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Smash Bros.' Mushroom Kingdom In Ruins
via Wired: Game|Life by Chris Kohler on January 22, 2008
Just when we thought we'd seen it all, here's a new Super Smash Bros. Brawl stage that illustrates once again just how talented these developers are at re-imagining the world of Nintendo. "Mushroomy Kingdom," features the first stage of Super Mario Bros., fallen into ruins. Twilight Princess-style graphics turn the happy-go-lucky stage into an arid desert with a foreboding cloudy...
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Smash Bros. Features Trial Versions Of Virtual Console Games
via Wired: Game|Life by Chris Kohler on January 24, 2008
Will the Smash Bros. feature list ever stop growing? The latest in the saga of Nintendo's oft-delayed all-star fighting game: Trial versions of classic Nintendo titles will be included in Brawl. Specifically, Super Smash Bros. Brawl will contain, at least, time-limited demo versions of Super Mario Bros., Ice Climbers, The Legend of Zelda, Star Fox 64, Kid Icarus, Super Metroid, and...
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Impressions: Mirror's Edge
via Wired: Game|Life by Earnest Cavalli on February 28, 2008
... the story, presumably for the information she carries. Thankfully Faith isn't your typical high-school dropout UPS employee. She's equipped with a wealth of acrobatic maneuvers likely to trigger fond memories of the chase scenes in The Matrix in both players and anyone watching the ballet of kinetic movements unfold. "If Faith is being chased by the government why doesn't she ...
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Crystal Chronicles' Clever Piracy Protection
via Wired: Game|Life by Chris Kohler on March 10, 2008
Is Nintendo adding copy protection to DS games? Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates for Nintendo DS is in stores today, which of course means that the pirated ROM is all over the Internet. But the underground is getting tripped up by what appears to be a new anti-piracy workaround. Users of certain DS flash cards, like the popular R4 device, are reporting that after twenty minutes of...
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Study: 20 Percent of Minors Able to Purchase 'M' Games
via Wired: Game|Life by (author unknown) on May 07, 2008
... able to access violent or sexual media ranging from movies to DVDs to music CDs.With reliable data such as this publicly available, one wonders how necessary that bill I wrote about earlier today actually is, regardless of how it might supersede the U.S. Constitution.Undercover Shoppers Find it's Increasingly Difficult for Children to Buy M-Rated Games [FTC]Image: lensburg.chandru/Flickr
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E3 Floor Plan Revealed, It's Tiny
via Wired: Game|Life by Chris Kohler on May 19, 2008
Anyone who was still holding out hope that E3's return to the Los Angeles Convention Center meant a return to the razzle-dazzle of 2006 may now officially break down and cry. The ESA has released the floor plans for the E3 "Showcase Pavilion," and similar to last year's Barker Hangar, it's a tiny collection of booths, the largest being only 20' x 20'. Kotaku has apparently...
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Screenshots of Cel-Shaded Prince of Persia Surface
via Wired: Game|Life by Jean Snow on May 21, 2008
... upcoming next-gen Prince of Persia have surfaced -- let the drooling begin. The new game, which rumors have labeled Prince of Persia Prodigy sports a cel-shaded look, and the new screenshots pretty much confirm that this will be by far the best-looking entry in the series. More gorgeous shots of the Prince in action at the link. Prince of Persia Prodigy screeny [Tiscali Games, via NeoGAF]
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Bionic Commando Gets Downloadable Remake
via Wired: Game|Life by Earnest Cavalli on January 15, 2008
Capcom recently revealed plans to release a downloadable remake of Bionic Commando entitl
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MMO Violence Leads To Real-World Violence, One Death
via Wired: Game|Life by Earnest Cavalli on January 16, 2008
An in-game dispute between a pair of MMO guilds spilled over into the streets of the Russian city of Ufa recently, leaving one man dead and an
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Nintendo: WiiWare Still Set For First Half Of 2008
via Wired: Game|Life by Chris Kohler on January 16, 2008
Nintendo's WiiWare online service, which will offer original downloadable Wii games, is still on for a U.S. release in the first half o
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