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While covering GenCon this year, I managed to playtest a couple of cool titles, including a game that designer Tim Rodriguez has been working on for years called Ghost Pirates. More »
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Over the past few years, a spate of terrific science fiction novels about videogames have asked what will happen to gaming — and gamers — in the future. Will political elections be decided by videogame? Will resistance movements be organized by guilds? And who will control the game spaces that already control so much of our imaginations? Here are ten novels (OK, one is a novella) that grapple with these questions. More »
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In the past decade or so, comic-book movies have achieved a credibility that still eludes video-game movies. But that may be about to change, according to a new article over at Forbes. More »
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In the Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine video game, you're the best of the best, a genetically modified supersoldier wearing incredible armor and wielding incredible weapons. This is a third-person shooter/hack and slash action game, but beyond that it's a great military sci-fi story. More »
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If we can't have Game of Thrones Monopoly in real life, then this is the next best thing — a Futurama Monopoly set is available for preorders during the month of September, with the game shipping in November. Watch out for the Hypnotoad! More »
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Want to help transcribe ancient Greek texts from the comfort of your couch? Have no understanding of the Greek language? That's ok! With Egypt Exploration Society and Oxford University's Ancient Lives project, you can contribute to the work of researchers who are digitizing — and eventually decoding — the vast holdings of the Oxyrhynchus Papyri, a mysterious pile of Greek papers discovered in an ancient dump outside Egypt. And you can do it just by playing a puzzle game. More »
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There's something so thrilling and electrifying about dystopian cityscapes — and this concept art of cyberpunk Paris totally hits our sweet spot. More »
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Science fiction is all about advancing into a shinier future - so why are people always playing such terrible video games in science fiction shows and movies? More »
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What would it look like if James Gunn, writer of such so-wrong-they're-great movies as Slither and Super, wrote a zombie-centric version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Wonder no longer. The first trailer is out for Lollipop Chainsaw, a game about a cheerleader who kills zombies. More »
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Science fiction and fantasy are full of weird games, from Quiddich to Pyramid. There are games of death. There are games of skill. But most of all, there are games that you'd have to be nuts to try and duplicate in real life. More »
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GenCon 2011 was a mass of costumes from every area of pop culture. Video games, movies, anime, RPGs, and comic characters brushed shoulders with tens of thousands of attendees. More »
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GenCon is insane, there's no two ways about it. Between the exhibition hall, the thousands of games constantly going on 24-hours a day, the LARPing, movie-watching, seminars, writing, and just about everything else, it really is four days of overwhelming craziness. More »
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At this year's GenCon, the big announcements on the floor were that two major franchises had just found new homes as tabletop games: Fantasy Flight Games scored a wide-ranging license for Star Wars products, and Margaret Weis Productions will be making a Marvel RPG. I got a chance to swing by both their booths, and get the skinny on their titles. More »
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Quite possibly the most exciting movie panel at Comic-Con yesterday didn't involve Spider-Man or Tintin. Legendary Pictures gave a select few fans a sneak peek of four long-awaited film projects, and we were there. More »
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That's just one of the useful life lessons you'll learn from our exclusive clip from Tekken, the video game adaptation coming to DVD on July 19. You'll also learn the importance of having a Signature. And wearing eyeliner while training. More »
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With Conquest of Nerath, Wizards of the Coast conjures another successful board game, this one with an entirely different game engine than their prior dungeon adventure efforts. If you enjoyed conquering the world with plastic armies in endless games of Risk as a kid, imagine that game infused with fantasy flavor, strategic depth, exciting random events and a variety of unit types. So, imagine something way better than Risk. More »
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This is one of the most ludicrous game parodies we've seen lately. You play the Spider-Queen of Mars, racing around classic arcade-style levels and trying to recapture your escaped Martian slaves. It's all part of Adult Swim's new viral marketing. More »
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This glorious 3D rendering of the Klingon K't'inga-class warship will be this week's "starship of the week" over at the site for the upcoming free-to-play browser game Star Trek: Infinite Space, and we've got the exclusive first glimpse. More »
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Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale is a hack-and-slash action game coming out for Xbox, Playstation and PC in late May. This visit to the Forgotten Realms is the first time console players have been able to play a D&D videogame in several years. Atari Producer Michael Fahrny answered a few of our questions about designing a video game based on D&D Fourth Edition, and shared some brand-new screenshots. More »
