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Battlefield 3 Fan Video: Who Will Win a Wrestling Match Between a Jeep and a Helicopter?

By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on August 28, 2012 AT 04:34am

YouTube user "JayMeHD" has posted up a new Only in Battlefield 3 entry showing what happens when a jeep and a helicopter get into a wrestling match. READ MORE

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PlayStation Store Update – August 28

By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on August 28, 2012 AT 04:05am

Check out what's coming to the PlayStation Store for PlayStation 3 and Vita this week. READ MORE

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MLG Disqualifies Top Two League of Legends Teams

By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on August 28, 2012 AT 03:32am

Major League Gaming has announced that the top two teams of the League of Legends Summer Championships--Curse NA and Team Dignitas, have been stripped of their prizes due to collusion. READ MORE

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Guild Wars 2 Launch Events Planned for September 1

By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on August 28, 2012 AT 02:58am

Guild Wars 2 may officially launch today, but those poor ArenaNet employees deserve a little break and so the official launch parties for the game have been pushed back until September 1. READ MORE

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Over 10 Minutes of DmC Gameplay Footage

By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on August 28, 2012 AT 02:49am

Capcom has released around 10 minutes of gameplay footage from the upcoming Devil May Cry reboot DmC. READ MORE

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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD DLC Footage Appears Online

By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on August 28, 2012 AT 01:55am

Activision has previously promised Tony Hawks HD fans that some new content would be heading to the game in the form of Popular Tony Hawk 3 level Airport, however, it appears that a second level may also be in the works. READ MORE

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F2P Hawken to Launch with Oculus Virtual Reality Support

By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on August 28, 2012 AT 01:26am

Adhesive Games has announced that its upcoming free-t0-play multiplayer mech combat game Hawken will support Oculus Rift virtual reality when it launches. READ MORE

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Here’s What Microsoft, Square Enix Are Showing Off At PAX Prime 2012

By McKinley Noble, Contributing Editor
Posted on August 27, 2012 AT 06:45pm

There's going to be lots of video games on display at the PAX Prime 2012 event in Seattle, Washington this week, so you'll probably need a short list of what the developers are bringing down. Microsoft and Square Enix have their showcases set. READ MORE

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At Last, You Don’t Know Jack Dumps Facebook Credits For Game Tokens

By McKinley Noble, Contributing Editor
Posted on August 27, 2012 AT 05:45pm

Jellyvision Games has a smash-hit on their hands with the Facebook version of You Don't Know Jack, but the app has been held back by Facebook's "Credits" currency. Thankfully, Jellyvision Games is dumping it altogether. READ MORE

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Meet Marvel Vs. Capcom 3′s Most Aggressive Dr. Doom Player (NSFW)

By McKinley Noble, Contributing Editor
Posted on August 27, 2012 AT 05:04pm

Dr. Doom is still one of the most useful fighters in the Marvel vs. Capcom series, and that hasn't changed with the latest installment. As usual, it's all about the finger lasers. READ MORE

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Confirms Zombies Will Roam Nuketown

By McKinley Noble, Contributing Editor
Posted on August 27, 2012 AT 03:54pm

Activision is confirming that the special pre-order-only "Nuketown" map isn't going to be a very friendly place, just in case the name didn't tip you off already. Aside from being bombed-out, it's also got a zombie infestation. READ MORE

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Team Ico Loses Producer Kenji Kaido, The Last Guardian Still AWOL

By McKinley Noble, Contributing Editor
Posted on August 27, 2012 AT 03:24pm

Maybe it's time to officially start worrying about The Last Guardian, after all. Team Ico's Kenji Kaido is leaving the studio for greener pastures and a summer vacation, the developer revealed on his Twitter account today. READ MORE

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‘Adventure Time’ Creator Is Interviewing The Voice Of Mario For Fun

By McKinley Noble, Contributing Editor
Posted on August 27, 2012 AT 02:59pm

Social media tools like Twitter and Tumblr make getting in touch with people more simple than it's ever been. So, when Adventure Time's creator says he's devoting his free time to interviewing video game industry folks, the plot thickens. READ MORE

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RUMOR: Gaming Accessory Company Accidentally Leaked Wii U Launch Date

By Eric L. Patterson, News Editor
Posted on August 27, 2012 AT 01:33pm

Videogames accessory maker Performance Designed Products is known for a wide variety of gaming peripherals—but today, PDP has also become known for being the company that may have leaked the Wii U's release date. READ MORE

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Finish The Fight Anywhere With the GAEMS Halo 4 Personal Gaming Environment

By Eric L. Patterson, News Editor
Posted on August 27, 2012 AT 12:44pm

Love your Xbox 360? Love Halo? Then you might love the upcoming GAEMS Halo 4 UNSC Vanguard Personal Gaming Environment, which lets you combined your Xbox 360 with an HDTV and speaker set-up into one compact and portable package. READ MORE

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Gears of War: Judgement To Have New Free-For-All Multiplayer

By Eric L. Patterson, News Editor
Posted on August 27, 2012 AT 12:17pm

Up until now, all of the multiplayer in the Gears of War series has been built upon team-based concepts. For the upcoming Gears of War: Judgement, however, that will change. READ MORE

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Free Borderlands For PS+ Subscribers, Other Deals Announced

By Eric L. Patterson, News Editor
Posted on August 27, 2012 AT 11:14am

Soon it'll be September, which means a new batch of content for PlayStation Plus subscribers is about to kick off. Today, Sony gave us first details of what those members will be getting soon. READ MORE

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EGM Review:
Rock Band Blitz

By McKinley Noble, Contributing Editor
Posted on August 27, 2012 AT 10:05am

Rock Band Blitz manages to improve on its predecessors' concept and control schemes, but the harsh monetization of its music and repetitive controller-based gameplay ultimately doesn't measure up to the feeling of a real Rock Band experience. READ MORE

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15 Minutes of Lost Planet 3 Gameplay

By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on August 27, 2012 AT 08:29am

Capcom has released 15 minutes of Lost Planet 3 gameplay that it showed at a presentation during Gamescom earlier this month. READ MORE

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Darksiders II Patch to Fix Progression Bugs

By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on August 27, 2012 AT 07:16am

A patch for Darksiders II is in the works for both the PC and console versions of the game which should fix a number of bugs that players have been encountering. READ MORE

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