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James Trauben

James Trauben was loosed from his prison beneath the surface of New Jersey over two decades ago and exiled to California, lest he draw further strength from his native soil. Contained for a time within the eldritch halls of California State University Chico, he has emerged bearing a Bachelor’s degree in History and an array of religious and philosophical trivia. Twitter

New BIT.TRIP.COMPLETE Trailer

Gajin Games and Arksys have recently released a new trailer for their upcoming BIT.TRIP.COMPLETE, foreshadowing the game’s new challenge modes. The trailer acts as foreshadowing for the upcoming title’s unique challenge modes. A compilation of the six downloadable games in the BIT.TRIP series, the new Wii title is due out on 9/13/11, alongside its 3DS

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James Trauben

Samurai Bloodshow Joins Sega iOS

Samurai Bloodshow, a twelfth-century-Japan-themed tower defense/trading card game, joins the Sega iOS lineup today in the United States. Inspired by the historical conflict between the Taira and Minamoto clans in medieval Japan and rendered in a distinctive style reminiscent of medieval Japanese scrollwork, Samurai Bloodshow has the player arraying forces of samurai and other warriors

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James Trauben

Sega Announces Brick People for Sega iOS

This fall, Sega is bringing Brick People, based upon a hit arcade title of the same name, to Sega iOS for iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touches. Players are tasked with feeding the eponymous Brick People by dragging and dropping bricks into the playing field, allowing them to hop and climb their way to presumably delicious

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Speak for Yourself

By all rights, gamers and geeks should be free of shows like The Big Bang Theory by now. Let’s start with some figures, courtesy of the Entertainment Software Association’s 2011 survey. Seventy-two percent of American households now play video games. Over half of the gaming population lies within the 18-49 year-old range, and, in strict

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Google to Acquire Motorola

Google and Motorola Mobility Holdings announced today that the internet giant will be acquiring Motorola Mobility for approximately $12.5 billion. “This acquisition will not change our commitment to run Android as an open platform,” said Larry Page, CEO of Google. “Motorola will remain a licensee of Android and Android will remain open. We will run

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Limited-edition TRON R3CONF1GUR3D Controller Available for the XBox 360

Performance Designed Products will be making 750 new limited-edition TRON controllers for the XBox 360, available exclusively through its website for $49.99 from August 9th, 2011 onwards. Available only for a limited time, these new wired controllers feature soft rubber grips, vibration support, and a simple, elegant design. The last time PDP released a TRON-themed

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New Screenshots Available for BloodRayne: Betrayal

Majesco Entertainment has released a new set of gameplay screenshots for BloodRayne: Betrayal. The upcoming PSN and XBox Live Arcade title is a violent, side-scrolling brawler being developed by WayForward. Featuring hand-drawn graphics, fluid animations, and a positive deluge of gore, the title is due in August.

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James Trauben

Shadows of the Damned

Shadows of the Damned is a paradox. It’s the product of three acclaimed creators each considered a master of their respective craft mimicking the same sort of B-movie many professional filmmakers (aside from Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez, of course) scorn. It’s crude, lewd, sophomoric, and — most damningly — not nearly as action-packed as

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Starcraft Universe Releases First Full Trailer

Starcraft Universe, the fan-made massive-multiplayer-online project, released its first full-length trailer today, featuring raid footage from the current build. The brand-new trailer will feature gameplay footage of the first “raid” in Starcraft Universe, and will be available here, on the project’s YouTube account, and on their brand-new site.

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