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In the world of 2070, you face a stark choice: pursue sustainable, environmentally friendly development, or be a total industrialiast asswipe who deserves to be shot. At least, that's what we gleaned from Anno 2070's sledgehammer-subtle new gameplay trailer. More »
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The new Ghostbusters game available on Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC is a fun arcade-style shooter that lets you bust plenty of ghosts with your friends. Don't expect too much depth or variety for your $10 though. More »
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Mass Effect 3 doesn't come out until the end of the year, but in the meantime you can feast your eyes on some absolutely amazing concept art by artist Robert Simmons, which appears to be official ME3 concept art. More »
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Are you in danger of getting fired because of too much gaming at work? If so, here's a scientific study you need to know about (and perhaps slip into the "to-read" pile on your boss's desk): "Games at work: the recreational use of computer games during working hours." More »
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Bungie concept artist Isaac Hannaford keeps posting more amazing concept art for Halo: Reach and Halo 3 on his blog. The latest update: Some early Noble Team concepts. Including some pretty... unique customizations. More »
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We're used to seeing video game concept art of spaceships and power armor that makes you want to drool — but lately some of the coolest fantasy art we've seen comes from video game concept art as well. More »
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Looks like there's a dance with dragons happening in your town, in this awesome screen from the Game of Thrones: Genesis tie-in game. According to the early buzz, this will be a strategy-based game, in which the raw cunning of a Tyrion Lannister can outweigh the might of a dozen armies. Let's hope the game delivers — for now, the visuals are at least looking very nice. Another screen, plus a couple pieces of artwork, below. More »
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Felicia Day is rocking the elf ears, in this awesome exclusive image. Day just announced she's starring in a new six-part webseries based on the Dragon Age video game series, coming out later this year. More »
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Don't count on seeing a horrific Little Sister on the big screen any time soon. Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean) was supposed to be directing the big-screen BioShock film, but he tells Coming Soon that it's dead in the water. The big issue: the R-rating, coupled with a big budget: More »
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Does this concept art from Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim actually show a Viking battling a bear with tentacles? (A beartopus?) A lot of sites are taking it that way. But as The Escapist points out, it's probably actually a bear standing over the dead body of a woolly mammoth. Too bad — a tentacle bear is an idea whose time has come, and a Viking is really the only person who could handle such a beast. [Bethesda] More »
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The first cinematic trailer for DC Universe Online made us feel like it was the best superhero movie we'd never get to see in real life. And now this new "Fracture" trailer is just as thrilling — when I realized the identity of the guy in the hood, I freaked. [via Geek Native] More »
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There's nothing cooler than power-armor. All of a sudden, your plain human body has a super-strong shell, and you're stronger than an army. But what happens when the armor changes you? Here are a bunch of heroes who found out. More »
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Aliens: Crucible was an RPG that never got off the ground, like so many other projects in the Aliens universe lately. But it generated a ton of concept art of weird creatures, and some of it's made its way online. More »
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If you were worried that Dead Space 2 was abandoning horror for action, some new concept art should set your mind at ease — and give you nightmares at the same time. More »
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Dead Space 2 is one of the year's most anticipated games, and we've got an inside look at the action-horror series' next chapter. Check out an exclusive pulse-pounding trailer featuring Smashing Pumpkins, plus our interview with Executive Producer Steve Papoutsis. More »
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The Illusive Man, introduced in Mass Effect 2, may have the voice of Martin Sheen, but who is he really? A new comic book, Mass Effect: Evolution, reveals his secrets — and we've got the first exciting preview pages. More »
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Want to know what this whole Dead Space thing is all about? A new trailer for Dead Space 2, "Excavations," gives you a rundown on the backstory of the first game — plus the first moments of the second. More »
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Check out Batman's power armor! This is just one of the pieces of concept art that artist Carlos D'Anda created for Arkham Asylum, which he's been posting online. Click through for some awesome villain concepts, plus the Batmobile. More »
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Nils "Deadeye" Alrik just lost contact with his sole remaining teammate. He knows there are at least two members of the Northern Reapers team still active, and he's low on ammo. Luckily, his Crusader IV is equipped with a sword. More »
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Christmas is looking like... well, Christmas, for Doctor Who fans. Not only do we get the new Christmas special, featuring Dumbledore meeting the Doctor, but we also get the final installment in the Adventure Games, featuring a returning enemy. More »
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Everybody loves battle armor — it's stylish and allows you to kill more people without ruining your stylish evening wear. And the next best thing to wearing armor is drooling over concept art of armor. Here's some of our favorites. More »
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