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February 2, 2013

Captain America: The Winter Soldier Lands Its Leading Lady

It looks like next year’s sequel, Captain America: The Winter Soldier won’t have our hero going stag for long. Kicking off the weekend…

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Frozen Synapse: Tactics plans its move to PSN in 2013

Mode 7’s indie darling Frozen Synapse will be ported to PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita courtesy of developer Double Eleven, whose work…

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Forza Horizon ‘February Jalopnik car pack’ DLC hits the open road Feb. 5

Six rides are being added to Forza Horizon on Tuesday: the 2013 Subaru BRZ, ’91 Ferrari 512 TR, 2012 Toyota FJ Cruiser,…

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WRUP: It’s getting serious

Oh boy, so it appears the PlayStation 4 will be announced February 20. Now we await the inevitable Microsoft announcement of the…

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Indie developers discuss the Ouya experience thus far

With Ouya developer kits now out in the wild, our friends at Engadget decided to see what developers think of them so…

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February 1, 2013

XBLM sale: Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, Orcs Must Die!, Hybrid, and more

This isn’t a fever, people, it’s another round of Xbox Live Marketplace sales. The week of February 5 to 11 sees Alan…

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When sports and role-playing games collide

This is a weekly column from freelancer Rowan Kaiser, which focuses on “Western” role-playing games: their stories, their histories, their mechanics, their…

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The TouchArcade Show – 89 – $50 or Keeping a Girlfriend?

This week on the TouchArcade Show, we dedicate half the show to Paradox Con 2013. Both Eli and The Bearded Dude are…

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Inafune’s face is from space in Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory

No longer content to be a mere weapon, Comcept founder Keiji Inafune becomes a gigantic spaceship in Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory, out March…

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GBA’s Fire Emblem is a great strategy RPG for beginners

This is a column by Kat Bailey dedicated to the analysis of the once beloved Japanese RPG sub-genre. Tune in every Wednesday…

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Bit.Trip sequel Runner 2 sprints onto XBLA, PSN and eShop in late February

Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien, the follow-up to Gaijin Games’ Bit.Trip series, is due on XBLA, PSN and the WiiU…

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Arma 3 now set on island of ‘Altis’

Arma 3 no longer takes place on the island of Lemnos. Instead, it’s now set on the fictional island of ‘Altis,’ a…

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Dr. Greg Zeschuk matches genre to gravity with video game beer pairings

For those of us older than our local legal drinking age, playing the right game the right beer is a pretty difficult…

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Arguing Against Realistic Violence

Why the leap in technology over the past decade has turned one gamer off certain series….

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Madden NFL 25 is this year’s Madden game; cover voting starts March 11

Yesterday, EA quasi-announced Madden NFL 25, at the time presumably a name-change for its annual football sim. Today EA confirms that Madden…

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Sleeping Dogs Set For Five DLC Drops In Q1 2013

Square Enix has a treat for Sleeping Dogs fans, in the form of more DLC. It’s not just *a* treat either. It’s…

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EVO 2013 charity drive raises over $200,000, Smash Bros. Melee final game selection

EVO 2013’s charity fundraising competition for the benefit of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation has come to a close, raising an astonishing…

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X-Men: Days Of Future Past: Sentinels And Other Plot Details

In a tidbit that will probably come as no huge surprise to those who familiar with the X-Men canon, 20th Century Fox…

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