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Prototype 2′s New York City Is Slightly More Dangerous Than Ours

4:20AM November 19, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Fourteen months after the events of the original Prototype, New York City has become a place filled with danger, disease, and corruption. What took it so long? More »

In Real Life

Pac-Man Dumplings Make For Adorable Dim Sum

5:30AM September 2, 2011 | Joel Johnson

Newly opened dim sum joint Red Farm, in New York’s West Village, is serving “Pac-Man Dumpings”. Sweet potato Pac-Man is cute! (And the Katz’s pastrami spring rolls sound kind of amazing, as well.) The decor has a spiffed up tin-roof-rustic thing going on, too, as well as one of those big long common tables that driver out-of-towners insane with intimacy. More »

News

Square Enix To Host Deus Ex Art Show

3:20AM June 21, 2011 | Sam Winstrom

Deus Ex: Human Revolution is coming to life in New York City. Square Enix hired artists from various mediums to put together original works based on Deus Ex: Human Revolution‘s futuristic setting, dealing with the moral and ethical issues of artificial body augmentation. More »

In Real Life

Don’t Call This New York Arcade An Art Exhibit

7:20AM April 28, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Is it art, or is at an arcade? Kunal Gupta, the co-creator of New York City’s underground indie games exhibition explains why Babycastles is more arcade than art. More »

Mobile

Play iPhone Games On The Train At Your Own Risk

5:00AM April 23, 2011 | StephenTotilo

There is no mobile phone service on most of the mostly subterranean New York City subway. So when the New York Police Department says that thieves are snatching more mobile phones from the hands of distracted riders than ever before, you’ve got to think Angry Birds is involved in this. More »

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Presidents Of The United States Of America Book Sweet Pokémon Launch Gig

9:30AM March 5, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Forget Red Rock or Caesar’s Palace. The only true indicator that you’ve made it as a band is when Nintendo asks you to play the launch of its new Pokémon game in New York. Welcome to the big time, Presidents! More »

Retro

The Last Moments Of A Dying Arcade

7:30PM March 1, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Having failed to work out a last-minute deal with its landlord, the historic Chinatown Fair arcade in New York City closed its doors on Sunday night. Here are some images of its last hours. More »

In Real Life

It’s Boba Fett. Playing A Zelda Song. On The Accordion.

4:30PM March 1, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

If you can’t find something to like in this video, there may be something wrong with you. More »

Retro

Two Of The Last Great American Arcades (Might Be) Closing Down

8:00PM February 21, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Fans of arcade gaming in the United States might be on the receiving end of a one-two punch, with both New York’s Chinatown Fair and Los Angeles’ Arcade Infinity in danger of closure by the end of the month. More »

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LittleBigPlanet 2 Gunning For World Records No Other Game Could Win

3:20AM January 14, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Guinness is handing out the video game world records left and right, and now it’s Sony’s turn. They’ve assembled a crack team of LittleBigPlanet 2 players to take down fabricated records next week, and you can watch. More »