Perfect Dark N64/Xbox 360 Video Comparison

A Perfect Dark comparison video between the new XLBA version, and the original N64 game.

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Game Guru Sid Meier Explains Gamer Psychology

Sid Meier knows how gamers think. He has been making hit games such as Civilization for decades. Today at the Game Developers Conference, he shared his insights on gamer psychology and how he has had to change his assumptions about how players behave. More often than not, he said, players just don’t act logically.

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1UP Mushroom (PIC)

Photographer Jon Beard, who normally photographs broken light bulbs at the exact moment the filament burns altered this still because, “What can I say? I grew up gaming and learned that if you break enough objects you’ll eventually find one of these. Lesson reinforced.” Check out the rest of his amazing photographs.

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A Gorgeous Gallery of the Best Princess Zelda Cosplayer Ever

We’ve featured a lot of cosplayers on this site in the past year or so, but I’m not sure we’ve ever seen one quite like this, which is why she’s getting her own post.

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11 Awesome "Mario Bros" Creations (PICS)

When Mario was first introduced, he was playing second fiddle to Donkey Kong and was just called “Jumpman.” Lame. Now look at him. 30 years have passed and fans are still paying tribute to the portly plumber, bringing him (and his world) to life with their awesome creations.

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Whoa ‘Mass Effect’ Girl!

Just another hot Mass Effect girl.

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Oddest Video Game Marketing, Don’t Drop the Soap

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God of War III pre-orders hit half a million in the Americas

God of War III narrowly beats out Pokemon Heart Gold / Soul Silver with 485,000 pre-orders in the Americas, both games release next week

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Bethesda Announces New RPG: Hunted – Preview Inside

RPG software giant Bethesda is bringing us a completely new RPG…

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Blizzard Hopes for StarCraft 2 Mac Beta in April

The StarCraft 2 beta is on PC, but Mac users have been feeling left out in the cold. A Q&A at the Battle.net forums gives Apple users some hope to try the game before it launches. “We are currently working on a Mac version of the beta and hope to release it sometime in April,” the post states. “Hang in there.

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