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(Trailer) Borderlands 2 – Bazilliondier

(Trailer) Borderlands 2 – Bazilliondier 

Oh man – 2k just dropped a new trailer for Gearbox’s Borderlands 2, that’s packed with 96.5% more wub wub (actual quote). In addition to dubstep and cell-shaded goodness, the trailer also introduces the four new characters: Salvador, Maya, Axton, and Zero. Gear up, vault-hunters and catch a ride on this rocket into the sun.

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Epicsode 138 – Gaming Videos Web Series

Epicsode 138 – Gaming Videos Web Series 

Sometimes you can’t see the forest for the trees – sometimes you get so focused doing something that you miss all the great things happening around you. This week tGDP crew asks the community to share some of their favourite videogame web series. After consulting the community, we talk about Felicia Day’s The Guild, Yogscast, The Legend of Neil, Pure Pwnage, and much more.

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(Video) Mass Effect 3: Take Earth Back

(Video) Mass Effect 3: Take Earth Back 

With only two weeks to go until Mass Effect 3 enters our atmosphere, BioWare has released an amazing trailer for the upcoming Mass Effect 3 that not only tugs at the heartstrings but also shows some cinematic action sequences pitting Shepard against the Geth drones and some giant mofos, all intent on tearing the Earth apart.

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(Video and images) Far Cry 3

(Video and images) Far Cry 3 

Beyond the limits of civilization lies an island, a lawless place ruled by piracy and human misery, where your only escapes are drugs or the muzzle of a gun. This is where you find yourself, trapped in a place that’s forgotten right from wrong, a place that lives by the principles of violence.

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The Double Fine double down

The Double Fine double down 

In an incredible and precedent-creating stroke, Tim Schaefer’s Double Fine game studio has used Kickstarter to raise over $1 million for an upcoming point and click adventure game in less than a day. The company plans to keep the development of the game transparent with an ongoing documentary happening while the game is developed.

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Diablo 3 release window opens

Diablo 3 release window opens 

Today during an investor conference call, Blizzard let the world know mostly absolutely then the game they’ve been waiting for for 14 years, Diablo 3, would be coming out. Pretty much. With the game coming in Q2, I’m looking forward to seeing Blizzard’s PAX East display.

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(Video) MLB 2K12 – Moneyball for the masses

(Video) MLB 2K12 – Moneyball for the masses 

Not sure how I drew the straw to post about the latest MLB 2K – Verlander vs Verlander video, but here we are. Actually, I’m sure it has something to do with the crazy-talk happening between Justin Verlander and himself, and then the psychic ninja rumble that happens with another dude on a couch inside a trailer.

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(Video) The Cat that Got the Milk

(Video) The Cat that Got the Milk 

At first glace some kind of Soviet-era Disney propaganda film, The Cat that Got the Milk takes a classic maze-running game that at first glance looks like Qix, fuses it with only two controls (up and down) adds motion and some confusion, and lets you download it for free. You heard right, this 18-level indie game is free (and 30MB).

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(Video) Pinwheels and Animating the Skullgirls way

(Video) Pinwheels and Animating the Skullgirls way 

Feeling similar to something like Capcom’s Darksiders fighter comes Skullgirls, a new 2D fighting game published by Konami with art and creative by Mike “Mike Z” Zaimont and artist Alex Ahad (whose work has appeared in many publications, including Scott Pilgrim).

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Epicsode 137 – Copies, Clones, Controllers

Epicsode 137 – Copies, Clones, Controllers 

On this episode (from Andrew’s kitchen), Ian drops a “you’ll never guess what I’ve been playing lately” that blows us away (and makes Andrew a bit weepy). We spend some time talking about SNES emulation and the awesome connectors Warren picked up for his Macbook.

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