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In Real Life

Stealth Gameplay Isn’t Enough: Give Me The Thrill Of The Hunt

10:00AM August 16, 2011 | Kirk Hamilton

I finally finished Crytek’s Crysis 2 last week and surprised myself by immediately firing up a new game and starting it over from the beginning. Sure, Crysis 2 is a slick, well-made first-person shooter, but it’s fairly unremarkable on the surface. So why, when I had so many other games I could (or should) be playing, was I nano-suiting up yet another time? More »

In Real Life

Don’t Let Some Rules Stop Your Sexy

4:00PM August 15, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

This weekend, the Comic Market, aka Comiket, tore through Tokyo. And earlier this month, new rules were revealed for skimpy Comiket cosplay: cover up! More »

In Real Life

Edu-painment

6:00AM August 15, 2011 | Owen Good

Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. More »

In Real Life

Sunday Comics

12:00AM August 15, 2011 | Owen Good

Welcome to your Sunday read of the week’s best in web comics. Make sure to click on the expand button in the bottom right to enlarge each comic. More »

PC

Real Details On The New Counter-Strike From Pros Who’ve Played It

12:00PM August 13, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Valve Software revealed the existence of the newest Counter-Strike today, but the company seemed a bit shy on specifics, saying that next year’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive would bring new weapons, gameplay modes and maps to the extremely popular competitive shooter. More »

News

Is Valve Releasing A New Counter-Strike Game?

4:20PM August 12, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Out of nowhere, there’s rumours flying around tonight that Valve is on the cusp of revealing a new game. More »

In Real Life

What Do Grand Theft Auto And Lemmings Have In Common?

2:00PM August 12, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Rockstar North is a video game developer known and respected the world over as the creators and continued custodians of the core Grand Theft Auto series. More »

In Real Life

Spoiler Alert: People Like Spoilers

8:00AM August 12, 2011 | Kirk Hamilton

We live in an era of extreme spoiler-phobia. Be it television, movies, novels, or video games, the speedy connectivity of social media has conditioned us to live in fear of ruining one another’s fun. We add spoiler warnings to even the most mundane details, even when the subject of the discussion is years old. More »

In Real Life

The Destructive Video Game Art Of Coro Kaufman

9:00PM August 11, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

We’ve got another Massive Black artist for you today, which is always a treat. Coro Kaufman is one of the studio’s co-founders, and also servers as its art director. Needless to say, his stuff is great. More »

In Real Life

The Greatest Cosplay In The World

4:00PM August 11, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Last weekend, cosplayers from around the world flocked to the Wold Cosplay Summit. This is more than simply the Olympics of posing and priming in character costumes. Cosplayers perform on stage, giving the competition an air of theatrics. More »