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Wear Your Xbox Live Avatar On Your Chest, Water Bottle Or Coffee Mug

9:20AM December 7, 2011 | Mike Epstein

Do it yourself clothing and crap company CafePress has teamed up with Microsoft to give Xbox Live users the ability to print and purchase stuff starring their own personalised avatar. Let’s go Voltron force! More »


Retro

James Cameron’s Avatar Mashup Created For Hamish & Andy’s Gap Year

11:30AM September 13, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Movie to video game adaptations of the early 1980s were difficult things. Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, and The Empire Strikes Back were as hard to master as they were hard to genuinely enjoy. More »


News

Pre-Order Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary To Make Every Grunt Go Out With A Bang

2:40AM July 19, 2011 | Sam Winstrom

If you’re on the fence about picking up Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, these preorder bonuses might seal the deal. More »


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Report: The Next Xbox Can Render Avatar Graphics

10:00PM July 18, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

No, it won’t be wall-to-wall digital blue people. Well, I hope it won’t, because, man, I did not like Avatar. More »


News

Does The Green Lantern Movie Introduce Too Many Zany Creatures?

10:30AM May 3, 2011 | Charlie Jane Anders

Green Lantern isn’t just the story of an ordinary run-of-the-mill fighter pilot who gets a magic ring from space. It’s also the saga of a whole army of aliens, each with his/her/its own magic ring. More »


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James Cameron Says Video Games Are Powering 3D

9:30PM April 25, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

3D. Had enough? Tough crap, it sounds like there will be more. And according to movie director James Cameron (pictured, with George Lucas), the future of 3D is being fuelled by video games. More »


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Hollywood To Rip Off Video Gaming’s Excellent Framerate

6:00AM April 1, 2011 | StephenTotilo

Video games have stolen many things from Hollywood. What’s Hollywood going to take back? Director James Cameron wants to shoot Avatar 2 and 3 at 48 or even 64 frames per second, the latter rate being the ideal framerate for first-person shooters and racing games. More »


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You’ve Purchased $US1b Worth Of Call Of Duty: Black Ops

5:20AM December 22, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Activision makes with the corporate gloating today with news that Call of Duty: Black Ops has surpassed $US1 billion in worldwide sales since its release in November. That’s faster than Modern Warfare 2, but James Cameron still has it beat. More »


In Real Life

Examining Kinect’s Minority Report Effect

4:20PM November 4, 2010 | Brian Crecente

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Kinect may be touted as the Xbox 360′s answer to motion gaming, but it’s not just technology meant to make you the controller. It can also let you interact with television, movies, music and the Xbox 360 like Tom Cruise in Minority Report, just without the fancy gloves. More »


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Chic, Sleek, Sexy So Sexy New Avatar In Motion

2:20AM September 30, 2010 | Brian Crecente

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Sure, the new look for the Kinect-compatible Xbox 360 avatars isn’t that different than the old look, but there is a certain je ne sais qua. More »