really hear alot about MMORPGs on Gaming Daily. If you were to ask Craig he’d probably say “I don’t like people, the game itself isn’t much fun and [more often than not] you have to pay monthly. Also I don’t like people.” In most part, ... (more) How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Wurm

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gameproducer.net - 27 days ago
The Second Best Thing To Keep In My In Game Development
— gameproducer.net — For my zombie survival game , I’ve coded all sorts of tools to help out development. Here’s some ideas for beginner game devs to keep in mind when coding things. These will save tons of time during the development. Years ago, I had a file where I put values in different ... (more) The Second Best Thing To Keep In My In Game Development

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Duck Hunt Mastery Does Not Prepare Man For Real Thing [Reality]
kotaku.com - 27 days ago
Duck Hunt Mastery Does Not Prepare Man For Real Thing [Reality]
— kotaku.com — You may debate whether some video games train people to commit real acts of aggression. A Canadian newspaperman provides evidence that Duck Hunt is capable of no such feat. In the Friday sports section of the Daily Herald-Tribune of Grande Prairie, ... (more) Duck Hunt Mastery Does Not Prepare Man For Real Thing ...

Comments vote down GoNintendo found this 27 days agofound this
SWTOR New Race Revealed- Mon Calamarian
highlatencylife.wordpress.com - 24 days ago
SWTOR New Race Revealed- Mon Calamarian
— highlatencylife.wordpress.com — Race: Mon Calamarian. Home Planet: Mon Calamari Classes Available: Fisherman/Captain of the Obvious. Notable Figures in Lore : Admiral Ackbar Racial: It’s a Trap – 100% Increase of Trap Detection, and screaming it across all zones. Usable in PvE, and PvP. Wierd Eye ... (more) SWTOR New Race Revealed- Mon Calamarian

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Xbox Live Ops Manager Ain't Going for this Facebook/Games Thing [Ruh Roh]
kotaku.com - 20 days ago
Xbox Live Ops Manager Ain't Going for this Facebook/Games Thing [Ruh Roh]
— kotaku.com — In the latest thrilling episode of Major Nelson 's podcast, the gang raps about the DSi XL and its virtues and drawbacks, and regular guest "e" (Eric Neustadter, the Xbox Live operations manager) says this whole gaming/Facebook synergy? Not diggin' ... (more) Xbox Live Ops Manager Ain't Going for this ...

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performancetrap.org - 19 days ago
Too Much of a Good Thing: Explaining the decline of Guitar Hero and Rock Band
— performancetrap.org — In 2006, after its acquisition by Activision, RedOctane dismissed Harmonix Music Systems as lead developer for the Guitar Hero brand of music games. Harmonix was then acquired by Viacom, which resulted in a bifurcation in instrument-based rhythm ... (more) Too Much of a Good Thing: Explaining the decline of ...

Comments vote down Gamasutra Blogs found this 19 days agofound this
killtenrats.com - 17 days ago
Much ado about not a damn thing
— killtenrats.com — So, as you might have heard, the almighty Blizz is selling cosmetic, non-combat, just fluff pets via their game store. Wow.com has the lowdown . I’m reading people up in arms about this already. I don’t see the problem. I actually think ... (more) Much ado about not a damn thing

Comments vote down Of Teeth and Claws found this 17 days agofound this
techcrunch.com - 16 days ago
Zynga CEO Mark Pincus: “I Did Every Horrible Thing In The Book Just To Get Revenues”
— techcrunch.com — Zynga CEO Mark Pincus said earlier this week that he intends to make sure his company’s games don’t include scammy offers in the future. Our full background on this story is here . But what he didn’t say in that blog post is that Zynga has been ... (more) Zynga CEO Mark Pincus: “I Did Every Horrible Thing ...

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Left 4 Dead 2 Demo
gamingdaily.co.uk - 14 days ago
Left 4 Dead 2 Demo
— gamingdaily.co.uk — With the launch just around the corner, Valve have shipped out a demo for the not-very-long-at-all awaited Left 4 Dead 2. It wasn’t something I was particularly looking forward to in all honesty – the fun of the original had long dried up but, you know, I really enjoyed my time with ... (more) Left 4 Dead 2 Demo

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