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Behold Mechatron: 45 Pounds of Robotic Badassery

Custom-built RC robot can strafe and fire BBs at an alarming rate. When I was kid, I totally wanted a remote-controlled car to ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorSeptember 19, 2011

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PC Gamers Help Combat AIDS-Like Virus

Using the enzyme folding game, Foldit, gamers solved a puzzle that eluded science for decades. It’s getting harder and harder to shovel hate ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorSeptember 19, 2011

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Making Lightsabers Look Good in The Old Republic

Animators and designers from BioWare explain how lightsabers sizzle. A significant problem in allowing players to wield lightsabers in an MMO is the ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorSeptember 19, 2011

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Sony Declares PlayStation Vita for All

Sony says its new handheld will be free of region encoding. Even though common wisdom holds that Nintendo is the king of the ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorSeptember 19, 2011

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Tyrion Lannister Conquers the Emmys

Peter Dinklage won the Emmy Award last night for his role in HBO’s Game of Thrones. Way back when I first heard that ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorSeptember 19, 2011

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Best Games of 2011 Nominated by British Writer’s Guild

Or at least, the best games written by residents of Great Britain. Update: A former winner of the award for his work on ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorSeptember 19, 2011

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Raid Easier in WoW Patch 4.3

The Raid Finder tool makes grouping a cinch, and the encounters will be easier too. If you’ve ever raided with a pick-up group ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorSeptember 19, 2011

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WoW Producer Discusses Killing Deathwing, Raid Finder and Everything Patch 4.3

The Lead Producer of World of Warcraft gives the skinny on the ultimate patch of Cataclysm. Like Illidan and Arthas before him, WoW ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorSeptember 19, 2011

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Can The Spectre Work as a TV Drama?

Fox is developing a TV series based on a DC comics character with a long history. TV shows based on comic book heroes ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorSeptember 14, 2011

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Santa Claus Bringing PS Vita to Stores in December

Sony listed the launch titles and wireless details for the new handheld. At a press event in Tokyo, Sony executives shared the plans ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorSeptember 14, 2011

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Max Payne 3 Shaves Head in First Look Trailer

The new look for the titular ex-cop covers more than just his head. In the original game, Max Payne was a hard-boiled NYPD ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorSeptember 14, 2011

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European/PAL Release of Catherine Further Delayed

The quirky puzzle game would have come out in Europe this year, but it’s now delayed until 2012. Catherine is a weird little ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorSeptember 14, 2011

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