Category: Gaming

[Comic Con 2011] Free TF2 Weapon Codes

The weapon codes from Comic-Con 2011 are all gone, none left, better luck next time, check out our gaming and contest pages for updates. Also, this otter would like to give you a high-five.     (The content below was originally posted in 2011.) I’m trying my best to keep up with the demand of readers that are requesting

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wii u e3 2011
Gaming
James McCaulley

Op-Ed: Say What You Mean, Nintendo!

This year’s E3 represented an opportunity for Nintendo to take back the hardcore with a new console. “Project Cafe” was supposed to be Nintendo’s answer to all of the critics who lambasted the company’s abandonment of the ‘core’. Nintendo took this opportunity and…well…kind of left us scratching our heads. So here we are again. Yet

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e3 2011 nyko
Gaming
Jess Brohard

Nyko Power Pak+ – Extended Battery for 3DS [Gadget Review]

One of the main complaints consumers have had about the 3DS is its disappointing battery life – luckily, Nyko was waiting in the background with an oft-unnoticed solution, the PowerPak+. The PowerPak+ is a battery pack for the 3DS that charges using the 3DS’s charging cable, and claims to double the handheld’s life. This accessory

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Steam’s Summer Camp Sale is in Full-Swing

Summer.  It’s a time of pools, water guns, and other fun activities you just can’t do in the winter.  However, on those days when it’s just too hot to leave the comfort of your air conditioner, Steam has got you covered. From now until July 10th, Steam is slashing prices on several games and game

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Supreme Court Strikes Down California Video Game Law

The Supreme Court today struck down a 2005 California law that would restrict the sale of violent video games to minors, citing a lack of evidence that violent video games were harmful to them and protection granted by the First Amendment.  The 7-2 ruling brings to an end a six-year legal battle after the bill

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Pokemon Black and White starter silhouettes for Nintendo DS
Gaming
Rachel

Pokémon: Am I Growing Up, or is the Game Getting Younger?

As soon as my Best Buy opened on the Sunday release, my boyfriend and I rushed over to buy our pre-ordered Pokémon Black and White games, the first game I had actually taken the time out to pre-order in some time. I slipped Pokémon White into my DS as soon as we got home, only

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Team Fortress 2: Meet the Medic has Dropped, and TF2 is Now Free to Play

After many months of waiting, Valve has officially released the second to last of the “Meet the Team” videos. “Meet the Medic” is one of the longest “Meet the Team” videos and has been creating a buzz all over the internet.  And rightfully so, gamers have been waiting for this to drop since May 2009 when “Meet

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The Pixelated Geek Staff Remembers our Favorite Blue Hedgehog!

We’re so excited, we could curl up into a little ball and spin like a razor through the green hills and bucolic countryside.  Or maybe we’ll take a speedy trip through a carnivalesque Vegas.  Or maybe we’ll get so frenzied we’ll attack an evil, ginger scientist bent on destroying the world with his egg ship.

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Why The Kinect Isn’t Innovation

It’s the Kinect’s first anniversary, and doesn’t Microsoft want you to know it. Our favorite mummery-based-interface device was undoubtedly front and center at Microsoft’s E3 booth; ensconced in its own private booths and orbited by a constellation of lesser stars. (You know, the AAA titles and the best of the Xbox Live aimed at those

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