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With Transformers and GI Joe amongst the most successful movies of the summer, it's no surprise that studios are looking for the next big toy thing. But Battleship isn't going to cut it... Not while these playthings are available. More »
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Earth has been destroyed, the remnants of humanity are fleeing through space on a massive worldship, and one heavily-armed space marine has to mow down hordes of vicious alien scum to save them. Will he sacrifice his own humanity and gain powerful cybernetic implants to aid his quest? You'll have to wait for this fall to find out, when Sega and Gas Powered Games release Space Siege, an action RPG and spiritual sibling to their popular Dungeon Siege games. We've got all the glorious, two-fisted, alien slaughtering action in the new trailer. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=390218&view=rss&microfeed=true There's nothing like the delight on a child's face when they unwrap a present and behold the wonder of an extremely cool toy. Unfortunately, Rom the Spaceknight wasn't one of them. He looked like a bulimic Cylon who couldn't bend his arms or legs, and came with three clunky accessories to help him in his quest for lameness. And that's just the beginning of the the retarditude. Wait 'til you hear the backstory on this 1979 stinker. More »
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